Let's be honest now. If you drop a few hundred grand on a luxury SUV, you expect to be able to take that thing almost anywhere a wheeled vehicle can go. The Rolls-Royce Cullinan happens to cost that much, and it doesn't even reveal how much ground clearance it has, possibly because it doesn't have much to write home about— only 6.8 inches, according to Cars Guide. If that's the case, it's definitely in need of a lift to go off-road, and if you're a Rolls client, money isn't exactly an object. That means you can splash out on a bit of extra ground clearance, even if it costs you half as much as a second Cullinan.
Designed by German off-road specialists Delta 4×4 (which supplies tires for portal-axled Suzuki Jimnys), this Cullinan lift kit was apparently, unsurprisingly, commissioned by "a prospective buyer from the Arabian peninsula." It combines a 3.1-inch suspension lift with 20-inch beadlock wheels and 33-inch Mickey Thompson Baja Boss X off-road tires, together boosting 5.9 inches of ground clearance for an apparent total of 12.7 inches. That's almost two inches more than a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, though Delta doesn't say how much it improves the Rolls' approach, breakover, or departure angles.
On a trail, though, the difference in comfort will be night and day between the Jeep and the Rolls, both during the drive and upon making camp. You can absolutely camp comfortably inside a Cullinan, but why do so when you can catch Zs on the roof by way of a rooftop tent? If you're spending $8,700 on Delta's roof rack, after all, you can afford the fanciest tent in REI's catalog. You can pitch it somewhere with a spectacular view, too, if you spring for Delta's entire off-road conversion package. It includes everything from a bull bar to a snorkel, PIAA floodlights, custom fender extensions, and underbody protection that covers a derestricted exhaust.
Individual pricing isn't yet available for some of these parts, but Delta says the whole shebang comes in at the equivalent of $163,000. That money can fetch a coastal bungalow if you know how to spend it, though a beach house sees the same view every day. Can't say the same about a Cullinan you can camp out of, can you?
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