Rolls-Royce Officially Presents Its First Fully-Electric Car, ‘Spectre’

Rolls-Royce is joining the electric car club. And with it, of course, is a super luxurious, eco-friendly coupé, the Spectre.

Spectre turns over a new leaf for the company as it heads down a route toward sustainability. As noted by the chief executive, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, in an interview with CNN Business, the automobile is as essential to the company as its signature Silver Ghost.

The company describes it as the “spiritual successor” to the Phantom model. 
 
The vehicle has 557 horsepower and can speed up from zero to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds. In terms of charging power, it can drive for about 260 miles before needing to be juiced up again.

Spectre is also a monster of a car, measuring six inches longer and five inches wider than its predecessor, Wraith. In addition, despite not needing as much air as its gasoline-guzzling counterparts, it has the broadest set of grills than any other iteration in the brand’s lineup.
 
Still, despite how different it is under the hood, Spectre retains all the hallmarks of a Rolls-Royce, including back doors that swing out rearward and stars lining the inside of the EV. 

To make this version even more unique, 4,796 stars on the ceiling and its doors were placed in the same arrangement as those that cover the night sky in Goodwood, UK, where its factory is located.
 
Another interesting aspect of its interior is that Rolls-Royce is not totally racing towards a space-age future. Unlike other EVs, such as those of Tesla, which is determined to create an ultra-techy infotainment system that could host a digital fireplace and let you play video games, the luxury automobile brand is still sticking to its roots in some ways by placing tactile controls instead of touchscreens inside.

  
Spectre was first announced a year ago and is set to go into production next year.
 
 
 
[via CNN and Rolls-Royce, images via Rolls-Royce]