【Spectrum】
I say this not at all because I'm resistant to horror movies, but because of this "Shining", which is not a novel written by Stephen King, but a rolls-Royce big Coupé. Spectre has the meaning of "ghost" in English, but when choosing Chinese name, Rolls-Royce used the name "Shining", perhaps in the future Rolls-Royce, the naming rules will change from "shadow generation" to "spirit generation"?
The Shining is no ordinary Rolls-Royce, it will be the first mass-produced pure electric Rolls-Royce car. Starting with it, Rolls-Royce will stop producing and selling all internal combustion engine vehicles in 2030.
[Pure electric "big labor", is there still that smell?] 】
Friends who are not familiar with Rolls-Royce may not know that it is almost impossible to find a car company on Earth that is "persistent" like Rolls-Royce. When the Black Badge series for young users was launched that year, some people already shouted "Ru and so on must not desecrate the emblem" (and in Old English). So now, Rolls-Royce is going to give up the V12 fuel engine, will they ...
So before the official release of the Shining prototype, Rolls Leice traced the fate of the two founders, Charles Rolls and Henry Rice, with electricity. In 1900, Charles Rouse said of electric vehicles, "Electric vehicles are completely silent, have no exhaust emissions, no vibration and odor, and will be very popular once there are enough charging facilities." But I don't see any practical possibility of putting them into practice in the short term. This "short-term" spans a full 111 years.
The real "electric Rolls-Royce" appeared in 2011, when the British exhibited a concept car code-named 102EX. It is based on the seventh generation of phantom manufacturing, so it can also be called phantom EE (ExperimentalElectric). It eliminated the 6.75L V12 engine and replaced it with two independent motors for the rear shaft, with a maximum power of 290 kW (394 PS) and a torque of 800 Nm.
Then in 2016, Rolls-Royce launched the VISION NEXT 100 concept car. Although it is not very clear how this self-driving Rolls-Royce will turn, it is clear that its lines and design elements are very inspiring to today's Rolls-Royce Shining.
Therefore, you don't have to worry about rolls-royce in the electric era, after reducing twelve cylinders, it is not Rolls-Royce. There are many things that define the brand, not just silver logos, silver celebratory goddesses, black brake calipers or petrol engines.
【Our Guess about the Shining】
Aside from the Spectre name, Rolls-Royce didn't release technical details about the Shining. But we can reasonably speculate on some of the characteristics of this car. Of course, this is only speculation, and the real situation is still subject to rolls-Royce officials.
Rolls-Royce's first production electric car was a coupe, and at least from the roof line, we can see the shadow of the current Phantom, which may also mean that the Size of the Shining is close to the Phantom. The latter is 5285mm/1947mm/1507mm in length, width and height, and has a wheelbase of 3112mm, which is the standard size of a large car. It will deliver to consumers in the fourth quarter of 2023. Large cars, pure electric... Thoughts of anything?
This big guy, who is tightly camouflaged, is also a big car. Coincidentally, it was under the same roof as Rolls-Royce. This is BMW's next-generation 7 Series test car – to be precise, a purely electric version of the 7 Series, which may be called the i7 in the future. Release time of the next generation 7 Series electric version... Expected in 2023. Another coincidence.
Although Rolls-Royce's new generation of Gust, Phantom, and Shadow will all use a specially developed platform, unlike the BMW 7 Series, they will most likely share core components such as batteries, electronic control systems and motors, just as they once shared the V12 engine.
Among the parts that may be shared, the Rolls-Royce Shining will definitely use the highest specifications of parts, so we only need to look at the legendary BMW i7 top with xDriveM60. This model will be equipped with dual motors with a total power of 484kW, 658PS, which exceeds the Phantom Black Badge's 632PS; more aggressive news indicates that the system has more than 700PS output. In any case, the Shining will definitely be more powerful than the fuel version of Rolls-Royce.
As for the battery, the rumors of all parties are relatively unified, the high-end i7 will be equipped with a 120kWh lithium battery, and the WLTP range is between 650-700km; the endurance and charging problems that Charles Rouse worried about 121 years ago are now slowly no longer a problem.
As a 2023 ultra-luxury car, the Shining will presumably also carry the next generation of 7 Series homologous, including lidar, support for neural network chips and other driver assistance systems. These things are not contrary to a Rolls-Royce, and it is a two-door, driving-oriented Rolls-Royce, but it just turns the "Chauffeur" of Rolls-Royce owners (they never use "Driver" to describe full-time drivers) into car sensors and AI, and they don't have to grab seats with car owners who love to drive.
With the car still nearly two years away from being officially delivered, the all-electric coupe will be released at a Rolls-Royce pace, and we won't be able to fully see its design and technical details until then.
Well, having this basic information is enough. Driving an electric Rolls-Royce with more powerful performance, completely free of engine noise and vibration, and even running farther than its fuel predecessors in a single replenishment, is it not the romance of those tech billionaires?