The Rolls-Royce Cullinan has no complexes about anything and sets out to take on the harshness of the desert

In the arid lands of the desert, in those dry and immense expanses where the waves are dunes and the heat of the day alternates with the cold of the night, the Rolls-Royce Cullinan is one of the most desired, coveted, envied and, as it turns out, useful cars.

It is therefore no surprise that one of the tuned configurations the brand’s engineers had to tackle in order to respond to the users of the most exclusive brand’s luxury SUV in the world is that it allows the Rolls-Royce Cullinan in the desert to drive like a touareg, not a Touareg, more.

And, ahead of the launch of the first Rolls-Royce crossover, after several demonstrations during its development phase, the off-road capabilities of this SUV have been shown to those interested in taking a vehicle of almost 2,700 kg and roughly 600 CV into the middle of nowhere, cutting through the dunes with the confidence typical of elite drivers.

Launched from a mysterious garage, the Dubai registration plate makes it clear that the Emirate is one of the places designated for this and other cars that display, like no other, the gleaming Spirit of Ecstasy figurine, which, once it leads the expedition, sets course for its destination, an environment it charges into without hesitation from the dusty, desolate roads leaving the most luxurious and contradictory metropolises on the planet.

The overwhelming response of its engine of 6,749 cubic centimetres spread across twelve cylinders, arranged in a V configuration, is capable of delivering an immediate 850 Nm that is sent without hesitation to all four wheels. In this way, the Rolls-Royce Cullinan in the desert moves like a beetle across the sand, cutting forcefully and efficiently through shifting dunes where any other SUV would all but succumb to the merciless nature of such a hostile, almost lifeless infernal wasteland, where this vehicle shines magnificently in the face of challenges few can or want to face.

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