Rolls Royce Spectre review. With 584bhp & 4WD, is this new Rolls Royce EV actually fun to drive?
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- čas přidán 25. 05. 2024
- The new Rolls Royce Spectre is the first production EV from the company and with two motors, 584bhp & 4WD, is it actually fun to drive?
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Imagine running low on charge and finding out your nearest charger is at a Lidl supermarket 😂
Be practical and go shopping while it’s charging.
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AND IT'S BEHIND THE STORE NEXT TO THE GARBAGE BINS
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@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 If you have to shop at Lidl then it defeats the whole point of driving a Rolls, doesn't it?
After watching this review, I've sadly come to the conclusion that I can't afford one. The umbrella, that is. :)
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Fortunately we can buy Skoda with simply clever solutions covered also umbrellas:):) backing to RR, nice that we still can see so nice engineered car with brilliant suspension, awesome options, even if I would never sit in it but in my daily Peugeot:)
Between 1900 and 1925 Electric cars and vans outnumbered petrol powered vehicles.
@@Hubbellification Maybe, but I bet the umbrellas were only available in black. :)
The prices they ask for options proves that they know that their clientele is so rich that they lost all idea about the value of money...
Very very true.
It seems designed to relieve idiots of their money.
@@stephencrowther524 Absolutely. Rolls royce, Ferrari, Porsche, Bugatti, they all know that they are purposefully fleecing and financially stealing from their customers constantly and blatantly. A $15,000 Rolls option probably cost them less than a $1,000..so they should charge maybe $1,500 at most for that kind of option, not $15,000...pure theft...
i actually think its the opposite. i think they HAVE to make it expensive otherwise nobody would buy it. if its not expensive their cilientele thinks "nah thats too cheap". i could be wrong but im absolutely convinced that this is how some (most?) super rich people think. they only buy this to show off. and if its not expensive enough, they cant show off. like porsche people do with their PTS shit.
Whatever makes you feel better.
To me there is no doubt that Harry's garage THE best automotive channel in whole of CZcams. Love Harry's enthusiasm and unbiased reviews. Keep it coming Harry!
What's his name again?
Kidney bean rouge is not a colour I’ve ever lusted after.
Raw liver was my impression.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Beans? Liver? Would Mr Lector like a Spectre?
@@mrdainase this comment needs more likes!
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I associated my grandma‘s lipstick.
So they've finally made Lady Penelope a car
Lol, I just said the same to my wife! 🤣
FAB 1
Oh dear
I watch every video but not always for the car featured
I wouldn’t want this in a gift ad I dislike all those expensive luxury cars
I’ll have your Zagata or 911 🥰
My thoughts..
Harry was Parker for a day
I groaned when the grill lit up :(
I've had a 20 minute ride in a RR Wraith and to be frank, that was just about inaudible in traffic as well as being seriously fast and refined - one of my all time favourites.
the thunderbirds colour & overall rear end styling is shocking. A premier footballers wet dream
I agree 😅
The colour is wonderful imo
Yep, awful - I wouldn't drive that thing around if you paid me.
I always say that football just encourages bad haircuts and terrible fashion.... now you've reminded me to add disgusting cars to that summary 😂
We should all become premier footballers, thats the only way we can all afford to go EV. Get the government to mandate it now! Back to reality I will stick with my diesel 4x4.
If my Butler dosent shut the door my Chauffeur does.
Hahaha 😆
You don't use a chauffeur with a two door car.
Colour matches some coffee cups I have
If your valet wasn't having the night off he'd check your spelling too! 🤣
What is a butler doing out of the house?
The term butler came from bottler, they look after your wine, beer and spirits.
You possibly meant your valet.
The barn sized door needs its own carpark
I didn't need DB gauges to measure the sound. You knew and understood the immediate difference in ride experience from the moment you left the driveway. Impressed
Thunderbirds Edition.
The idea that they developed an 18 foot long vehicle that's about 7 feet wide, and then spent god knows how much time redesigning the spirit of ecstacy in order to reduce the CD by a virtually un-measurable amount is totally ridiculous. It's just that sort of cynical marketing that I really hate. Especially when car reviewers lap it up. If you want efficiency, a 584bhp 18ft long vehicle design is not exactly the best way to do it.
And don't forget the ludicrous special lighting effects for the mascot(te) and the grille!
It always amazes me that if range is a key metric why do they waste electrons on stiuff like roof and grill lights? Every little helps? Not exactly the route to a sustainable future, is it?
Yeah well that's not the idea. And it's not cynical, and it's not marketing, and reviewers don't lap it up.
And since when was any Rolls Royce about "efficiency"? Not to mention the typical RR customer.
@@stevemawer848 All the lights combined use far, far less energy than moving the car at even low speeds. It effectively doesnt matter for range.
Love the fact that if Harry hasn't got a noisy fun sounding car, he still manages to get screeches out of the tires
I love the sound of scrap metal when opening the hood
Exactly what I was thinking. Opening the hood should not sound like that in a Rolls.
A sound the buyers of these cars will never hear.
@@marckant3611Very noticeable.
@@snakerbl😂
The chromed metal bullseye air vents were first introduced in 1966 in the Silver Shadow. Every car since has had them and they are lovely. A great nod to the past.
Stolen from the Mk I Cortina.
Having the sound deadening low down instead of up front under the bonnet - really improved the handling.
Harry’s reaction to that right hand turn was brilliant. Thanks harry
_"It's the pinnacle of luxury!"_
"I can't close my door."
_"It's the pinnacle of luxury!"_
The button for that is in the center console
@@seniraranasinghe645knew it had to be there somewhere
@@dirkdiggler69 doesn't surprise me that Harry couldn't find it. 😆
The Carmargue would like all the people who have been so harsh to it over the decades to apologize
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After the Carmargue made into the Spitfire Beast I now like the style of the CarM!!!
I always liked the Camargue, but I was in the minority.
I've always liked the Carmargue. It's a bit vulgar, and a bit 70s kitch, but I like it. And compared to the Spectre, it's quite elegant and discreet.
@@jjefferyworboys8138 Me too. Stunning cars.
well they are getting closer to lady penople's RR.
yes M’Lady
No surprise really, they also build a SUV that is close to a Metrocab.
@@jimherbert007 st moritz, if you please Parker.
Totally different colour.
"getting closer", not the same colour.
Wonderful episode. I use the word wonder intentionally because Harry's wonder and child like delight at the ability of this Royce is fun & uplifting to witness. What a car - tremendous!
What a planet saver.
Yes total lolz
Yes will this make the buyer more virtuous than anyone else?
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Rappers and footballers have just soiled their underpants .
Love the shape but that’s an awful colour combo.
Agree
Yep, came here to say the same. Great example of money not buying taste.
Muddy Plum?
What is that horrible color?
In flesh. In black. It’s another definitive Roller. For those that can. Why not ? And yes. What’s going on this colour combo. It isn’t pretty.
Hi Harry, buttons for closing left/right door are located on center console just next to “idrive” wheel. Great review as always👍🏻
And bmw owner will know how to use the 1-8 buttons. 😂
That quote is damn cool. :) As a German I always loved British cars and oldschool fashion... you guys just know how to make an impressive entry.
It is a German car though, pretty sure its engineered completely by BMW.
Surely a gentleman closes the door for the lady.🧐
What lady? This is a gay specific car.
So you can't be a gentleman with the passive one? @@johnsmith1474
If I could afford a Spectre I sure as heck would be getting more than 1 lady in it.
I'd also be dead inside a week with a big smile on my face.
Not these days!
Equality
12:37 The Morgan is nearly as tall as the Rolls' bonnet 😆
So much veneer and so much technology (toys, that is). Overwhelming is a word that comes to mind. Such a motorcar to behold. Thank you !!
Thank you, Harry -excellent presentation.
Only thing i would liked to have seen is how small your silver shadow looks parked next to the spectre
He posted a pic on instagram
😆 I’ve thought so for ages now, imagine if you like that for just one moment the likes of you or I (the average bloke or blokess in the street) could afford to spend £450K on a car only to find at time of delivery your money hasn’t afforded you a fully painted car?!! No, no, no, even if I had the sort of money for this kind of car TWO TONE is an ABSOLUTE NO-GO!!
I saw another review on this motor except it was a purple/silver two tone, I liked the purple but c’mon, for a luxury brand that used to be famous simply for the number of coats of paint lavished on its’s cars, two-tone’s so cheap!!
When are they going to put the topcoat on?
On the black or the colour? I thought the lower parts of the body colour looked a bit 'dull'
Wasn't the standard spec 23 coats of hand rubs lacquer ontop of the base colour, giving something like nearly 40 coats in all?
6:38 : The Passenger Door Controls are on the central console, next to the dial. They look like two window switches - they are in fact door switches.
8:10 : You can see what those 1-8 preset buttons are by *touching* (not pushing down) on the button. If you touch it without pushing down on it, it'll show what the preset is set to on the infotainment screen.
How do you know this?
@@procatprocat9647 Let's just say I've had "extensive experience" with newer Rolls Royces, including the Spectre. ;)
Aaah buttons and screens. Perfect combo - what we are all craving in regular cars!
I have trouble remembering what the buttons do on the lower dash of our Skoda because the miniscule symbols are obscured by reflections during the day so how are you to remember what each unmarked button does unless you use it regularly? i assume that once set there is no need to use it for some time.
Passenger door should close by pulling and holding its button for the electric window.
Rules of etiquette are that if you entertain a guest for a journey in the passenger seat, then as the driver, you close the door for your guest from outside - if on the rare occasion that your butler, security detail or valet is not available.
@@matthewhackett1710Nevertheless…..
I think the armrest controls are too far, better if it was simply a button on the centre console. But as it's a modern Rolls, that would be far too logical
@@matthewhackett1710 Valet! The butler wouldn't be seen dead doing this!
@@MichaelKingsfordGray groom
Superb episode Harry. Your review of this automobile is exemplary, and so pleased it is a Roller !!!
An impressive beast. Can’t believe how quick it picks up for almost 3 tonnes.
Nice review Harry, 2 comments: 1) The button for closing the passenger door can be found in the middle console, you need to keep it “pulled” for closing the door. 2) you can see the function of the shortcut buttons by touching (but not pressing) them. If you glide your finger over them the shortcut function will appear on screen
3 tonnes of depreciation.
Only peasants worry about depreciation!
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Great comment 🤣
I think when you're at the point where you can afford one of these, depreciation probably isn't a concern
250,000 pounds in 3 years!!!!
I was waiting for this review for so long!
Harry, the door close switch is on the centre armrest, next to the rotary controller for the inforainment 😊
The first time I drove a Tesla Model S, my comment was “Rolls Royce should be doing this”. The silence, smoothness and refinement is absolutely suited to their brand. Mind you, the range seems to be a bit of a joke, I had an Impreza Turbo that needed filling every 220 miles and that was a pain in the neck. I can’t imagine what a nuisance a 180 mile range on an electric Rolls Royce would be. So much for continent-crushing!
@joelsmith9311
> Mind you, the range seems to be a bit of a joke, I had an Impreza Turbo
> that needed filling every 220 miles and that was a pain in the neck.
And that was when you'd be in and out of the filling station in about 5 minutes. Imagine if had taken *hours* to fill the tank.
Rolls Royce owners only drive to their private plane. As Harry said, they do only 5.000 miles a year in their car.
@@drfisheye Not even. 5000km/yr.
@@drfisheye And own several more cars.
They know their clientelle - while they sell their cars as long distance cruisers you take to the alps every weekend, 99% of them will be used to choffeur people around london in standstill traffic, so the range is perfectly adequate for a day's job, and then the butler can charge it.
Pick one of these up in 5 years time for 70k
Yepp, and the range left will be 10 miles, and a battery replacement for 1 million due.
Just before the battery needs to be replaced ...
Good deal ...
Hardly a flicker of an eyelash time-wise.
surprised they havn't kept analogue dials. The digital ones might look ok on a 20k Volkswagen
Too noisy would be my guess
@@geek9642 lol
It is a shame, but because the electrical systems are based on BMW’s it’s just frankly easier and cheaper to carry them over. I wish they were analogue.
@@rare6499 do you understand how they work they are the same signal. honestly don't fill comments with fake news like this
@@mikenewbold1699 sorry but that’s not true. I work in manufacturing in the car industry. It’s a combination of multiple factors that would have meant they carried over the digital displays, cost being one, the electrical architecture being based on the BMW system being another. There’s a reason why the Cullinan which has just been facelifted and has moved over to the latest model year electric architecture also now has the digital dash. It’s way more integral to the vehicle systems than you realise. There are a number of vehicle features and systems that were designed to display on a digital dash. Reverting that to an analogue system is not just a case of transferring the system to analogue dials. If you want analogue dials they would have needed to design the entire system around it, come up with other means of displaying relevant information which those digital displays now also display.
This looks remarkably like Lady Penelope's Rolls from Thunderbirds in the late 1960s! The writers were way ahead of their time!
I can't remember whose channel I first saw the Spectre but I thought then what a perfect way to push a Rolls Royce, quiet and effortless is the Rolls Royce way but I don't think that back then anybody thought that it would have dynamic prowess. Thanks Harry, as always you have the review I want to see.
Enjoyable video, I watched J leno showing off his Spectre which was a lovely black.
Don't know how that J Leno can drive his eyes seem half closed notice the footage of him driving he driffed into the other lane all the time
Supercar Blondie seems also quite thrilled with hers .
@@ronmccullock1407 I got the same impression watching Jay ride a Kawasaki high performance motorcycle. Veterans of riding on two wheels can spot a nervous and insecure rider immediately. If Jay remains in denial and continues riding, the odds will surely catch up with him.
The last episode I watched was about an early Toronado he had resto-modded to RWD. At that moment I realized not all his dogs were barking.
The door closing switches are in the centre console. Just in front of the arm rest.
Thanks! The Rolls quote was interesting, as was the review. All the best
Always enjoy your content!
Passenger door close button is on the centre console 👍
That star headlining is great if you're 5 years old.
You exaggerate. 4 tops.
It's aimed at the mental age of the prospective buyers.
Harry, I’ve seen up close at a Cars & Coffee In Loudoun County, VA USA. The Spectre was like an imposing naval destroyer when it rolled stealthily into the car show. Absolutely stunning. Would love to drive one.
I watch these videos because I love seeing Burford high street, lovely place to visit ❤
To shut the passenger door there is a switch to the driver's side of the center toggle ( gear stick )
What a motor vehicle.
Parker will enjoy this.
I dare someone to spec one in "Lady Penelope" pink 😉
Fab!
'ome m'lady?
I love your videos, very classy bit of videoing.
Now that's a proper car review Harry.
A skinfull of a car review indeed.
Bit of a challenge getting in and out at Tesco's car park 😂
And Tesco's have wider than most bays but probably alright outside Harrods
Just park in the mother and baby bays, like Mercedes drivers do 😉
I imagine most RR owners have someone to do their shopping.
I typed in Depreciation and it brought me here 😂😂
you should also do a search for "making taxpayers pick up the tab"
If you worry about depreciation, you can't afford one 🤣🤣
I doubt the owners care about depreciation 😆
I do appreciate this car though.
Dear Harry, that quote is widely known. Also, the first ever built Porsche, the Lohner Porsche was a purely electric vehicle. Car manufacterers from the begining saw the electric motors capabilities and potential
And then came Standard Oil
06:35 To close the passenger door, there is a button with door icon dedicated to such task on the center console, pull the door and that’s it. It’s part of #Effortless Door.
The door switches are located in the centre console right beside the MMI knob (near your leg on right hand drive cars)
I wonder how well that huge, low-slung, battery would cope with an impact from a speed hump or ramp? Such an impact would presumably be eminently possible due to the large wheelbase. If a little Caterham Seven can ground out then that behemoth of a car surely can!
700kgs of battery! Lovely and you can tell how lovely it is by the acoustics as Harry talks.
Hi Harry, this is the first of your content that I have watched right through and I am well impressed!. It may be just because you are a bit older and wiser than some content creators but I do like your dignified style!. Could it be that this is what makes this video so appealing, that the combination of your style and this car go so well together.
There was a time in my earlier life when I too would have yearned to own such a vehicle, that time has now passed into a more mature satisfaction, currently I am very happy with my old Skoda Roomster which is entirely what I need but that does not detract from my enjoyment of demonstrations of cars that I will never own or drive when they are done with such panache.
Cheers, Richard.
I am so surprised it has no front boot or frunk considering the size of it
It's rather undistinguished to be popping the hood of your RR even though it's electric and not broken (yet).
Impressive how they've made a car so large and so impractical
My 1975 Bentley is only a foot shorter and not very much lighter.
Yes, because all RR owners only have the one car and need it to tick all the boxes eh? :rolleyes:
Surely that’s always been the case for mega coupes. They aren’t supposed to be ‘practical’ they are supposed to be hugely indulgent. No different to say the S Class coupe was or the Brooklands.
I saw a Hummer EV in the wild in my little backwater town in British Columbia just yesterday. It definitely fits the large and impractical category. The overlarge and bloated disease is well established here in North America as well.
What you may not realize is... the owner of such a vehicle has at least seven others to choose from. If they want space, then the Cullinan it is. Speed, here´s where the Koenigsegg comes in, and so forth.
Love the exhaust sound
There is a door close switch for each door in the centre console, next to the control dial. Pull switch up to close 😊
How did he miss that the buttons to close to doors are right there next to the i-drive controller????
Harry should have gone to Specsavers!
HE DOES LITTLE RESEARCH ON CARS HE REVIEWS. HE'S NO DOUG.
Love those shortcut buttons. Used to be in every BMW until they ditched them in favour of full touch screens. One press of a button to set the satnav to home, a particular radio station, turn the screen off, bring up a particular menu etc… You can usually see the presets by just resting your finger on each button, but not pushing them down. This brings up a prompt on the screen.
@jamesbaggaley1460
> One press of a button to set the satnav to home,
Brilliant idea. Nothing better than giving someone who's stolen a very expensive car details of where you live.
@@anonnona8099assuming it’s just BMW iDrive then the shortcuts and favourites are all linked to your driver profile, which is activated by either your key being in the car or a PIN entered on the dash. So if they’ve properly broken in then you’re safe. If they’ve nicked your key the you’re stuffed. But most cars have sat nav systems with favourites in so no different really.
@@markcartwright5769
> @anonnona8099 assuming it’s just BMW iDrive then the shortcuts and favourites
> are all linked to your driver profile, which is activated by either your key being in the
> car or a PIN entered on the dash. So if they’ve properly broken in then you’re safe.
> If they’ve nicked your key the you’re stuffed. But most cars have sat nav systems
> with favourites in so no different really.
And do these systems decide for themselves which favourites to store, and work out for themselves what your home address is, or does the driver have to do something boneheaded like telling it what his home address is?
If someone stole my car, the Comand system would show recent destinations etc, but I've never been boneheaded enough to put my actual address in when using the satnav to get me home from wherever - somehow I've always been able to cope by using it to direct me to somewhere nearby, from where I can get to my house by remembering where it is.
The 8 buttons across the dash are a straight lift from BMW - you used to be able to hover your finger just above the button and it would show you in the display what it was set at without having to press it.
The 1-8 buttons you mentioned it’s the same as BMW you can see what they are without pressing them. They are touch sensitive you just need to touch them and it will show on screen what it’s shortcut is
The 8 buttons on the dash are touch sensitive. When you slightly touch them with your finger on the screen it will light up what that button does. You can then press the button to select that option. Radio station, Home Address Preset, Spirit of Ecstasy raise & lower, etc.
To close either door there are dedicated buttons on the passager side on the center console, next to the iDrive selector.
What could possibly go wrong...?
Straight from BMW.
Yes, standard BMW tech. Not surprising I guess
Pretty user unfriendly IMO.
"What does this button do? Oh, l have to touch it and see what the screen says and then maybe realise I don't want that function so I'll try the next one"
Pretty daft when they could've put small OLED screens over each that showed its function BEFORE you press it. To me, that would've made much more sense.
@@bennylloyd-willner9667 wherever did you get the idea that this vehicle is about making sense?
Now you should review an EV converted classic Rolls for comparison Harry.
Imagining a Rolls Royce driver stopping at a Moto services to recharge and getting motorway services food.
Harry you can close the passenger door automatically when holding the "close window" button in the center console. Of course you can do it as a passenger or as the driver too.
The colour combo is tasteful anemic red with soporific grey.
@humanbeing1675
> The colour combo is tasteful anemic red with soporific grey.
Is opelescent bile an option?
(And no, that's not a typo)
Yes...😊
I always ask myself who orders (and pays) for these colours...
Can't really imagine that charging outside McDonald's for 4 hours while you have a Mc fluffy... 😂
To close the drivers door squeeze the brake pedal.
There are four small square switches on the centre console (either side of the circular selector) two left and two right, that allow you to close the four passenger doors.
Looking at that front grill keenly I see a lot of cues from the BMW i7
There is button in the centre to close the passenger door
I swear that viewers of Harry’s are just too sophisticated, baring me, of course.
Why would anyone spec a car like that in the colour of an OAP’s bathroom suite from the 1990’s. Jay Leno’s black one with a black interior looks stunning.
I had a RR Shadow with a pink velour interior, lots of excess in the 1970's !
Love your videos Harry.
Man, Rolls-Royce knows how to do colours. That is gorgeous. And so is the chartreuse (green-yellow for plebians) one that Throttehouse tested.
It never ceases to amaze me that the front of a car still opens like that. And not electric.
It's the laziest packaging ever. There could have been huge frunk there, which would be perfect for additional luggage to take on the private jet down to Monaco.
Yes sounded clunky cheap
@@howarddavies136 Yeppers!
now see I would expect the opposite. To maximise battery usage I would expect a manufacturer to make everything possible to be manual. I wouldn't waste "precious" battery life on driving motors to open and close massive doors..
manual charger cover as well
Am I the only one that likes the colour? 😂
yes
I have always liked purple.
It's one of those colors that looks a lot better in person. Plus the lighting in the garage really does it a disservice. Maybach has a similar color in two tone with cream and it's quite nice up close.
The customer is always right, in matters of taste
Button assignment: It was common on BMWs that you just touch - not PRESS - the button to see what function is assigned to it.
Harry. On the centre console next to the I-Drive there are 2 rocker switches that operate both driver and passenger door close assist.
I suppose you could gripe about the range but when you expect the BEST and are stunned when it exceeds the performance and handling as wraps you in a quit tranquil environment, if you have the funds, write the check! Harry nails it again, when you pay for the BEST you should get it and, in this case, you get more!!!
More, as you sit by a charger every couple of hundred miles?
@@stevemawer848Who the hell drives a RR for 200 miles? Used buyers maybe... The ones buying new use something else past 100 miles!
You drive to breakfast and charge, drive to lunch and charge, drive to dinner and charge, you're not pressed for time if you own this and six other cars
Obviously you would personally open and close the passenger door for Mrs M, so no need for a button 😉🤙
This car is in 100% homosexual spec.
Mr and Mr.
There is a button by the ashtray, apparently.
I have no idea why I watched this as I’ll never be able to buy one even when fully depreciated. But it’s a good review.
I never thought a Rolls Royce could ever look bad, but they've managed it with that colour scheme.
Great review as always. EVs, as they are now, not really my thing, but I suppose if RR implored me to drive around in one of these things for a year or so, I just might oblige them! :)
PS. Best comments ever. Very amusing.
This would look fantastic in the 1913 ghost Alpine trial livery, baby blue to the bottom and silver to the top, dark blue leather with unpolished mahogany woodwork!
What an amazing car. I was thinking this would be a tremendous electric car and Harry got it spot on, I think. It lifts the RR experience in to a new realm. That word is relevant as it costs a kindom.