This is the new Rolls Royce Spectre. Back in 2014, Rolls Royce has introduced the Wraith, which was one of Rolls Royce’s first coupes and one of the first luxurious coupes in the car industry. For now, Rolls Royce is bringing the luxurious coupe back, more revolutionized and practical than any other luxurious coupe out there. It is also Rolls Royce’s first electric vehicle.
The Spectre rides on the same platform as the Phantom sedan and Cullinan SUV but is propelled by a fully electric powertrain consisting of two electric motors that pump out a combined 584 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque. The driving range is estimated to be around 418 kilometers (260 miles) per charge, which does not place the Spectre among the long-range EV cohort with less-expensive rivals such as the Tesla Model S and the Lucid Air. But buyers with the $450,000 or so available to buy a Spectre aren't likely to road trip when their private jet is always standing ready at a nearby airfield. The Spectre is Rolls-Royce's first in a series of EVs, and the company says that its gasoline-powered models will be phased out of the lineup and replaced entirely with EVs by 2030.
You may scoff at that estimate and point to the Tesla Model S Plaid that hit 60 mph in 2.1 seconds in our testing, but we'd be quick to remind you that Rolls-Royce's brand ethos is more about quiet cruising than mind-bending performance. Although sharp impacts will still make themselves known, Rolls-Royce has installed adaptive suspension to ensure an appropriately isolated ride over all but the biggest bumps and the engineers also made room for a massive amount of sound-deadening material to maintain a whisper quiet cabin. And oh how quiet it is. On the road, the Spectre is so silent inside that your ears pick up almost no sounds until you get up to 80 mph and the wind starts to only slightly penetrate into the tomb-like cabin.
Pricing of the Spectre will start at $422,750 CAD ($308,124 USD). Rolls Royce has said that it will come out in Q4 2023, which is around October to December 2023.