FIRST DRIVE: Rolls-Royce Spectre - 576bhp, £330k Electric Masterpiece | Top Gear

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It weighs 2.9 tonnes, the Rolls-Royce Spectre. But even its 700kg battery back is used as a layer of soundproofing. That’s how focused Rolls-Royce was on creating the most refined car in the world with this: its first ever electric car. The Spectre doesn’t try to be radical: it looks like a Roller, it has a very traditional interior and underpinnings aren’t anything you haven’t seen from an EV before. So does that mean Rolls-Royce just got a bit more generic, or is this in fact the finest car on the face of the Earth? Poor old TopGear magazine’s Ollie Kew has been wafting around in the new £330,000 super-deluxe coupe to find out.
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00:00 Intro
00:46 The Rolls-Royce Spectre
02:33 The Specs
04:41 The Drive
06:37 Is It Still A Rolls-Royce?
09:31 Negatives?
10:47 Conclusion
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@maykd4481 11 месяцев назад

"If i need to travel more than 300 miles, i will take a jet" Is the most Rols-Royce owner thing to say.

@defyyourlogic487 11 месяцев назад

I need father to buy me this, FAST & HOT & LUXURIOUS… what else does a 27 year old boy like me need? I crashed my huracan, my f12, my 488, then my plaid but i think father might be ready to give me this since I’ve been doing my chores lately..

@pipsquek1669 11 месяцев назад

@@defyyourlogic487no, you need a mini sub with your father

@defyyourlogic487 11 месяцев назад

@@pipsquek1669 Just say you’re broke my dude!

@bunsenn5064 11 месяцев назад

@@defyyourlogic487Using an online sham internet account as a coping mechanism to combat the reality of not having driven any of those cars. How cute.

@defyyourlogic487 11 месяцев назад

@@bunsenn5064 Just say you’re broke my dude!

@lbnewell23 11 месяцев назад

I could watch Rolls Royce suspension soak up every imperfection in the road for hours

@triedproven9908 11 месяцев назад

Looks cool but it's not dampened properly at the end of the day.

@bartwatts1921 11 месяцев назад

@@triedproven9908you couldn’t be more wrong and you don’t know RR. Their moniker is waftability after all.

@lbnewell23 11 месяцев назад

@@triedproven9908it’s not supposed to be a sports car rolls’ dampers have dampers. All dampers are designed to do is decrease vibrations/oscillations and if you got in the car I think you would believe that it is damped perfectly because you wouldn’t be feeling any vibrations and you wouldn’t feel the car oscillating and being unsettled on the road like an old American car that never stops wobbling

@budgitechworld6360 11 месяцев назад

That's shocking

@budgitechworld6360 11 месяцев назад

That's shocking

@somebloke2238 11 месяцев назад

Rolls Royce has basically been trying to imitate electric motors with their V12s with how smooth and quiet they are so I think this was a pretty natural progression

@absolutium 11 месяцев назад

V12 is the perfect ICE engine unfortunately it only serves its purpose with massive vehicles.. EVs are the worst choice for a vehicle with such dimensions.. the rim size alone destroys the battery array capacity.

@ogremair803 11 месяцев назад

@@absolutium Ya, plus 300 miles is nothing, just driving around in the city, can't rely on it for long distance.

@K1Kamikaze 11 месяцев назад

@@ogremair803rolls Royce owners typically aren’t doing long journeys in the rolls tho according to surveys they did. And they much prefer never having to stop at a gas station and just charge at home.

@JordanC717 11 месяцев назад

@@absolutiuminline 6 is good too.

@Make_Boxing_Great_Again 11 месяцев назад

Not for me, you wouldn’t buy an electric Rolex so why would you buy and electric Rolls Royce? The results may be similar but the mechanics of the electric options have no poetry. This is why Swiss movement watches are so valuable, they are not more accurate or functionally better (although function and accuracy still surpasses requirements) they are valued because they works of art. Give me the v12 option any day.

@Hanslauer 11 месяцев назад

Ollie's elevator comparison was really insightful. I can definitely imagine that feeling now, even I may not get to experience the car itself!

@nipunsharma5351 11 месяцев назад

Same!

@ade3193 11 месяцев назад

Never say never

@chefrick247 11 месяцев назад

Never seen this chap before, he gave a great review and didn't try to be 'wacky' top marks.

@oneoffnate 11 месяцев назад

One of the few times where full electrification makes perfect sense. No one buys a RR for the performance of the engine it’s meant to be quiet and smooth and electric motors do that really well.

@the-wave417 11 месяцев назад

Electric battery's you can't even go 200km distance without recharge it

@vika0194 11 месяцев назад

@@the-wave417 You can actually. But since a Rolls-Royce already weighs 8 elephants who knows how this will go.

@Ar1AnX1x 11 месяцев назад

@@the-wave417 you didn't even watch the video, did you? it has a range of 300 miles

@asdfghjkl-jk6mu 11 месяцев назад

rolls royce spectre has a range of 310 miles (around 500 km), lucid air has a range of 410 miles (640 km), tesla model 3 has a range of 330 miles (530 km) priced just at 40k usd, so nice try troll that can't spell.

@the-wave417 11 месяцев назад

@Ar1AnX1x i hate electric cars 😌

@Ar1AnX1x 11 месяцев назад

its impressive how the interior has the classic Rolls Royce looks to it while moving to the modern era with the monitors and stuff like that

@basboerboom9328 11 месяцев назад

It even has the classic temperature dials.

@Divine_Serpent_Geh 11 месяцев назад

That’s what I was happy to see most. No cheap shit tablet the size of a TV, with a ridiculous overly techy scheme. Still a true luxury automobile.

@autograndeunlimited 11 месяцев назад

@Jashin_Geh it literally has iPad stuck in the dash lol by your logic

@Ar1AnX1x 11 месяцев назад

@@Divine_Serpent_Geh yeah buttons are definitely necessary and not outdated, I don't mind the big screen in the middle of dashboard like Mercedes does(a lot of other people don't like it)but there should be buttons for everything that the driver has to have access to without having to look for it on the screen, not only for easier access but it's dangerous to make the driver have to look at the screen constantly, even the map and song playlist should be in the screen behind the steering wheel right in front of the driver, I think its stupid when Tesla and others try to have no buttons and this no button style will be outdated soon in my opinion, it's not the future, buttons will be there in the future.

@kdmion 11 месяцев назад

I'm so happy that they are sticking to the classics, rather than trying to reinvent the wheel and I hate Tesla for what they turned the car interiors into.

@thomasassim-ita1787 11 месяцев назад

Thanks to RR for maintaining their design language not some crazy design in the name of EV. I love this it maintains traditional RR design yet elegant and classy ❤

@etherealicer 11 месяцев назад

I'm actually sad that most electric vehicles still look like petrol-cars. I think it is poor design and a waste of space to have a fake engine room.

@user-my4xu4gf1z 6 месяцев назад

Its so weird how people hate on the new bmw 7 series when this and that look identical from the front i actually prefer the bmw one. People forget that BMW owns rolls royce

@Menace.. 11 месяцев назад

The character of the Phantom, Ghost, Wairth or any rolls was never it’s V12. It was the quality, craftsmanship and ride. Power was always described as “adequate” because it wasn’t important. EV has always suited Rolls and as you said if they need to travel more than 300miles they’re firing up the jets. Can’t wait to see more electric Rolls

@Utkarsh_Verma117 11 месяцев назад

RR never meant for performance, i never really liked them because they are more a spa than a car , and i think electric helps more in terms of luxury . Might be the first elite car to be compatible with electric

@K1Kamikaze 11 месяцев назад

V12 doesn’t mean performance tho, it means smooth effortless acceleration and passing power at any rpms

@NickFoster 11 месяцев назад

@@K1Kamikaze Have you ever driven an electric car? Effortless acceleration and instant torque are bread and butter to EVs. No gears, just instant oomf.

@PassportBrosBusinessClass 11 месяцев назад

"If I needed to go more than 300 miles in a day - I'd take my jet".

@iamarobotninja 11 месяцев назад

Rolls has always given me the impression that they don't really give a shit about what powers their masterpieces and I respect that.

@KoeiNL 11 месяцев назад

The only requirement is that it moves the car effortlessly and the passengers don't realise its there.

@jjefferyworboys8138 11 месяцев назад

They do and they take enormous pride in their power plants. I have owned more than you have fingers and toes ! Electric is the future and their motors will be of the highest quality.

@wiegraf9009 11 месяцев назад

They actually have made top end aeronautical power plants for a long time so they do care, they just don't talk about it because it's "vulgar" lmao.

@superblaster7297 11 месяцев назад

Going by your comment in this scenario on not giving a shit about their power-plant then why didn't they go for an inline 4 for their products or something absurd or even Hybrid {surely they have some prototypes but not an actual production car on hybrid's} The thing is they care and that's why they don't give a shit on cost of their product what they really care about is Refinement and Quality control which for them even as a coach-builder's standpoint is Phenomenal, That's why they gave their mahoosive engines which don't pose in the name of BHP but they sure really are a Torque monster to pull that weight on an ICE power-plant that's why they also had a Rolls Royce with an V16 engine for a Bespoke vehicle so they give a shit about their, power-plant but not on cost to achieve that finesse and bespoke design and best Quality control overall, But on a lighter comedic note, If that's the case then would like to have Rolls Royce with a mini nuclear power reactor for cleanest and most efficient tech on the planet for green fuel,

@muthukumaranc 11 месяцев назад

My favorite part is the interior, has all the tech you need but still feels luxurious and cozy without distracting huge multiple screens. It feels calm and peaceful going along with the character of the car... unlike Mercedes which is just a confusing mess. We stare at the screen and are fed with more than enough content every day. To me the car is a way of escape, I don't want Zoom meetings or apps and games in my car.

@Pikestnt 11 месяцев назад

Quite agree - It takes a confident manufacturer to swim against the tide of touch screens. Ergonomically, touch screens are dreadful and make car interiors look like a cheap office. Hopefully when other manufacturers see this, we can return to tactile knobs and buttons which hide all the tech.

@crypticlawd 11 месяцев назад

don't worry, you'll never get it

@dbclass4075 11 месяцев назад

Mazda is the other manufacturer that have a good balance between buttons and screens.

@muthukumaranc 10 месяцев назад

@@dbclass4075 Absolutely!!

@sirmingusdewiv8325 11 месяцев назад

The white makes it look like it's still got the white plastic on it that normal cars have during shipping.

@TimInertiatic 11 месяцев назад

Yep. The white on the outside is awful. Looks unfinished. The blue is lovely though

@mementoscuderia833 11 месяцев назад

That blue is salamanca blue I think.

@Bmontepeque11 11 месяцев назад

This is exactly what I expected from an EV Luxury car, supremely soft, relaxing, smooth, etc. I love this car, it's one of my favorite EVs no doubt! Also I LOVE how this is a Rolls-Royce that just happens to be electric, no crazy techy interior, no futuristic styling, just as simple and majestic as Rolls-Royce has always been :) ❤️

@potatochobit 11 месяцев назад

Kid, a luxury car has all of that already, making it ev just added a bunch of cables and now you can't travel more than 2 hours.

@TheImperfectGuy 11 месяцев назад

@@potatochobitkid, a rolls Royce customer doesn't travel more than 2 hours by CAR and yes, the electric drivetrain doesn't change anything in the driving experience itself, even a gradual smooth rise in power is programmed into the way this delivers power much different to most other EVs on the market

@Marc-zi4vg 11 месяцев назад

@@potatochobityou legit think we still have 2010's ev tech 💀

@bunsenn5064 11 месяцев назад

I love the quiet, subtle hum of the chassis vibration as this car glides over every imperfection in the road. Electrification makes sense in a Rolls Royce, because the whole point of a Rolls Royce is silence, peace, and comfort during transport.

@jacksullivan431 11 месяцев назад

I think this is the first review I’ve seen with this guy and he’s great. Witty, funny and no cheesy one liners. More please

@fakeclanAbaddon 11 месяцев назад

"Ready to rock and Rolls" was pretty cheesy

@tooltime9260 Месяц назад

Open your eyes; he's terrible. So much for standards and ability.

@onthe_brink 11 месяцев назад

those shots were amazing!!! great filming location and camera work, really highlighted this car well

@colors6692 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@Joose 11 месяцев назад

Never has an EV made more sense.

@SJRS700 11 месяцев назад

this makes the least sense, it will never come close to the Mechanical Masterpiece of a 12 Cylinder RR Engine. Its the Dumbest car

@thebeast88_ 11 месяцев назад

@@SJRS700 i think hes right, because the point of the v12 was that it was the most balanced engine so they could add enough sound dampening to make it completely quiet in the cabin

@jjefferyworboys8138 11 месяцев назад

How does a length of 18 feet and a weight of 3 tons make sense ? Yes its a stunning car, but it's too big and too heavy. A Bentley GT is over 2 ft shorter and is still a large car.

@Joose 11 месяцев назад

@@jjefferyworboys8138 A Rolls has always been meant to be as smooth and quiet as possible.... an EV does that. Not everything EV has to be based in being economical.

@Joose 11 месяцев назад

@@SJRS700 This is quieter and smoother. It makes perfect sense for a Rolls.

@mattcook3801 11 месяцев назад

Hardly shocked that RR understood the brief for this model. They’ve done a good job, this is a good test bed for their future, and they already have the demand. Business for RR is going to be good in the future.

@jawtiks618 11 месяцев назад

watched top gear after a whiilee and gotta say as much as this car is unfathomably gorgeous, the presenter is doing a great job. More of this guy please!!

@rych7852 11 месяцев назад

The 3 guys that do the magazine. Ollie M, Jack and Ollie K are actually very good. Far better than the Harris, McGuiness and Flintoff combo. Probably because they are actual journos first so they understand language. Much like Clarkson, Hammond and May were. Not just gurning morons!

@andyb9664 11 месяцев назад

@@rych7852 Tom Ford is my fav.

@jawtiks618 11 месяцев назад

@@oemglobal3535 exactly, thats why i stopped watching top gear

@greedyworkman2565 11 месяцев назад

What the f**k is a Citroen “ day s “ ?? Does he mean a D S ? And it’s second best driving to a Citroen ??? Iv driven Ds and they are crap , any new vw / merc is better driving that a ds and he’s putting it in front of a RR ? 😂😂😂

@maxnicholls7254 10 месяцев назад

perhaps its a generational thing; but i find him intensely annoying

@fanuelmuluneh3127 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for acknowledging the Citroen DS 8:40 for the most comfortable car of all time. Even after all these years, she is still a Deésse.

@adamvolasko225 11 месяцев назад

Two things that stood out from a design perspective: The white body panels made the car look like it hasn't had its shipment protective wrap removed and the white leather wrap around the stalks looked off for some reason. Love the new sleeker grill design and that they didn't go wild making the interior look so unnecessarily EV.

@JAYSCLASS 11 месяцев назад

The best of classic and modern! Well done Rolls Royce! 🇬🇧

@linseyyoung1772 11 месяцев назад

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 + 🇩🇪 😉

@feandil666 11 месяцев назад

This is the engine Rolls Royce have always been waiting on. It just rounds up the vehicle perfectly. I don't think they'll ever do another ICE car

@KarrasBastomi 11 месяцев назад

That's my thinking. If luxury, smoothness, and performance is the utmost importance, i would think Rolls Royce would do electric far earlier. And if I'm on Tesla board of directors, I would push them to joint venture with Rolls Royce. Phantom with model S underpinning would be perfect.

@Nayson 11 месяцев назад

@@KarrasBastomi Why would Rolls go for that?

@RYTF5 11 месяцев назад

@@Nayson I don't see why they would either. They can do better than Tesla lol

@jonnathan780 11 месяцев назад

@@RYTF5 not when it comes to motor tech and battery engineering

@supersploon4177 11 месяцев назад

@@KarrasBastomi I mean Rolls Royce is BMW so they absolutely have the resources to develop and improve their own EV drivetrain. I don't think they would risk their reputation by doing a partnership with the company that is known for low quality control, even though they have much better EV-tech

@lemster101 11 месяцев назад

Beautifully filmed with the light, the colours and scenery. It really helps tell the story of the serenity of the car.

@wilbeugre 11 месяцев назад

Let's see what a "Phantom like" electric Rolls Royce would be, since this Spectre seems already so good. I personally would struggle driving such a silent vehicle (if I'd ever get the chance to do so 😅)

@undercatviper 11 месяцев назад

The phantom is basically silent inside already, so not much difference

@lbnewell23 11 месяцев назад

I’ve been in the one of loudest rolls royce being a black badge model and unless you have your foot to the floor you could easily be convinced that it was an EV

@CrypticRite 11 месяцев назад

I believe most owners will use employees as the primary drivers, ones qualified to learn as if it's a craft.

@flacjacket 11 месяцев назад

@@undercatviperfun fact, the most recent phantom is actually intentionally noisier than its prototype because people riding in the prototype were getting nauseous from the sensory dysjunction of feeling movement and acceleration while hearing nothing. They had to reduce its noise isolation to fix it.

@lathikamihiranga 11 месяцев назад

BMW I7 comes close

@Viddough 11 месяцев назад

That’s a special car. Absolutely worth what they are charging.

@Stormy177 11 месяцев назад

An EV, 'charging' - I see what you did there... 😁

@AndrewLambert-wi8et 15 дней назад

I LOVED THE SOUND OF THE DOOR CLOSING. ITS A REAL.CAR.❤

@GymBodyAtlanta 11 месяцев назад

Rolls-Royce was MADE for electrification as they have always strived for the uber-quiet "magic carpet" ride. And keep in mind--every RR has been named after a "silent power entity" (aside from the Corniche): Phantom, Wraith, Shadow, Dawn, Spirit, Seraph, Cloud, Ghost, etc. RR traveling in hushed quiet via electrification is ideal! Elegant, sophisticated and civilized as always. Love it.

@urock12201 11 месяцев назад

High quality video, high quality car. Nice job, guys!

@evanescentwave181 11 месяцев назад

I recently obtained a Taycan and after driving it awhile I thought the effortless feeling of the electric powertrain would be perfect for a Rolls Royce.

@filbao8113 11 месяцев назад

Lucky u

@evanescentwave181 11 месяцев назад

@@filbao8113 Yes, I am very lucky. Later I regretted the wording of the post, but I really had been thinking EV would be best for the R&R and was think about how the post sounded.

@fastfolky 11 месяцев назад

That is the best description of driving a Rolls I have ever heard. Good job mate.

@richardnedbalek1968 11 месяцев назад

Ollie Kew’s entertaining presentation style makes it enjoyable to watch his reviews. 👍

@tooltime9260 Месяц назад

O.K. is NOT O.K.

@vba-zw5vp 11 месяцев назад

I love this car! Interior is also very stylish and beautiful. Just amazing.

@SolentSkyServices 11 месяцев назад

Stunning! Absolutely love it 😍

@Blacklightdtb 11 месяцев назад

The exteriors white bonnet makes it look like the delivery wrap is still on

@krane15 11 месяцев назад

LOL, I just said that. Then read down and see you said it first. In fact, for a moment, I wasn't sure if the wrap was still on.

@Outland9000 11 месяцев назад

That blue/purple is gorgeous! Not keen on the white body panels but the polar white/wood interior gives a nice modern yet traditional vibe.

@unclemuta 11 месяцев назад

I’d buy this car just for just if I had the money, without hesitating a bit… this is what the dawn should have been. Definitely is the best electric vehicle yet

@potatochobit 11 месяцев назад

Haha, no. Kid, have you ever been in a tesla or Prius?

@bartwatts1921 11 месяцев назад

@@potatochobithahahahaha…sarcasm, right? God, I hope so.

@air_ 11 месяцев назад

@@potatochobitis this a joke?

@SJRS700 11 месяцев назад

then friend you know nothing about mechanical craftmanship masterpiece of 12 cylinder rolls royce engine, Spectre is for climate crying snobs, anyone with a brain knows its generic and boring

@gregorygant4242 11 месяцев назад

Stunning car but not very practical ,you can't take the whole family and gear with you on trips ! It's basically a two person luxury boat !

@masonherriott1684 11 месяцев назад

I cannot WAIT to see the new design for the phantom

@ATRcams 11 месяцев назад

Excellent text by the end of "The Drive" section of the video. You conveyed a strong sense of tranquility with great clarity.

@richuk4086 11 месяцев назад

I've never driven a Rolls Royce but seeing the modern brand on screen, I always felt that EV will suit more than any manufacturer. Mainly the silence, power and simplicity of the gear selection. Nice work.

@luxehotelreviews 11 месяцев назад

The range for cars of these status honestly do not matter as most of them don't even travel for more than 30 miles in a day and there's probably someone to settle the charging for them anyway lol

@alimunirrana2802 11 месяцев назад

One thing amazed me my Civic 94 and Royce had same rims 😂😅😂 now i can have that good feeling 😂🤣😂

@muhammadsalmanumer8136 11 месяцев назад

Do your centerlock caps stay upright?

@Jamaicangmr1 11 месяцев назад

It's been a while since I've liked a top gear video from a presenter outside of Chris Harris since Clark's and the gang left but that Rolls-Royce FM bit did it for me Good job you made me chuckle

@TristenHernandez 11 месяцев назад

How can we describe to Ollie! Well done. Well articulated journey you took us on.

@johnknight9150 11 месяцев назад

I'm surprised they haven't done it sooner. Electrification is a much more natural fit for a Rolls than something like a Mustang or a Camaro, for instance.

@BobTheBlue 11 месяцев назад

It looks and sounds great. Well done Rolls Royce 👏👏👏

@MrSandChess 11 месяцев назад

Sounds? But it’s electric

@BobTheBlue 11 месяцев назад

@@MrSandChess yeah, that’s the point. A Rolls Royce wafts silently… if you want a growling V12, buy a Bentley

@muhammadsalmanumer8136 11 месяцев назад

@@BobTheBluebentleys are v8 or w12, no v12

@BobTheBlue 11 месяцев назад

@@muhammadsalmanumer8136 not really… w12 is just 2x v6 on a 45degree angle (hence the “w”)… it’s still a 12 cylinder engine block

@ninthcloud6331 11 месяцев назад

@@BobTheBlue actually, yes really. You said V12. You did not say W12. Don't go trying to weasel your way into lecturing someone about how your wrong information is actually correct if they'd just look at it through your contorted lens of reality. A W12 is not a V12. It's not (2) V6's either. That's like saying a double whopper is actually just 2 regular whoppers, 1 stacked on top of the other. No! It's a fucking double WHOPPER!

@paulcruse 11 месяцев назад

Love the “rev counter” and Speedometer “you are probably doing an adequate speed sir..”

@techtim123 11 месяцев назад

A Car so ahead of its time it needed 80 years to render! a magnificent automobile indeed!

@logandrummond3067 11 месяцев назад

The fact it's got a column shift like a base f150 is glorious

@sonofagun1037 11 месяцев назад

i like everything about this except those headlights. I know that this is based on the bmw I7 platform, like the ghost is to the 7 series, but the Ghost has nothing on it that reminds you of the 7 series. The headlights from this look like they are pulled straight from the I7 and considering the price point I think it is a misstep to have one of the most identifiable traits of your car match that of the substantially cheaper and much more available BMW. Not like my opinion matters though I am very much not in the cars customer base lol

@boriskaracic9856 11 месяцев назад

Exactly, those headlights are not for Rolls

@Lukeywoodsey 11 месяцев назад

The Ghost hasn't been based on the 7 series since the series 2 in 2018

@aandk2594 11 месяцев назад

This guys said "DJ on a late night radio station". LOL!!! I love it. I'm sold. I'll take two!

@Navoii. 11 месяцев назад

I love the quote "Invisible butler", I want this thing

@ShrikiRon 11 месяцев назад

You got me, I’ll order three.

@AndrewAffolter 11 месяцев назад

James May is literally the perfect man to review this Rolls Royce

@JonathanEzor 11 месяцев назад

I love that I didn't even have to go past the description to find "wafting." Classic Rolls-Royce review. :)

@andremarselous 11 месяцев назад

Living here in Munich, I’ve seen these around town. But here it looks so small. But it looks really really good. Well done.

@terp8373 11 месяцев назад

"...Feeling of absolute quality" pretty well sums it up to me. Great review, Ollie.

@drgvrp_dashcam 11 месяцев назад

I felt the headlights on the spectre took some inspiration from bmw with the 2024 bmw 7 series and 2024 bmw x7, but I feel these headlights just look so sleek with the car rather than out of place

@aufd1 11 месяцев назад

Well, I guess the whole car will be based on the 7 series

@MrSnoopyxxx12 11 месяцев назад

This is the car I've been waiting for! Brilliant review.

@kha7705 11 месяцев назад

My God what a beautiful car. Absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

@Ar1AnX1x 11 месяцев назад

the front looks perfect but the rear of it looks pretty average also the lights and windshield wiper toggles should be made out of metal like Bentley

@R90909 11 месяцев назад

The Rolls is probably the brand that makes sense more than any other to go fully EV

@jjefferyworboys8138 11 месяцев назад

How does 18ft and 3 tons make sense ? Stunning car just to big and too heavy. A Bentley Gt is over 2ft shorter and thats a big car !

@jeromep3182 11 месяцев назад

I love that they kept the beautiful wood grain

@yoreckable1 6 месяцев назад

Phenomenal looks on this car

@tswinter1 11 месяцев назад

Wonderfully done ! Would you please tell me what location you picked , i thought that was a beautiful road and countryside !!

@jerryohanlon101 11 месяцев назад

Looks to me like California, somewhere around Yosemite. Id also like to know.

@Lukeywoodsey 11 месяцев назад

@@jerryohanlon101it was a media event a few weeks ago in California yes

@jerryohanlon101 11 месяцев назад

@@Lukeywoodsey Not normally that wet around there. They have a lot of snow melt coming down the mountain right now.

@GoPotato69 11 месяцев назад

they really shouldve started with an EV cullinan, would've sold way more

@christmasisawesome9348 11 месяцев назад

They'll make it for sure. They just released this first, knowing that some of the cullinan customer would buy the "all new EV RR." They'll get to milk them again with the release of an EV Cullinan.

@hellbound64 11 месяцев назад

The two year waitlist says different… the cullinan is already selling well. This will help bolster sales fuerher

@nomoreheroes93 11 месяцев назад

Development of this probably started well before the Cullinan, and would've been too heavy

@jameslaurensvn 11 месяцев назад

Fair take but I think having that V12 while electric cars are still “early” was a good move for the enthusiasts or whatever, building an entirely diff vehicle is what I personally would’ve wanted as well tbh but I can’t afford it yet so it doesn’t matter too much

@oambrosia 11 месяцев назад

@@nomoreheroes93 a Hummer EV weighs nearly 10k lbs...what qualifies as "too heavy" nowadays?

@arthurarturo4625 11 месяцев назад

The colour is amazing.

@BillDeanCycle 11 месяцев назад

Can't believe that CD. It has such a brick of a front end. The two tone looks a bit like it just came off the transporter with the safety wrap still stuck to the body panels.😆

@roilev 11 месяцев назад

The drag is Cd * Frontal area. The bigger the frontal area is, the easier it is to get a lower Cd

@7ludi 11 месяцев назад

@@roilev The frontal area is not related to the cd and vice versa. They are independent.

@kutark 11 месяцев назад

Something about the wheel arches seems funky to me. I'm also not a fan of the back 1/3 of it /shrug. Beautiful color, and of course the usual build quality excellence!

@walter9724 11 месяцев назад

Not sure I will be selling my current rolls and buying the electric version, but given how quiet a internal combustion engine is, electric seems to be the most logical move for Rolls Royce. Sad to hear the wheels sound clunky at low speed, I've not had that issue in my Ghost.

@rid1mz 16 дней назад

One of the best commentary in a car review video.

@stevevlahos5469 11 месяцев назад

That car is stunning on the interior. I didn’t care for the white on the exterior. The reference to being a DJ of a late night radio station, that was funny. We used to have a program here in MI called Pillow Talk and the DJ had a deep voice and would talk like that. Brought back childhood memories. 😊

@PassportBrosBusinessClass 11 месяцев назад

They need an Electric 4 door now.

@TimInertiatic 11 месяцев назад

That will be the Phantom

@jjefferyworboys8138 11 месяцев назад

@@TimInertiatic and the Ghost

@sevensixtysteve8662 11 месяцев назад

Not only is this apparently an awesome EV but it's also the best looking RR of recent times in my opinion. It has presence but avoids the brutishness of the Phantom, the weirdness of the Wraith and owners switching from Cullinans will be thankful they no longer have people waving at them from the sidewalk thinking their Uber has arrived. The Spectre has an elegance and restraint in the design language inside and out and all the better for it. Fab car and instant RR classic - I like it.... a lot !

@matthewgamble95 11 месяцев назад

This is my favorite rolls Royce visually wow

@gregmorris2022 11 месяцев назад

Looks a lot like the old Wraith. Always loved that car.

@DaveTony206 11 месяцев назад

Odd Rolls-Royce kept the “Start Engine” button…

@alsayedfakhri4597 11 месяцев назад

BMW parts bin.

@junyaiwase 11 месяцев назад

@@alsayedfakhri4597LOL

@TheImperfectGuy 11 месяцев назад

@@alsayedfakhri4597 RollsRoyce part bin you'd be hard pressed to find that exact as a bmw button A different story with the infotainment electronics and electricals of the drive train however... let's just say RR used whatever they had available when they found they needn't reinvent their own...ahem...wheel

@jjefferyworboys8138 11 месяцев назад

@@alsayedfakhri4597 Why not, BMW owns them. RR's have always used components made by other companies. For years the gearboxes were from GM, lights from Lucas etc !

@jk8897 11 месяцев назад

BMW did a good job.

@janpruijser8649 11 месяцев назад

That speedo design is so freaking beautiful.

@XWYA 11 месяцев назад

Love the editing ❤Shout out to the editors!

@bavariancarenthusiast2722 11 месяцев назад

If there is a car perfectly prepared for EV propulsion - its an RR. Why? the engine was traditionally never important, RR did everything to hide it anyway.

@DonBlackBird71 11 месяцев назад

Hot take, I don't like Rolls or Bentley going electric. They're the king's of engine refinement and engineering, hell they've been known for it. To me it's like Rolex or Patek making a smartwatch.

@josephderogatis2978 11 месяцев назад

It’s just beautifully amazing

@kdoran709 11 месяцев назад

It is stunning really

@manuelsgd 11 месяцев назад

RR making an EV is the same as if Rolex makes a digital watch.

@jjefferyworboys8138 11 месяцев назад

Rolex made a quartz model for @ 25 years, did you know that ?

@pawood9394 11 месяцев назад

Great review, we are looking forward to getting out there and having a drive ourselves!

@stevenmccarthy2371 11 месяцев назад

I love it, but it’s so, so spec dependent! I really don’t like that white contrast, but the blue is stunning. I’ve seen it in Black, Dark Green/Silver & Grey, which looked incredible. Rolls have nailed it for me