Strip the Rolls-Royce Spectre back to its specification sheet and the character is already there: electric motor, 430 kW. Rolls-Royce built from 2023, in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is Jan Rosenthal.
The background
The Rolls-Royce Spectre is a full-sized luxury electric grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The Spectre was formally launched in Napa Valley, California in 2023. The first deliveries of the car were made in the last quarter of 2023. It is Rolls-Royce's first electric vehicle (EV) and rides on the same platform as the Phantom and Cullinan.
The engineering
Under the skin sits electric motor; it is rated at 430 kW. Kerb weight is 2903-2975 kg. Power-to-weight lands near 148 horsepower per tonne, which is brisk everyday performance. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. The wheelbase is 3210 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Rolls-Royce's history is not in doubt: the Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013) came before it; it was built at West Sussex, England (Goodwood plant), United Kingdom. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Nissan Z, the Changan Automobile Avatr 12, the Great Wall Motor Tank 400. Its Rolls-Royce stablemates include the Rolls-Royce 100EX and the Rolls-Royce 102EX.