Rolls-Royce has debuted the Spectre, the marque’s first fully-electric motor car with the first customer cars to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Based on Rolls-Royce’s aluminium Architecture of Luxury platform, the Spectre is part of an electrification initiative that will result in the British firm phasing out its V12 engine and selling only electric cars from 2030. 

The World’s first ultra-luxury electric super coupe is the spiritual successor to the Phantom Coupe, with the Spectre considered as important as Rolls-Royce’s first production car, the 1906 Silver Ghost.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Chief Executive Officer, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, said the “Spectre possesses all the qualities that have secured the Rolls-Royce legend”. 

“This incredible motor car, conceived from the very beginning as our first fully-electric model, is silent, powerful and demonstrates how perfectly Rolls-Royce is suited to electrification. Spectre’s all-electric powertrain will assure the marque’s sustained success and relevance while dramatically increasing the definition of each characteristic that makes a Rolls-Royce a Rolls-Royce,” he said.

“It is our founding father Sir Henry Royce who said ‘strive for perfection in everything you do’. Spectre has been conceived within this culture. It is perfectly in tune with the sensibilities of our time.

“It states the direction for the future of our marque and perfectly answers a call from the most discerning individuals in the world to elevate the electric motor car experience because Spectre is a Rolls-Royce first and an electric car second.

“This is the start of a bold new chapter for our marque, our extraordinary clients and the luxury industry. For this reason, I believe Spectre is the most perfect product that Rolls-Royce has ever produced.”

The Spectre arrives 11 years after the one-off 102EX, an electric prototype based on the Phantom VII but the Spectre represents a significant leap in performance and usability. 

Rolls-Royce predicts a range of 512km between charges – far higher than that of the 102EX – courtesy of a 120kWh battery (one of the largest of any production EV) that is capable of charging at speeds of up to 195kW.