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Rolls-Royce Spectre
from £275,000 / rolls-roycemotorcars.com
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Ah, splendid, I’m due a new Rolls. The usual 6.75L engine?
Not at all: the Spectre is the iconic brand’s first electric car – part of a concerted effort to move away from combustion engines by 2030. They’re calling it an ultra-luxury super-coupé, complete with rear-hinged doors. A low drag coefficient of just 0.25 means the car should deliver lots of ‘waft’ factor and a sublime ride through its planar suspension system.
What’s it like on the inside?
Rolls-Royce will be including its new-gen Spirit infotainment system, supplemented by the aptly titled Whispers app that lets owners set the car up just as they wish. Meanwhile there’s lots of interior bling, including optional ‘Starlight’ doors with no less than 5876 illuminated dots. So you can gaze at the stars without even looking up.
And what’s the range?
With a kerb weight of 2975kg, this is a heavy EV despite lots of aluminium being used in its build (well, it is over 5m long). Even so, Rolls-Royce predicts a range of over 320 miles. Thanks to a beefy 120kWh battery plus 577bhp and 664lb/ft of torque it should also be reasonably rapid, with 0-62mph arriving in 4.5secs. And it’ll support recharging speeds of around 200kW.