Rolls-Royce Spectre, when revolution is about ideas

“The electric car is quiet and clean, no smell or vibrations. It can be it helps a lot when permanent stations will be arranged rechargeTO”. It was the very first months of 1900 when Charles Rollsfour years before the historic meeting with Henry Roycehe bought a prototype electric car – The Columbia – and immediately recognized it ability, enough to think – inside unknown future – a valid alternative to internal combustion engines.

A prophecy which, read today, leave you helpless. In fact, on the roads around the world, combustion engines are leaving more and more space powertrain batterythat describes tomorrow zero emissions for the entire sector. A direction that, 120 years after the words of its founder, has also taken Rolls-Royce, which he presented at the 2023 Shanghai exhibition Spectreits first electric car, which combines innovative technologies and legendary traditions.

Interweaving that can be seen at first glance. Two doors, like the legendary models of the coupe Phantom e Wraith, but with more markers on the road. FOR”A luxury electric super coupé», they describe it at Goodwood, emphasizing its uniqueness. It has done wider grille never mounted on Rolls e bigger wheels never been put on a Rolls (23-inch rims): a very sporty spirit, therefore, but with sophistication. equality. Balanced, but muscular. Strong, but silent.

“What will it be? structure of the first electric Rolls-Royce? It will have lines more cleanfaces more beautiful and shapes that will suggest silent», which was then revealed to us in 2022 Head of External Design, a few months before the picture was released. FOR”Aerodynamics will be an important element”. So important that, to addit was even redesigned spirit of joy, iconic statue on the bonnet: data in hand, the Specter is a Rolls-Royce aerodynamic forever.

We had proof of this all over Tegernseevery beautiful lake there in southern Bavariawhere we put its two electric motors to test from 585 total horsepowerwith a sprint from 0-100 km/h in just 4.5 seconds, and the freedom of 520 kilometers (in the WLTP cycle). It is swift through the folds of the hairpin, full of spirit as it passes, great in his step even as we faced narrow, snow-covered streets in the surrounding area Garmischthus revealing his own a lot of potential .

On the other hand, as the staff reminds us, it was done for Spectre an experiment unusual, and approx 2.5 million of kilometers traveled through all weather conditions, due to the extreme cold of Arctic Circle to the extreme heat of some areas South Africa. Today he is passing through Alpson the border between Germany and Austria, while in the passenger compartment we are dragged all kinds of comfortwith the inevitable starry sky extending to the doors.

Then soft carpets, heated upholstered seats, architect’s umbrella connected to the side, always ready in the case of a shower. Luxury ed uniqueness as the new program tells us Whisper are reserved for the owners of Rolls-Royce: a kind of very secret club where you can connect to exchange ideas and ideas, and concierge service ready to meet every single request preferential method participate in the most popular sporting, fashion, artistic and musical events.

So it’s hard to imagine Goal of this car, where the pleasure of being on board and passenger – the distinctive feature of Rolls-Royces – does not exceed that of those who take the wheel and he enjoys driving: it’s definitely a car that looks to the future, so a small customers compared to the average brands, which have a great understanding and environmental awareness. Because the revolution, even in Spectre, is the very first of thoughts.