Issue No.22 - International Edition Polo De’Marco Magazine - International Edition | Page 85

Rolls Royce 103EX is a
Car Designed for Twenty
Second Century
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Written by: Renee Evans
f you don’t know how personal
vehicles will look like in 100 years
from now, you don’t need to rely on
your imagination. Just take a peek at
Rolls Royce 103EX - a visionary vehicle purpose and, most importantly, a name - Eleanor.
According to Rolls Royce what separates the
car maker from other autonomous vehicles is
the soul - a car with its own personality.The
AI onboard will automatically complement
with zero emissions and complete
autonomy. It’s a result of the renowned
car maker’s Next 100 Years motto that
combines futuristic with cutting-edge. As Sir
Henry Royce put it: the personality of its owner or passenger.
Passengers would be able to communicate with
the car - Eleanor - with voice commands. The
passenger will be able to guide the vehicle and
explore the surrounding world with his car.
Take the best that exists and make it better.
When it does not exist, design it An Individual Sculpture
It’s not a hidden secret that Rolls Royce desires
every vehicle to be a unique art piece. But with
103EX, Rolls Royce is going beyond even that
lofty vision as the vehicle in discussion isn’t just
another luxury car but company’s imaginative
vision of what a car would be in the times ahead
of us. According to the celebrated car maker,
there are three unique aspects that encapsulate
the future of personal transportation.
Our vision, in its purest form, is to create the
automotive equivalent of haute couture. This is
the future of luxury mobility.
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Gliding Silently
The interior space is designed to be a retreat from
the world – evoking a feeling of privacy, warmth and
ultimate relaxation
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An Introduction to Rolls-Royce
103EX
Compared to conventional double seater coupe,
103EX has quite a large footprint featuring a
body that’s 5 feet tall and 20 feet in length. The
car appears to be a futuristic sculpture more
than your standard vehicle, especially with its
handmade and unique pantheon grille. The
vehicle uses carbon fiber structure while the
seats are made of silky wool which complete its
image.
A Journey without Effort
Rolls Royce 103EX was first exhibited back in
2016 at London’s Roundhouse art venue. It’s an
autonomous driverless vehicle being driven by
personable artificial intelligence that has a soul,
www.rollsroyce.com
Inside the vehicle, there’s a 500kw electric
drivetrain that is rated for zero emission.
The car maker understands that the internal
combustion engines won’t be a thing a hundred
years from now and is embracing the new
era where Rolls Royce will stand out from the
crowd as a statement of luxurious aesthetics
and function.Not only that, with a powerful fully
electric engine, the vehicle will simply glide on
the roads of tomorrow without making a sound
as the passenger indulges in his surroundings.
It won’t just be a car, it will be a companion with
a name and soul you can put your trust in.