"Extended wheelbase" refers to making a vehicle's distance between the front and rear wheels longer than usual. This modification provides more space inside the vehicle, especially for backseat passengers.
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The manufacturer has also
extended the wheelbase by 28 mm and the front and rear track are wider by 42 mm and 34 mm respectively.
Heading into the 2020 model year, the Q3 will get a
slightly extended wheelbase with a bit more space inside, especially for those passengers sitting on the rear bench.
Conversely at higher speeds both front and rear wheels share the same steering angle, thus
virtually extending the wheelbase, providing increased stability and optimizing the responsiveness of the car.
At 21 - feet in length, the Mercedes S - Class Pullman will be about 16 - inches longer than the Rolls - Royce
Phantom Extended Wheelbase version, making it the biggest series - produced passenger car.
Torsten Müller - Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer of Rolls - Royce Motor Cars, said, «Recognition of
Ghost Extended Wheelbase by What Car?
With a starting MSRP of $ 33,140, standard seating for 12, with seating for 15 available
on Extended Wheelbase models, and two available engines, including a Vortec ® 6.0 L SFI FlexFuel V8 option, it's perfect for any shuttle fleet.
DTS - L extends to a total length of 215.6 inches and offers more rear - seat space than comparable
extended wheelbase offerings from Lincoln and Lexus.
Available with a 135 - inch standard, or 155 - inch
extended wheelbase option, the customizable van can be equipped with roof racks, remote keyless entry, solid side panels, or a bank of windows to make sure that your Express can do everything you want it to do the way you need it to.
43/31 Highway / City MPG Awards * 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick Reviews * Balances sharp handling with a ride quality that won't beat you up engine choices offer power, smoothness and fuel efficiency interior is upscale and spacious, with logical, easy - to - use controls Source Edmunds * Hatchback utility with sport sedan performance
extended wheelbase increases rear legroom strong and fuel - efficient engines all - wheel drive is standard.
While the changes to the 2017 Mulsanne lineup aren't massive, there is one big addition, and we do mean big: the
Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase model, with its business - class jet approach for rear - seat passengers and 9.8 inches more rear - seat legroom.
Ford opted to
extend the wheelbase making more room for passengers while also axing things like a traditional shifter and mechanical parking brake.
The 2018 Cadillac Escalade ESV is an 8 - seater
extended wheelbase full - sized SUV, powered by a 420hp, 460 lb - ft 6.2 - liter V8, a 10 - speed automatic transmission is standard and either 2 - wheel or all - wheel drive is available.
The changes will also extend to the Phantom's other variants, including the Phantom Coupe, Phantom Drophead Coupe, and the Phantom
Extended Wheelbase sedan.
No other automobile defines presence like the Rolls - Royce Phantom and like all good things, the seventh generation Phantom has come to an end with a very special
extended wheelbase limousine.
The Ghost
Extended Wheelbase comes standard with rear passenger amenities such as a panoramic sunroof and a rear seat entertainment system.
So extend the wheelbase and smarten up the cabin, maintain a striking design and juicy performance, and the next Rapide will be something to talk about.
Rolls - Royce's investment in making the rear of Cullinan effortlessly and ultimately practical has the side benefit of offering a loading length longer than a Range Rover
Vogue Extended Wheelbase.
Range Rover SVAutobiography - Land Rover showed off this
special extended wheelbase model, alongside hybrid and SVR versions of the Range Rover Sport
Mercedes - Benz is paving its way to the Los Angeles and Guangzhou Auto Show in great style, as the German manufacturer released two teaser photos of its brand
new extended wheelbase S - Class named Mercedes - Maybach, expected to make its official debut later this month.
Because the X7's wheelbase is longer, and BMW head of sales and marketing Ian Robinson told Autocar that the cars have very little in common under the skin: «If you put both cars next to each other, the resemblance is small in terms of wheelbase and so on... We're not going to
just extend the wheelbase; it's a complete new panel cell.»
This Rolls Royce Ghost Series II
Extended Wheelbase trim is blessed with spacious interiors that is packed with a number of advanced features.
The lowest price model is Rolls - Royce Phantom Phantom and the most priced model of Rolls - Royce Phantom
Extended Wheelbase priced at Rs. 10.48 Cr.
Awards have affirmed Rolls - Royce Motor Cars» status as creator of the world's finest luxury motor cars, with Ghost Series II
Extended Wheelbase claiming the award for «Best Buy» in the # 100,000 + category.
The finest Rolls - Royce vehicles were on display including Baker Motor Company's Phantom Pinnacle Travel
Collection Extended Wheelbase, which is one of two in the world!
The Rolls Royce Ghost
Extended Wheelbase is virtually identical to the regular Ghost but is stretched by one hundred and seventy millimeters giving rear passengers plenty of legroom.
The Cadillac Sixty Special is a name used by Cadillac to denote a special model since the 1938 Harley Earl - Bill Mitchell -
designed extended wheelbase derivative of the Series 60, often referred to as the Fleetwood Sixty Special.
Revealed just this past weekend at the Shanghai Auto Show, the updated Panamera offers an
optional extended wheelbase, a new hybrid powertrain and revised styling that aim to make it more accommodating, more environmentally friendly and (relatively) better looking.
The two cars now join Peninsula's exclusive car fleet that already includes 14 Rolls - Royce Phantom
Extended Wheelbase cars and a classic Rolls - Royce Phantom II that was built way back in 1934.
However, the shortened overhangs and
extended wheelbase give the sharp four - door coupe a more athletic profile than the rather lardy - looking old model.
Engineers extended the wheelbase of this compact premium crossover by 3.2 inches, greatly expanding rear - seat legroom (by 4.3 inches), rear - seat knee room (by 3.9 inches) and overall interior volume (by 8.3 cubic feet).
Although leg and headroom are very generous in the regular model, the Mulsanne
Extended Wheelbase takes rear - seat luxury to new levels.
As Volvo looks to expand further into the Chinese market with an «Excellence» model
extended wheelbase S90 sedan.
It was earlier reported that the 2013 Range Rover would spawn a long wheelbase version for markets such as China, which simply
adore extended wheelbase versions of already large cars.
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Within the showroom, a stunning 1956 Rolls - Royce Silver
Wraith Extended Wheelbase will be displayed, with a body by Freestone & Webb.
Both A8 body versions - standard and
extended wheelbase alike - are built as standard with a three - person rear seat, optionally with through - loading facility or cool box.
There was a distinct difference to the cosseted transport experience on board the 4 - Door Saloon especially as regards driving characteristics of the variant
with extended wheelbase.
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