The first fully electric Rolls-Royce, the Spectre, just celebrated its Malaysian debut earlier today. We are the fourth market in Asia to welcome the Spectre after Korea, Japan, and Singapore.
Priced from RM2.0 million before options and taxes, the Spectre is the fourth series Rolls-Royce to be built on the Architecture of Luxury platform, which is unique and proprietary to Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
Powering the Spectre are two Separately Excited Synchronous Motors (SSMs). While the front electric motor produces 255 hp and 365 Nm, the rear motor delivers 483 hp and 710 Nm. In performance terms, this equates to an internal combustion engine of 584 hp with 900Nm of torque, enabling the Spectre to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds.
Capable of covering up to 530km with a fully charged battery, the Spectre can be charged from 10% to 80% in 34 minutes using a 195 kW DC fast charger. If you use a 22kW AC charger, it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes. Also part of the package is a 102kWh lithium-ion battery made using cobalt and lithium from strictly controlled sources in Australia, Morocco and Argentina.
On the exterior, highlights include the Pantheon grille which is the widest ever fitted to a Rolls-Royce. The polished stainless-steel vanes are smooth and flush-fitting, and softly illuminated with 22 LEDs lighting up the sandblasted rear surface, creating a subtle three-dimensional signature at night.
Meanwhile, the Spirit of Ecstasy figurine was specially created for Spectre. With a lower stance and more aerodynamic profile, perfected over 830 hours of design modelling and wind-tunnel testing, it contributes to the motor car’s drag coefficient of just 0.25cd, making Spectre the most aerodynamic Rolls-Royce ever built.
At almost 1.5 metres in length, Spectre’s laser-welded pillarless coach doors are the largest ever fitted to a Rolls-Royce. In a feature unique to Spectre, the driver’s door closes automatically when the driver presses the brake pedal.
Following the roofline back, the tail lamps are set into the largest single body panel ever produced for a Rolls-Royce, which extends from the A-pillar to the luggage compartment. In anticipation of a variety of Bespoke exterior colour commissions, the rear lamps are colourless for neutrality.
To match Spectre’s generous proportions, it is also the first production Rolls-Royce two-door coupé to be equipped with 23-inch wheels in almost 100 years.
The Spectre’s interior on the other hand, contains a wealth of technologically advanced Bespoke features. For the first time on a series production Rolls-Royce, these include Starlight Doors, which incorporate 4,796 softly illuminated ‘stars’. If they wish, customers can alternatively choose a backdrop of Canadel panelling, hand-crafted from a range of exquisite wood.
The ethereal, celestial theme continues with Spectre’s Illuminated Fascia. Developed over the course of two years and more than 10,000 collective hours, it incorporates the Spectre nameplate surrounded by a cluster of over 5,500 stars.
Located on the passenger side of the dashboard, the illuminations are completely invisible when the motor car is not in operation. Another first for Rolls-Royce is the fully digital instrument panel. Last but not least, the Rolls-Royce Spectre comes equipped with Active Lane Centring and Adaptive Cruise Control simultaneously.
