Rolls-Royce's first-ever electric car, the Spectre, undergoes testing in France ahead of 2023 launch

• Rolls-Royce says its new Electric Super Coupé, the Spectre, has undergone 625 000km of testing in the South of France
• The Spectre is the British carmaker's first-ever electric model, and deliveries are set for 2023
• The Spectre is the stiffest model ever produced and has the best drag coefficient of any model, and is almost halfway through its development

Rolls-Royce has released images of its first-ever fully-electric sportscar undergoing testing in the French Riviera region of southern France.

According to Newspress, Rolls-Royce announced it has been testing its Spectre, Electric Super Coupé, since September 2021.

The full testing programme will conclude with over 2.5 million km of development as the company focuses on becoming a fully electric motor car brand by 2030.

The marque's all-aluminium spaceframe architecture underpins the Spectre, reports Rolls-Royce. First customer deliveries of Spectre will commence in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Lux car brand Rolls Royce to showcase its bespoke Black Badge line up at UK's Goodwood Festival of speed

Briefly News reports that Rolls-Royce showcased all its Black Badge models at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom.

The Ghost will all be seen in Black Badge prestige at Goodwood, the British carmaker's Wraith, Dawn, Cullinan, and the latest model to get the treatment.

The models on display included a Black Badge Ghost featuring a Galileo Blue and Black exterior finish and a blue theme on the interior. This is the newest derivative to wear the Black Badge vocabulary, launched in late 2021.

The Black Badge Cullinan stands out with its Mandarin-coloured brake callipers and 22-inch black wheels. The Dawn Black Badge is adorned in a two-tone Jasmine with a black hue, while the Wraith Black Badge is painted purple, and its upper body is black.

Source: Briefly News