The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2024 - Issue 35

bitecars The non-production 2011 102EX concept, also known as the Phantom Experimental Electric (EE), served as a test bed to explore established BEV (Battery Elec- tric Vehicle) technologies. This one-off electric-pow- ered Phantom featured a considerable lithium-ion battery and twin-electric motors mounted on the rear subframe and connected to a single-speed transmis- sion with integrated differential instead of the natu- rally aspirated 6.75-litre V12 petrol engine and six- speed gearbox. The 2016 103EX, also named Vision Next 100, envis- ages a more radical driverless future. Rolls-Royce described the wholly autonomous and artificial in- telligence-enhanced model as a “personalised icon for the future, providing a sanctuary of calm in an ever-faster world. The pinnacle of effortless auton- omous travel gliding silently through the cities of tomorrow.” Like a VR experience, the roof canopy opens up to an inner sanctum before effortlessly en- veloping the occupants with the skylight, a panoram- ic observatory. Spectre heralds the genesis of the marque’s all-elec- tric era, with every new Rolls-Royce fully electric by the decade’s end. Its visionary design reinvents time- less iconography with the spiritual successor to the Phantom Coupé, the first fully electric model to bear the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy. Intuitive, perceptive and sharp, the Spectre is the most intelligent Rolls-Royce with 141,200 sender-receiver functions, seven kilo- metres of cabling and over 25,000 sub-functions. It processes complex data and exchanges detailed in- formation with unparalleled ease. The all-electric Spectre is available now with a price range between the Cullinan SUV and the Phantom. www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en_GB/showroom/ spectre.html Images courtesy of Rolls Royce