Rolls-Royce will be unveiling the new Wraith at the Geneva Auto Show and has been teasing bits and pieces of it. Today, perhaps the most important part...the silhouette.
It's been a long time since RR has attempted anything resembling a fastback, though Bentley has certainly had success with it since their divorce last decade.
In a news release accompanying the artist's rendering (okay, line drawing), Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Design Director Giles Taylor says:
The purposeful fastback profile is
Wraith’s defining element.
Inherent in the graceful line that
sweeps from the top of the screen to the very rear edge is the promise of fast,
yet effortless touring. Yet, perhaps my favourite aspect is the expressive
gesture that comes from the side window graphic, gliding through Wraith’s
glamorous coach door.
It works with a strong sense of
linear purpose from the shoulder line, which has the promise of potential like
the athlete in the starting blocks. In contrast, the line that cuts through the
shoulder line is a little more artful and adds that certain air of
effortlessness to Wraith’s dynamic statement.
In my view the most successful
designs always come down to three or four lines.
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