We’re not told the battery’s size, but it’s going to have to be pretty big to provide the quoted 0-62mph time of 4.5sec from the claimed 577bhp/559lb ft drivetrain propelling almost three tonnes. Its extruded aluminium spaceframe construction is shared with the rest of the Rolls-Royce range and its kerb weight is claimed to be 2,975kg, with an electric range of 323 miles and power consumption of 2.9 miles per kWh. According to the luxury car maker, the Spectre represents its third generation of new cars since BMW reintroduced the brand in 2003, as well as heralding an all-electric era after a succession of V12 petrol engines. The style is based on the two-door, four-seat Phantom Coupé, although it’s larger in every dimension, being an “imperious” 5,453mm long, 2,080mm wide and 1,559mm tall. It has electric motors front and rear, giving four-wheel drive.

However, some sources have suggested at least £1 million as a starting point, while one of the monthly specialist car magazines posited $2 million USD. Prices have yet to be announced although Rolls naturally refuses to discuss anything as vulgar as money, it is estimated that the Spectre will cost from at least £500,000.

The Spectre, the first all-electric Rolls-Royce, was launched last week at the BMW-owned firm’s factory at Goodwood in West Sussex although images and details – such as they are – were under embargo until today.Ĭomplete with an aero-smoothed Spirit of Ecstasy bonnet mascot to eke out a few more yards of range between Mayfair and one’s country estate, the Spectre was announced in 2021 and Rolls-Royce claims that the first customer deliveries will take place at the end of next year as originally planned, despite the impact of the global pandemic.

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