Rolls-Royce Spectre (2023) review: luxury, meet electric
Only a couple of years after Rolls-Royce announced that it had begun testing its first full-scaleThe numbers tell part of the story: it’s a heavy , powerful four-seater that costs a lot . It has a 102kWh battery, an electric motor at each end, all-wheel drive, all-wheel steer, vast rear-hinged doors and a decent-sized boot.
The proportions are loosely modelled on the old Phantom Coupe, a niche model that’s a rarely seen even in Rolls strongholds like Mayfair and Beverley Hills, rather than the oddly ungainly Wraith. That battery, with a net capacity of 120kWh, is related to the pack used in the BMW i7, and there has naturally been some sharing of electric know-how between Munich and its upmarket outpost in West Sussex, but that’s pretty much it. This is a very, very Rolls-Royce car.Lovely. Smooth, quiet and reassuringly heavy, like every modern Rolls we’ve driven.
The steering – an all-electric, four-wheel system – is particularly impressive. You sit low, in a semi-sporting position, and get a good amount of feel and feedback, and a welcome degree of agility. We’re not talking Lotus Elise here, but it’s a properly engaging, rewarding experince. There are near-infinite choices of colours and details available, but essentially the cabin is – even more than the exterior – a great coming together of ancient and modern. The build quality is quite something, and the materials are top-notch. If it looks like metal, it is metal: cold to the touch, and with a lovely ding when you tap it.
Passengers also get to control their own environment, but this is not a business class-style reclining set-up. The Spectre is the Rolls least likely to be driven by a chauffeur.Like all EVs, you need to know what you’re getting into when you drive a Spectre. You won’t be able to bank on doing more than 300 miles between charges. You’ll need to allow 34 minutes for a 10 to 80 per cent charge using a 195kW fast charger, and that’s on a good day.
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