The many reasons why the first ever Rolls Royce EV is not a Phantom or a Ghost!

MotoMan goes on a deep dive of the tech behind the @RollsRoyceCars Spectre! Yes, there is the electric propulsion system we covered in our Rolls Royce Spectre FIRST DRIVE REVIEW ( • Rolls Royce Spectre: F... ) however, there is so much more going on that sets the Rolls Royce Spectre apart from other Rolls Royce coupes that came before it. To help this TECH REVIEW along, MotoMan brings show & tell in the form of a Rolls Royce Wraith . . .
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[@AntLive29]

thats a big ass car

[@user-hn5lm4lc3s]

i saw one in real life and i couldn’t believe how huge the car was. it was too big to be honest, the front interior looked the size of an suv

[@Steve-gc5nt]

It needs to be for big ass Americans.

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

They don’t need a suv, just get the phantom

[@cassokon]

Why did you decide to park the Wraith in the opposite direction?

[@eddstarr2185]

I want to thank you, MotoMan, for featuring a beautiful spec on the Rolls Royce Spectre. That paint color with the contrasting coachline is quite elegant. Now I realize that Rolls Royce saw their first EV as an opportunity to make a definitive automotive statement, "more than just electric . . . it's a Rolls Royce".

[@deucedaprodeuca]

I don't care how y'all try to rebadge and rescale it, it's a Wraith.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

I prefer the Spectre - if I will ever be able to drive or let alone see one. Both are awesome decadent cars! Great comparison side- by-side!

[@timothyburnside3229]

Great points of thought, anytime you make people think you make things better or at least start the conversation! The Fact that BMW at least is thinking about long term supply chain issues speaks volumes about their management. We are still in a supply chain disaster four years into covid with little progress being made!

[@axeman3d]

Given the naming convention, how long till be get the Rolls Royce Boogieman?

[@epbrown01]

Never. They just keep repeating - this is the 3rd time for a Wraith, I think they’re on the 9th Phantom, and they haven’t re-used Spur or Spirit yet.

[@RealDavidMartin]

Keep making great content. It really is the best overall car channel on KZbin. 🔥👍🔥

[@MotoManTV]

Thank you!

[@T_YTC]

I was wondering the size difference between a wraith and spectre. Thanks for proving it theoretically!

[@MrSchn3ll]

The new depreciation king has entered the ring. I was shocked at how much my Taycan lost in value - this car will lose a HOUSE in value in a couple years. Good luck RR...

[@jpl8878]

RR is actually expecting residuals of the Spectre to be relatively high. The 2.5 year waitlist helps with that. Years down the line it's likely that the Spectre's battery capacity will have degraded less than that of other EVs due to how few miles will likely be put on a Spectre.

[@dontarguewithidiots7459]

i don't think new RR buyers care

[@MrSchn3ll]

@@jpl8878every EV manufacturer thinks that. The reality is always the opposite.

[@keisuke5468]

If depreciation is gonna affect you, you definitely can’t afford a Rolls Royce.

[@myaccount__7269]

Great video as always

[@2bunphettered788]

Spectre. Rogue Nation. Both are movie 🎥 titles. 👌

[@vsboy2577]

RR is in a league of its own.

[@ruslanrodriguez2786]

Thank you for a great “pedantic” review - just what I was looking for! How do you compare ride quality between the two cars? Which is better?

[@MotoManTV]

The biggest difference: You FEEL the size difference.

[@alexanderperry7821]

Completely unrelated to this video, but would love to see you review the Giulia Quadrifoglio, especially in light of Alfa recently announcing the last units are shipping to North America this June as they are going EV in 2025/2026.

[@hhdriver27]

Wish the Wraith wasn't turned around at the beginning part so that the frontal size of 2 cars could actually be compared visually😪

[@kresimirmilisa5560]

Both cars are luxurious tanks for road😊

[@geraint8989]

Please share how it is to be a rear-seat passenger. Yes it’s a coupé, but it’s also a Rolls! Congrats on consistently great vids.

[@tileux]

Basically, its a bit awkward to get into the back if youre tall, but once in - its a rolls.

[@geraint8989]

@@tileuxAwesome - thanks. So not too claustrophobic with the high window-line and generally tapering body shape?

[@tileux]

@@geraint8989 nope. Those back seats are huge and it has plenty of space.

[@geraint8989]

@@tileux Much obliged.

[@theanonymousone9668]

Ir is amazing to me that they didn't put the fold down theatre screen from the 7-series in this. Without it, i think a fully spec'd out 7 series is just as luxurious as this.

[@jpl8878]

Why would they? That screen is for rear passengers. The Spectre is a driver's car.

[@leroy7481]

Yeah, the Spectre needs a sunroof or Convertible. Great vehicle though. I want one.

[@bob808]

There's only two things, design cues if you will, that I'm unsure of... the charge door and the tail lights. The former is too big, and the latter are too small! LOL

[@jays9211]

Not a rolls fan but this is a stunning car

[@manfredbismark6688]

Beautiful car! Rudi.

[@javim2589]

The more is see the Spectre the more i like it. Design is really up there. Oh, this morning i saw a 992GT3 and it´s just epic epic epic.

[@MrSchn3ll]

Only one of them will still be on the road in 15 years and not in a landfill.

[@markcoopers1930]

​​@@MrSchn3llNeither of them will be. All rolls Royce products get junked like crazy. The old ones seen around need a ton of restoration work to even function. Better off betting a Nissan with a CVT will still be in the road in that time

[@eddstarr2185]

I'm with you! The design, especially the front fascia, is more appealing now than when first introduced.

[@jpl8878]

@@markcoopers1930 70% of Rolls Royces ever made are still on the road. And of course old ones need a ton of work to function. They're old cars.

[@harmenboender2699]

Cool car. It is going to sell very well with a much younger audience.

[@realitykicksin8755]

Yeah with all these tasteless bling people that throw dollars at hoes.

[@lightning9279]

Should have been a hybrid.

[@gambanteinodal1246]

Looks liken an Lincoln grill...

[@theanonymousone9668]

I cannot believe you sat the knobs/handles of those umbrellas on raw concrete. What were you thinking???

[@firefox39693]

Wait. You're talking about your dog in the passed tense? Did he pass away?

[@philsalley3278]

Stunning front end. the rest, not so much.

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

8:22 Hold on… so you pay how much for that umbrella and it’s not even self closing???

[@ruk2023--]

I have been trying for a few minutes to make a reasonable case for the price of the umbrellav but even as someone who works in brand marketing I have not been able to figure out a sentence that wouldn't be laughed at 🤣 EDIT: The best I can come up with is that RR have to charge this much so that their customers don't feel like they got a cheap umbrella and those customers get to have the fun of top trumping their billionaire friends for the most expensive umbrella. If I could afford one I would think nothing up upgrading to the high end umbrella but for the rest of us that don't like on a giant yacht powered by caviar it's comical.

[@VRM983]

I'm pretty sure there are no "guys hammering out panels" in the rolls royce factory.

[@theanonymousone9668]

Thank you for at least not using a wide-angle kens to record the video. That would have further distorted the size difference. Why people don't understand this is beyond me.

[@hkm_865]

Turn signal stalk feels like it’s out of a Hyundai

[@billmitchell7904]

It’s a BMW golf cart 😂

[@overbuiltlimited]

Whooooooo caaaaaaaaaaaares! Just another fancy EV that will be filling the landfills in 15 years.

[@epbrown01]

If ANYONE can afford a new battery down the line, it’s the person driving a freaking Rolls-Royce.

[@firefox39693]

Car enthusiasts have the ability to understand so many different complex concepts. From the difference between horsepower and torque, octane, the difference between a spark ignition engine and a compression ignition engine, thermal efficiency, the difference between a turbo and a supercharger, among so many other things. But when it comes to electric vehicles, the bad-faith questions about the ability of the grid to meet the demand from EVs, the emissions of EVs from charging and how it compares to the emissions of a gas/diesel/or hybrid. Or the emissions footprint of making an EV compared to a ICE car. The mineral argument isn't completely irrelevant, but it's so stupid, I think it's more of an attempt to gaslight than be serious. Don't get me wrong. It's sad there's a profit motive for dirtbag people in the DRC who force children to work in 'artisanal ' mines. But why is cobalt a problem when talking about cobalt in the context of EVs, but not in the context of oil refining? The use of cobalt for desulfurization is something that has been done since the 1920s and 1930s. Only now, when EVs are popular, it's an issue. It's a really great squirrel to point at if you don't like EVs. I already said car enthusiasts understand *so many* complex concepts, but when it comes to the repeated open-ended questions about "where does the power come from, and how does an EV compare to an ICE car on an emissions basis?" these questions are asked as if they can't look it up themselves. And when faced with that evidence (like what the Union of Concerned Scientists has collated specifically to grid emissions and EV charging) it's quickly dismissed based on absolutely no evidence of bias. To make things even more frustrating, people in the car community 'still' peddle hydrogen like it's a serious solution, despite the obvious fact 99% of commercially-available hydrogen is from natural gas, or sometimes coal. Then they defensively say, "oh yeah but, what about green hydrogen?" It's so f*cking defeating. When you have grown-ass men saying embarrassing shit like that, despite the fact green hydrogen take 50 to 55 kWh per kg to produce at room temperature, and a Mirai holds 5 kg to go 647 km. Can you begin to understand how this hold conversation comes off like gaslighting when an Ioniq 5 has a battery capacity of 77.4 kWh and goes 488 km on a full charge?

[@willspower3]

The Chrysler Crossfire was obviously an inspiration. Kudos to the Brits for re-imagining such an iconic auto for 2024.

[@1225KPH]

The most valuable commodity in the world and the only one you can't buy is time. That's why wealthy people fly private jets. I can't picture a sane, wealthy Rolls-Royce owner wasting time detouring to find a charger, then locating a second functioning charger and wasting his time at the side of the road.

[@markcoopers1930]

They'd never have to. Like you said, their drivers will have the owners flown anywhere thats beyond the range of a gas tank. Their drivers don't even risk stopping at gas stations in the Phantom while the owners are in the vehicle, even that inconvenience is too much. So the EV should work fine.

[@MuffinMoney]

I would certainly go with the Wraith/Dawn if I had the choice. I feel that the Spectre would be the worst car (really any electric car) to keep mechanically going for 10-15 or even 20 years. In a gas car, whether a 12-cylinder or a 4-cylinder, there is always a way to fix something if it breaks and for a reasonable cost. Surely people paying $500k+ will swap out their cars in less than 5 years, but I just don't see an ALL electric vehicle maintaining it's life as well as ICE cars, even into the future...

[@markcoopers1930]

The demographic buying these cars wouldn't even keep a phantom for ten years anyway, so that's not really a problem

[@martinsbriglio8948]

The range continues to result in Range Anxiety. Not willing to pay all the money for more anxiety than it took to earn the money .

[@MobilAvenue_]

Most RR won’t do more than 2000 miles a year

[@epbrown01]

I just did a search for RR cars from between 2010-2020 and got 209 cars. When I set the filter for “under 45,000 miles” it dropped to 177, removing 32 cars (15%). With that level of usage, RR owners could get around with a laptop battery without range anxiety.

[@MobilAvenue_]

@@epbrown01 yep if they were going to travel more than 100 miles, they probably take their private jet

[@freshjuice9801]

The Wraith looks tiny in comparison. If only the Spectre came with a proper engine instead of batteries.

[@FrankGallagherr]

TDS car

[@DavidDatura]

This new EV is RR ugliest car so far IMO. Too much fussy detailing at the front and the wheel design too. The Wraith is more elegant and classy looking compared to the Spectre.

[@FirstLast-et3sw]

Two obscenely grotesque and gaudy automobiles. Money clearly doesn’t buy you taste.

[@markcoopers1930]

Gaudy? These are fairly refined and understated on the exterior compared to what we see on a Maybach or BMW or even compared to some economy cars these days. And looking at BMW that even includes the grille now...

[@user-vx7vi3vq1c]

@@markcoopers1930Understated? You would attract less attention driving a Ferrari with the top down with your pubic hair on fire.

[@SuperEmlo]

I believe the rolls go fully EV will made their product line way beyond quit comfort and luxury, which are good things. However, Ferrari go fully EV will be disaster and lost their prestige