The battery electric vehicle (BEV) Spectre is Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ first fully electric car and heralds the beginning of an all-electric era for the company.
Spectre is expected to have 520km range (WLTP), 900Nm torque from its 430kW powertrain and achieve zero to 100km/h in 4.5 seconds, with first customer cars to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2023.
With months of testing and optimisation of Spectre still ahead, these figures are subject to change ahead of official confirmation prior to market launch, says Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
Built on the Rolls-Royce all-aluminium “Architecture of Luxury”, Spectre uses new “Spirit” software architecture with full “Whispers” integration
“Spectre’s all-electric powertrain will assure the marque’s sustained success and relevance while dramatically increasing the definition of each characteristic that makes a Rolls-Royce a Rolls-Royce,” says Rolls-Royce Motor Cars chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös.
“This is the start of a bold new chapter for our marque, our extraordinary clients and the luxury industry.
In 1900, Rolls-Royce co-founder Charles Rolls prophesised an electric future for the motor car. Having acquired an electric vehicle named The Columbia Electric Carriage, he foresaw its suitability as a clean, noiseless alternative to the internal combustion engine – providing there was sufficient infrastructure to support it. More than 120 years later, the time has come for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to fulfil the prophecy, the company says.
Rolls-Royce has confirmed that by 2030 its entire product portfolio will be fully electric.
Spectre is the first production two-door coupé to be equipped with 23-inch wheels in almost 100 years.
It is available with “Starlight Doors”, which incorporate 4796 softly illuminated ‘stars’. The ethereal night-time theme continues with Spectre’s Illuminated fascia, the nameplate surrounded by a cluster of more than 5500 stars on the passenger side of the dashboard.
Spectre is the most connected Rolls-Royce in history and includes a “decentralised Intelligence” processing capability, the company adds, while it’s also able to respond to a worldwide spread of road and weather conditions.
Under cornering, 18 sensors are monitored, and steering, braking, power delivery and suspension parameters are adjusted so that Spectre remains stable.
Spectre is 5453mm long, 2080mm wide, 1559mm high, has a 3210mm wheelbase, 12.7 metre turning circle, 2975kg kerb weight, and 21.5 kWh/100km power consumption.
Pricing will be positioned between the Cullinan and Phantom.
Based at Goodwood, West Sussex, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BMW Group and is a completely separate company from Rolls-Royce plc, the manufacturer of aircraft engines and propulsion systems.
