Driving the Rolls Royce Spectre
Photography by Jake Hoare
Driving the Rolls-Royce Spectre electric transforms your perception of the world. You become acutely aware of your surroundings, yet remain unaffected by them. This car is the choice of kings, queens and titans of industry. As you float across roads, weaving through traffic and over any riding surface, you find yourself sheltered in silence, enveloped in calfskin comfort. The Spectre is not merely a car; it is an event.
Inside the Spectre, you inhabit another world. The interior is exquisite, with most elements handcrafted and hand-sewn. Every detail is exquisite and flawless. The driver’s instruments are subtle, providing what’s necessary—nothing more, nothing less. Manual controls feature prominently, including push-pull organ stops and metal vents. The carpets are thicker, the sound is softer, the stitching is more precise, and the lighting is more extraordinary. Over 6000 fiber optics subtly adorn the car. Everything exceeds your expectations.
The Spectre possesses a subtle power that alters time the moment you enter. Forget where you are or what you were doing, as nothing else matters now. In no hurry; you are gliding to your destination. Inside your comfort bubble of ultimate luxury you are capable of anything, yet without a care in the world.
The Spectre, Rolls-Royce’s first all-electric car, is built on a dedicated platform exclusive to Rolls-Royce. Despite its significant weight, it effortlessly accelerates beyond legal speeds in under five seconds. A two-plus-two, the Spectre is not just any car to be chauffeured around in; it’s a car for those who love driving and appreciate beauty.
We had the car for 24 hours, and it continued to impress us. It proved more manageable around town and in car parks than anticipated, thanks to its four-wheel steering. Very convenient if you own the business, or the building. However, it truly loves to stretch its legs on the open road, where it does so with grace.
The car’s striking appearance, especially in the Twilight purple with silver colorway, is both eye-catching and subtle. If electrification suits any vehicle, it’s a Rolls-Royce, where the focus shifts to experience and time, akin to being transported on a magic carpet in total silence. You can not help noticing the stares as you drive, and the crows that gather when you stop.
This Rolls-Royce is packed with technology, offering all you can imagine without being obtrusive. This enhances your experience, then recedes, allowing you to savor the pleasure of driving, as you exist in a beautiful analog world of artisan leather and lamb’s wool, with real buttons and rotors to enhance your unique experience.
The loudest sound in the car is your own breath, which the car itself takes away. But keep breathing; you’ll want to savor every second in the Spectre.
