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Did you think that just because the Rolls-Royce Cullinan has been around for quite some time that we do not have anything new to say about it? Well, when was the last time you saw a Mansory-tuned example that features ballistic protection?
We kid you not, the one pictured above actually ticks this box, even if it may not look like your typical armored luxury SUV. According to the tuner’s US division, this is the first armored Rolls-Royce Cullinan in the country, and it boasts B4 ballistic protection. What does this mean? That it can withstand high-velocity handgun fire, including 9mm, .357 Magnum, and .44 Magnum rounds.
The extra reinforcements are said to have added just 300 pounds (136 kg) of weight in total, and if you do not believe that the Rolls-Royce Cullinan in question can indeed take a bullet for you, then you should check out the social media post embedded at the bottom of the page, as it also contains a clip that shows it doing just that. And not just once. The tuner says that the armored glass and reinforced doors were tested under direct ballistic fire before the final execution. Thus, this machine is definitely something to write home about.
On a still positive note, which is a complement for anything Mansory-related, this particular Rolls-Royce Cullinan does not look half bad. It features a redesigned lower section of the front bumper, complete with air intakes on the sides, a wide one in the middle, and extra daytime running lights that appear like a continuation of the OEM ones. The bumper is also home to a new splitter, which features blades on the sides, and and an air intake-like element in the middle, separated by a vertical slat.
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The grille was also tweaked, and from what we can tell, the hood carries over with no modifications whatsoever. Further back, we can see that this British luxury SUV has new side skirt attachments. These, alongside the wheel arch extensions at the front and rear, pretty much complete the updated profile. At the rear, the vehicle in question features a spoiler on the tailgate, a roof-mounted element above the rear windscreen, and a very fat diffuser with a lower skirt, and cutouts on each side for the new quad exhaust tips.
Emergency lights are also on deck, and this particular Rolls-Royce Cullinan features white leather upholstery on the inside with a very special pattern on the seats, and partially on the door cars. It also sports black piping for a bit of contrast, has the automaker’s logo embroidered into the headrests at the front and rear, and the pillars and headliner have a black look. There are other black elements on deck, as well as the usual metal accents here and there, and it is very tricky to tell whether this machine has had its interior altered or if it came like this from the factory.
Speaking of the factory, everyone who knows a thing or two about Rolls-Royce and their grandmother will tell you that the Cullinan (and not only) comes to life at the West Sussex facility in England. The Cullinan was designed by Giles Taylor, and entered production back in 2018. The Series II, which is pretty much Rolls-Royce slang for facelift, came out in 2024, featuring a few visual revisions on the outside, some modifications in the cabin, and no changes to the powertrain whatsoever.
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The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is equipped with a twin-turbocharged 6.75-liter V12 engine that produces 570 metric horsepower. This equals 419 kilowatts and 562 brake horsepower, and the mill churns out 627 pound-feet or 850 Nm of torque. Choose the Black Badge variant, and the powertrain will steam out 600 ps (442 kW/592 bhp) and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque. From 0-60 mph (0-97 kph), it is estimated to take around five seconds, and the superior version is some three-tenths of a second quicker with no outside intervention.
Mansory certainly has the tools to boost the output and thrust of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, but given that it hasn’t mentioned this aspect in the social media post embedded below, we can probably assume that this example carries over with the stock firepower, despite the added weight of the ballistic protection.
We have no idea how much something like this costs, though if you are shopping for a high-end armored vehicle, then you may want to consider changing jobs. And if that’s out of the question, then you should reach out to the tuner in order to discuss the details, and find out how much you will have to fork out for a tuned Rolls-Royce Cullinan that features B4 ballistic protection. By the way, this model is a Black Badge, and as mentioned above, it is not bad at all for a Mansory. But do you dig the makeover?