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Old 04-01-2005, 09:31 PM   #61
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Originally Posted by gobs3z
Doesn't the Rolls Royce Phantom use the 7-series platform, and the interior has deffinate resemblance to the 7-series.
IIRC, no, the two platforms are different. I've been in both, and I struggle to see how both vehicles could have managed to share the same platform, if ever.
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Old 04-01-2005, 09:32 PM   #62
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Originally Posted by papaSMURF
yes, i was talking about across the BMW brand itself, if they merged there would still be BMW offereings and Honda offerings... unity across the line still exists.... wheres your point?
I misunderstood your original post. I thought you meant something else. My mistake.
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Old 04-01-2005, 11:01 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by gobs3z
Doesn't the Rolls Royce Phantom use the 7-series platform, and the interior has deffinate resemblance to the 7-series.
you must be thinking of Maybach 57 and the S-Class.
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Old 04-01-2005, 11:16 PM   #64
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no, they do share platforms, rolls uses a stretched 7series platform.

if u need help, look at side by side pics and read up on the frame of the rolls. unfortunatlly i dont have the article but i know its out there.
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