Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ revolutionary all-electric super coupé, Spectre, has successfully completed an unprecedented and momentous testing program, covering a staggering distance of 2.5 million kilometers. This extensive testing effort, equivalent to over 400 years of usage, marks the most rigorous development process in the 119-year history of the prestigious brand.
Spectre has endured extreme temperatures ranging from -40°C to +50°C and has been tested in diverse conditions such as Arctic snow, icy terrains, deserts, challenging mountain passes, and bustling megacities worldwide.
Throughout this arduous journey, Rolls-Royce engineers meticulously observed, analyzed, and fine-tuned each of Spectre’s 141,200 digital sender-receiver relations and 25,000 performance-related functions.
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This meticulous process required over 50,000 collective hours of highly skilled work, resulting in thousands of incremental enhancements. These improvements have had a significant cumulative impact on Spectre, enhancing its acoustic performance, stability during cornering, steering precision, charging time, electric range, and torque delivery. While individually small, these advancements collectively contribute to an exceptional client experience.
In addition to being an engineering marvel, Spectre, as a Rolls-Royce, aims to deliver an authentic and unparalleled super-luxury experience to its clients. Therefore, it has also undergone Rolls-Royce’s distinctive Lifestyle Analysis process, a critical step in the development of every new Rolls-Royce vehicle manufactured at their Goodwood facility.
This additional testing program goes beyond conventional automotive assessments and focuses on understanding how clients will integrate the motor car into their daily lives.
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Lifestyle Analysis leverages Rolls-Royce’s comprehensive knowledge of the super-luxury consumer and continuous monitoring of the luxury sector.
It enables engineers to anticipate the unique demands that Rolls-Royce owners will place on their vehicles, ensuring that the final engineered and crafted experience incorporates the appropriate features and responses.
Drawing from this wealth of knowledge, engineers have considered various factors particularly relevant to Rolls-Royce clients. For example, they have examined how Spectre’s drivetrain performs on specific roads in exclusive locations worldwide, including Sanya on Hainan Island in China, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Napa Valley in California, and London, the marque’s home market.
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This testing not only evaluates performance at high speeds but also assesses features such as four-wheel steering, ensuring maneuverability advantages when navigating narrow roads and tight property approaches. Tests conducted in and around Mayfair and Kensington and Chelsea in London confirmed the suitability of Spectre’s rear axle steering for accessing residential streets and luxury retail destinations.
Moreover, considering the diverse environments where Spectre will be driven globally, numerous static testing procedures address key client concerns. These evaluations include assessing the ability to hold clear telephone conversations inside the motor car while parked beside a helicopter, the strength of the in-car internet connection between specific skyscrapers, and the ease of placing specific objects, such as long garment bags used to protect formal evening attire, inside the motor car.
Similar to technical road testing, the Lifestyle Analysis phase identifies necessary adjustments to the motor car’s specifications or performance. For instance, after testing the power-assisted doors on steep hills, simulating the gradients commonly found in Los Angeles, gyroscopic and G-force sensors were incorporated to ensure consistent and effortless door opening and closing regardless of parking angles.
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Furthermore, a particular corner within the vicinity of Rolls-Royce’s Goodwood home in West Sussex, England, was utilized extensively to assess Spectre’s unrivaled steering precision. In honor of this achievement, the corner has been named ‘Spectre Corner’ by the marque’s engineers.
Significantly, during the Lifestyle Analysis testing conducted in London, the heart of Rolls-Royce’s home market, Spectre successfully concluded its 2.5-million-kilometer odyssey. This milestone marks the vehicle’s readiness for client deliveries, which are scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of this year.
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