
Rolls-Royce's First 100-mph Car Is Back on Show as the Silver Ghost Turns 120
Chassis 1701, which ran London to Edinburgh locked in top gear and later hit 101.8 mph, is on display at Goodwood for the anniversary.

Chassis 1701, which ran London to Edinburgh locked in top gear and later hit 101.8 mph, is on display at Goodwood for the anniversary.

Rolls-Royce drove the updated Spectre on public roads for the first time in Stockholm. New cells add up to 18% range, torque climbs to 749 lb-ft, and charging gets quicker.

Prototypes of the coachbuilt EV will face desert heat, Arctic cold, and 15,000 trunk-lid cycles before the first of 100 cars reaches clients in 2028.

Eight torture surfaces, a roundabout simulator, and air jets mimicking autobahn speeds — the new Eric Platford Testway at Goodwood gives finished Rolls-Royces a final shakedown before delivery.

A one-off Phantom Extended commissioned through Private Office Dubai pairs brittle abalone shell with mother-of-pearl — a material Rolls-Royce needed nine months and six attempts to master.