


And coming in 2023 is the first ever all-electric Rolls-Royce, the Spectre. The Spectre can quickly reconnect the roll bars to ensure the vehicle is responsive and smooth when cornering. By 2025, Rolls-Royce expect to make just electric powered cars. A new suspension setup can disconnect the roll bars, allowing each wheel to ride independently from the other and reduce the side-to-side sway and roll that can happen in some large cars when they hit a pothole or imperfection in the road. One of the defining parts of any Rolls-Royce is the smooth ride, and new technology in the Spectre should help ensure this coupe is smoother than anything else out there. The electric motors put out a combined 577 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque, which allows for a 0–100-kilometre-an-hour sprint time of 4.5 seconds. Performance matches that of the brand’s sportiest car, the Ghost Black Badge. The automaker says the big battery even acts as insulation, providing 700 kilograms of sound deadening.Įxpect that battery to deliver about 420 kilometres of range, which sounds fair considering the coupe’s size and weight. The battery is placed low and between the sills, enabling a low and smooth floor. As the first all-electric Rolls-Royce to enter production, the Spectre presents perhaps the most transformative moment in the marques 116 year history. Due to the integration of the battery into the architecture, the vehicle is 30 per cent stiffer than previous Rolls-Royces. The Spectre is absolutely a full-size Rolls-Royce. The Rolls-Royce Spectre rides on the same platform as the Phantom, Cullinan, Ghost, and Coachbuild projects, featuring an all-aluminum space frame architecture. Its job is effectively to replace the spectacular Phantom Coupe, absent from the range since 2016.
