After the British luxury carmaker recently announced that it has started work on a "high-bodied car [...] that can cross any terrain," Rolls-Royce has also let it slip that the internal moniker for its new SUV is Cullinan. The name is an obvious reference to the largest diamond ever found, from which the largest polished gem now adorns the so-called Sceptre with the Cross, part of the British Crown Jewels.
British sources mention that although the SUV is being referred to internally as the Cullinan, it is not exactly a code name in the style of Bentley Bentayga’s "Falcon" internal moniker, but more of a nickname its engineers have given it. The model’s official code name is actually "RR31," alluding to the fact that it will be the 31st new Rolls-Royce in the company’s history. That said, I think the Cullinan name would actually be quite fitting for the upcoming SUV, as it is likely to rule over its peers in a similar way that the diamond has done since it was discovered in 1905.
The actual name for Rolls-Royce’s first SUV will probably not stray much from the carmaker’s modern lineup, which largely consists of various occult apparitions on wheels (e.g. Phantom, Ghost or Wraith). The carmaker could also bring back a historic name from the past, in order to better symbolize how the new SUV is actually following in the footsteps of more traditional Rolls-Royce models.
Continue reading to learn more about Rolls Royce’s future SUV.
Rolls-Royce SUV Called Cullinan Internally originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 3 March 2015 19:00 EST.
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