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Rolls-Royce Wraith will be a ‘fastback’

LONDON, Feb 26 – A final teaser image released before the debut of the car at the Geneva motor show indicates that the new Rolls-Royce will be a serious Grand Touring car focused on the driver, rather than the rear passengers.

Rolls-Royce has confirmed that the Wraith is indeed a coupe or, as it prefers to call it, a ‘fastback,’ and as such has ... Read More

Stalled vehicles are seen during a blizzard as traffic backs up on a major thoroughfare in Overland Park, Kansas, February 21, 2013. – Reuters pic

Stalled vehicles are seen during a blizzard as traffic backs up on a major thoroughfare in Overland Park, Kansas, February 21, 2013. – Reuters pic

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