![]() In traditional Rolls-Royce fashion, the Spectre’s two doors are hinged in the back and open rearward. This follows the strategy of Rolls-Royce’s parent company, BMW, which also relies on flexible engineering that can be used to build both gasoline and electric cars. The Spectre shares its basic underlying structure with Rolls-Royce’s gas-powered models: the Phantom and Ghost sedans and the Cullinan SUV. ![]() ![]() The Silver Ghost, which first went into production in 1906, is regarded as the car that established Rolls-Royce’s reputation as a pinnacle of automotive quality. The starlit ceiling effect that is an option on other Rolls-Royces is extended to the door liners in the Spectre. “So, we want to make sure that this car is really right and spot on and is a proper, perfect Rolls Royce.” The “Spectre is for us, as important as Silver Ghost might have been many, many years ago and it is the entry into a new era for the brand going full electric by 2030,” Rolls-Royce chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös said in an interview with CNN Business. ![]() That’s fairly sleek, but just in the ballpark among modern electric cars.Įven an electric Rolls-Royce could hardly go without the grille, though, since the upright, tombstone-shaped slab of metal slats is among the most genuinely iconic in the industry. Still, the Spectre is the most aerodynamic Rolls-Royce yet, according to the company, which claims the car has a drag coefficient of 0.25. From Rolls-RoyceĪlso, despite not needing nearly as much air as Rolls-Royce’s V12-powered cars, the Spectre will have the widest grille ever seen on a Rolls-Royce model. Rolls-Royce calls the Spectre a "Super Coupé" because of its large size. ![]()
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