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The eighth-generation Phantom will be unveiled later this month

This is our most comprehensive look yet at the eighth-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom, which goes on sale in 2018 after a reveal this summer. 

The images, reportedly from an online brochure and leaked to Chinese media, show the extended-wheelbase version of the car's exterior styling and confirms the design we saw in spy shots of the car undergoing testing earlier in its development. 

Its aesthetic is largely similar to the current-generation Phantom, although minor tweaks to the front end, such as a different headlight shape and altered bumper design, are present. The second, lower lights at the front are no more. 

Inside, the interior appears as high-end as you would expect, with dark wood, textured panelling and cream leather among the materials used, and with Rolls-Royce's retro touches across the dashboard carried over. 

The full design will be unveiled on 27 July, at an event celebrating the Phantom's history.

From previously released preview images, it's clear that the car will have Rolls-Royce's signature dominant grille and, although not a design revolution, a step-change in the car's aesthetic is also visible. The headlight areas are where the most notable changes will be.

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The only other detail of the car Rolls-Royce has officially revealed is an interior trim panel, finished with an incut pattern on dark wood, with what appears to be an analogue clock in the centre of the panel. 

We already know that the eighth-generation Phantom is likely to share aluminium architecture with its Cullinan-codenamed SUV sibling and feature either an evolved version of the brand's 6.75-litre V12 engine or the Dawn's 6.6-litre V12. 

The Cullinan will be the brand's first all-wheel-drive model, meaning that, if the Phantom adopts four-wheel drive, it will be after the launch of the Cullinan. However, it is likely that Rolls-Royce will keep this exclusive to its ‘all-terrain, high-sided vehicle’ sibling.

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