With the introduction of Spectre, Rolls-Royce creates a brand-new standard for the Ultra-Luxury Electric Super Coupé class of automobiles. As a pledge that there is no greater luxury than that of space, this label alludes to Spectre’s luxurious proportions.
The marque’s designers are deeply rooted in the context occupied by their motor cars. Therefore, their inspiration is drawn from worlds far beyond automotive, including haute couture, modernist sculpture, nautical design, tailoring and contemporary art. In conceiving the principal sketches for Spectre, the marque’s creatives were drawn to modern yacht concepts, specifically the clarity and precision of line, intelligent use of reflection and application of taper to emotionalise silhouettes.
The biggest grille ever given to a Rolls-Royce cuts across Spectre’s split headlamp design when viewed from the front. To better direct airflow across the front of the car, the Pantheon grille’s vanes have been reshaped to provide a smoother section and a flusher fit.
The final power, acceleration and range figures are still being refined, as the extraordinary undertaking of finessing Spectre enters its final phase before concluding in the second quarter of 2023. Preliminary data shows that Spectre is expected to have an all-electric range of 320 miles/520 kilometres WLTP and offer 900Nm of torque from its 430kW powertrain. It is anticipated to achieve 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds (0-100km/h in 4.5 seconds).
With many months of testing and optimisation of Spectre still ahead, these figures are subject to change ahead of official confirmation prior to market launch in Q4 2023.
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- Rolls-Royce debuts Spectre, the marque’s first fully-electric motor car
- Spectre is a prophecy fulfilled, a promise kept and an undertaking completed
- Spectre “demonstrates how perfectly Rolls-Royce is suited to electrification”
- Spectre heralds the beginning of all-electric era for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
- Built on the Rolls-Royce all-aluminium Architecture of Luxury
- Spectre uses new SPIRIT software architecture with full Whispers integration
- World’s first Ultra-Luxury Electric Super Coupé is spiritual successor to Phantom Coupé
- First customer cars to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2023