Rolls-Royce 100EX

Rolls-Royce 101EX
Overview
Manufacturer	Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Production	2004 (Concept car)
Body and chassis
Class	Luxury car
Body style	2-door coupe
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Doors	Suicide doors
Powertrain
Engine	9.0 L V16
Transmission	6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Length	5,669 mm (223.2 in)
Width	1,990 mm (78.3 in)
Height	1,561 mm (61.5 in)

The Rolls-Royce 100 EX (EX stands for experimental model) is a concept car developed by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in 2004.

Main features

• 9.0 litre V16 engine
• 6-speed automatic transmission
• Dimensions:
  • Height 1,561 mm (61.5 in)
  • Width 1,990 mm (78.3 in)
  • Length 5,669 mm (223.2 in)

The car was produced to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the meeting of businessman Charles Rolls and engineer Henry Royce.

Rolls-Royce 101EX

View of the V16 powertrain used in the Rolls-Royce 101EX, featured in the Johnny English Reborn film

In 2004, the 101EX, a grand tourer coupe prototype based on the 100EX, was presented at the Geneva International Auto Show.

The 101EX shares its aluminium space frame chassis technology with the 2003 Phantom, albeit in a shortened version. The car is 9.5 in (241 mm) shorter than the Phantom saloon, with a lower roofline and shallower glass area. Power comes from the BMW 6.75L V12 engine. It debuted at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. This car was featured in the film Johnny English Reborn, and for the film Rowan Atkinson asked of BMW to use one of the V16s intended originally for the Phantom, to which BMW agreed.

The updated body styling of the 101EX would serve as the basis for the Phantom Drophead Coupé and Phantom Coupé.

See also

• Cadillac Sixteen
• Rolls-Royce Corniche