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NOTABLE Rolls in the Future It is called the VISION NEXT 100 and it is what Giles Taylor, director of Design, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, proposes that the Rolls of "the future" will look like, a massive (232 inches long, 63 inches high, the same dimensions as the Phantom Extended Wheelbase, which, having been introduced in 2003, will be going out of production this November), stylish, electric-pow- ered (the company says it is "zero emissions," and in 2011, announced the 102EX, an experimental electric vehicle, so it stands to reason that it, which is code-named the 103EX, is an EV), autonomous vehicle. This concept has a design that seems to have been informed by Steampunk. While there is little information regarding the technology underlying the powertrain (well this is, after all, a concept that The Rolls-Royce concept for the future, code-named the 103EX, and named the "VISION NEXT 100." About the vehicle, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said, it "boldly points to a bright future for our marque where our patrons' individual demands for complete and authentic personalization will be met through an exquisite fusion of technology, design and hallmark Rolls-Royce craftsmanship." was created in line with the BMW Group centennial celebra- tions), it is noted that because the car, which has the distinctive Rolls design cues, such as the Pantheon grille topped by the Spirit of Ecstasy and a long hood, doesn't have a massive W12 under that bonnet, it has been transformed into a luggage com- partment that can accommodate two Grand Tourer cases. While there is no information regarding the technology underlying the 103EX autonomous capability, it is noted that the instrument panel and the steering wheel are "superfluous." So in the area where there would otherwise be the IP and the steering wheel, there is a transparent OLED screen that can provide infotainment to the occupants of the vehicle. And the traditional seats have given way to an ivory-colored silk sofa. The silk fabric is combined with wool, presumably to add a 14 GEAR