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The task of trying to update the Rolls-Royce Phantom is like trying to update Mt. Everest - you can swap out a few boulders, add some clouds and a new glacier, but such moves are dwarfed by the simple grandiosity of the highest mountain on the planet. That's why you'll need to pay close attention to note the changes made on the Phantom Series II.
The "striking new front end" gets a revised bumper, full/adaptive LED headllights and a rectangular LED array where there once was a round supplemental light. Moving on to the inside, the satellite navigation and infotainment system gets upgraded - it was the previous car's only real weakness - and includes a larger, 8.8-inch screen, a new controller and a feature called "guided tours." Sounds glitzy.
Under the skin, the old transmission gets traded for a new eight-speed automatic. Fuel economy gets a boost because of it, but you're not really worried about that, are you? The changes also apply to the Coupe and Drophead models, too.
We gave the Phantom a once-over here in Geneva, so scroll through the above gallery for plenty of live images. There's more info after the jump and several galleries of high-res stock photos for your perusal below.
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