No more slithering about in the snow for the Rolls-Royce Spectre as testing moves on
Rolls-Royce has concluded the Spectre electric vehicle’s (EV’s) winter testing at its specialist facility in Arjeplog, Sweden where temperatures drop enough to freeze a human to death.
Tests were conducted by engineers to ensure that each system in the car is operational in a cold weather environment. Also, variables such as noise, vibration and harshness were assessed and the performance of the materials selected for major hardware components were checked.
Likewise, the efficiency of the EVs heating, ventilation, air conditioning and cooling systems were put to the test as was the car’s handling and stability in high-speed situations which can be replicated at low speeds in the snow.
Billed as an electric super coupé by the British firm, the Phantom Coupé’s spiritual successor is underpinned by an all-aluminium spaceframe architecture. It has a fastback silhouette, split headlights, low windscreen rake, 23-inch wheels (that’s right) and a vertical tail lamp setup.
While Rolls-Royce still is mum about the car’s specifications, it did let out one key fact. The battery pack of the EV weighs 700 kg. Now that means, the Spectre is set to come with a long real world range (on a single charge).
The Rolls-Royce Spectre testing regime is far from over as nearly 20 lakh kilometres of assessments remain to be done prior to first customer deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2023.
