It was only a matter of time before Rolls-Royce went down the electric route and now that the ultra-luxury carmaker has, it’s continued with the spooky naming convention for its first pure-electric (EV) model that’s been christened the Spectre. A year after its global debut, the Spectre is now here in Malaysia to haunt the wallets of the uber-rich. As it is, the Spectre rides on the aptly named Architecture of Luxury that also carries the Cullinan and current Phantom. Nonetheless, it was designe
Back in the 1930s, a Captain George Eyston decided that he wanted to set a new land speed record. So, he gathered a team of engineers to create the monstrosity known as the Thunderbolt and proceeded to set three land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Weighing almost 6,400 kg, the Thunderbolt’s body was made from aluminium and had a blunt, heavyset profile topped with a large triangular tailfin. Commonly described as the ‘behemoth’ or ‘leviathan’, the Thunderbolt is twice the weight of
For a luxury carmaker with such an ingrained sense of traditionalism, Rolls-Royce finally bit that silver bullet and introduced its Black Badge models in 2016; aimed at “young, self-empowered, self-confident rule-breakers.” Simply put, it was counting on the Black Badge to appeal to the new generation of ultra-wealth and now the 2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge is here. Black Badge denotes reengineering existing models with edgier characteristics in terms of design and performance. Did it work
USD 28 million (RM 115.6 million) is plenty of cash for us regular people. For the ultra-rich, it might as well be pocket change. Rolls-Royce has just recently announced the launch of the coach-built Rolls-Royce Boat-Tail and it is the most expensive brand-new car on sale ever. You wouldn’t be surprised that even in this time of crisis with the world slowly recovering from the pandemic (not sure about our side though), someone would commission an exclusive topless Rolls with a price tag of aroun
The second-generation 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost is now officially on sale in Malaysia. The car is available in 2 wheelbase options, the standard-wheelbase model starts at RM 1.45 million while the extended-wheelbase will start at RM 1.65 million. Keep in mind that the prices stated are before taxes and optional extras. RR allows customers to customise their Ghosts to their fancy with Rolls-Royce Bespoke. Although the Ghost is still easily recognisable with its trademark Rolls-Royce design language,
Today is the first day of the 2020 Guangzhou Auto Show and following the 2020 Beijing Auto Show, this is the next biggest car show from China. For now, let’s say hello to the Hongqi E-HS9 and it is more than a knock-off Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Rather, it might even be more luxurious and quieter than a Rolls. We featured a Hongqi in our Top Rank article on the most luxurious cars from around the world and the brand has a storied history. Literally translated to Red Flag in Mandarin, Hongqi was form