WHERE WE DROVE IT
*Claimed figures
Price: TBC Engine: 2 x permanent synchronous electric motors Power: 430 kW Torque: 900 N.m 0–100 km/h: 4,5 seconds Power consumption: 21,5 kWh/100 km Rivals: Mercedes-Benz EQS, Porsche Taycan
perfect waft-ability, instant torque
awkward passenger rear-view mirror placement, hefty mass
It was fitting that the cloudy and wet weather conditions during the clandestine testing session of the all-electric, all-new Rolls-Royce Spectre mimicked that of the English climate.
Affixed with the Deutschland symbol on the bottom left of the European numberplate, the only real reminder this was still summertime in South Africa was the warm, humid air paired with an occasional local accent.
After a stint in -40˚C at a specialist facility
