“De-escalated time enables engineers to create unparalleled detail in the motor car’s response, in doing so schooling Spectre to think, behave and communicate like a Rolls-Royce worthy of the marque. Catch a Glimpse of the Rolls-Royce Spectre EV.
In addition to making sure nothing cracks in the cold, Rolls engineers run on the ice surface to tune the chassis and make sure the car handles with the feel of a proper Rolls-Royce. And it is cooooooold up there, down to -40 degrees (Fahrenheit or Celsius, this is the one point where they are both the same). The lake is 85 miles from the Norwegian border and 34 miles from the Arctic Circle. Specifically, work was done on the frozen surface of Lake Kakel, where seemingly every carmaker on Earth-and many component makers such as Bosch and ZF-have tested for decades. The main news this time is that the all-new Spectre has successfully completed its winter testing regimen, in the remote Swedish forests of Arjeplog, a place that looks on Google Earth like it has Hobbits and Ewoks. Thus, herewith is another information cache pushed out the back of the plane and parachuted into your lap, or laptop.
“For God’s sake man, don’t buy a Tesla,” you can almost hear them saying. Rolls can’t unload all its secrets now and expect you to wait patiently for almost two years. So expect a lot more of these little information dumps to be made between now and then. We still have a long way to go before Rolls-Royce delivers the first all-electric Spectre Coupe in late 2023.
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