Rolls Royce extends the electric Spectre’s range and turns Black Badge into its most powerful model yet

The electric luxury coupe gets a useful technical boost

Rolls Royce Motor Cars says Spectre Series II brings three meaningful changes to the brand’s first electric model: longer range, shorter charging time and a broader Bespoke programme. The standard model now produces 442 kW and 1015 Nm, while the Black Badge Spectre Series II delivers 500 kW in Infinity Mode and up to 1100 Nm in Spirited Mode. Range rises to as much as 628 km on the WLTP cycle, while charging time falls by up to 14 per cent.

This is not merely a cosmetic update. The earlier Spectre produced 430 kW and 900 Nm, offered a WLTP range of 530 km and used a battery with 102 kWh of usable capacity. Series II therefore adds 12 kW, 115 Nm and almost 100 km of official range to the standard car. By Rolls Royce standards, that matters far more than shaving a tenth from the 0 to 100 km/h sprint. Customers here buy silence, control and effortless reserve.

Black Badge becomes a serious heavyweight

Black Badge Spectre was hardly modest before. The 2025 version produced 485 kW in Infinity Mode and 1075 Nm in Spirited Mode. Series II raises those figures to 500 kW and 1100 Nm. The increase is not huge, but its symbolic weight is considerable. Rolls Royce continues to use electricity to amplify its traditional qualities: silence, massive torque and uninterrupted acceleration, rather than track day aggression.

The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT shows a different philosophy, with 760 kW, 0 to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds and up to 559 km of WLTP range. Spectre is not trying to win that game. It puts power at the service of quiet luxury, not the other way round. That makes the Rolls Royce electric strategy interesting in Europe, where strict CO2 rules and higher energy costs mean an electric luxury car must prove that comfort and emotion are not the private property of the combustion engine.

BMW i7 shows the numerical family resemblance, Spectre sells the experience

The BMW i7 M70 xDrive sits within the same wider group family and in a similar power class: 485 kW, 1015 Nm, 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and up to 576 km of WLTP range. Spectre Series II now offers a longer official range, while the Black Badge peak torque figure exceeds that of the i7 M70. Yet the Rolls Royce advantage is not a victory in a table.

The value of this car comes from how the chassis absorbs mass, how the electric motors deliver torque without drama and how the interior turns travel into something closer to a private lounge than simple transport.

The design stays calm, the materials grow bolder

The exterior deliberately remains familiar. Spectre keeps its long fastback profile, two piece front light signature and 23 inch wheels, but gains a new Ethereal Blue body colour and a more faceted forged wheel design. Black Badge adds an Iced Black finish for the grille surround, side window frame, door handles and Spirit of Ecstasy, all in matte black, while the Pantheon grille vanes remain polished.

Inside, Rolls Royce expands the creative range much more dramatically. Duality Twill uses a bamboo based viscose textile, with embroidery that can contain up to 2.6 million stitches and 16 km of thread. Placed Perforation leather uses a pattern made from 78,138 perforations of different sizes. The new Brindled Walnut veneer combines walnut and eucalyptus fibres, while a lacquer with glass particles gives the surface extra depth. This is where Spectre fights for Bentley and Maybach customers: not only with figures, but with the sense of a car created through commission.

Why this model matters globally

Spectre Series II arrives as luxury brands recalibrate their electric plans. Bentley confirmed that its first electric model will arrive in 2026 and that plug in hybrids will remain in the range until 2035, stepping back from its earlier full electric target for 2030. For Rolls Royce, that means Spectre must carry more than the role of a single model. It must show that electric luxury works in real life, not only on strategy slides.

Rolls Royce says Spectre was the brand’s second best selling model globally in 2025. Average annual mileage stays around 6500 km, but one European customer covered more than 50,000 km in two years. That detail matters because it breaks the old prejudice that a very wealthy buyer chooses an electric car only as a garage sculpture. Spectre Series II aims to encourage more of that use: greater range, shorter charging pauses and an even stronger sense that an electric powertrain fits naturally with the Rolls Royce character.

Technical summary

Rolls Royce Spectre Series II: 442 kW, 1015 Nm and up to 628 km of WLTP range.

Black Badge Spectre Series II: 500 kW in Infinity Mode and up to 1100 Nm in Spirited Mode.

Earlier Spectre: 430 kW, 900 Nm, 530 km WLTP range and a battery with 102 kWh of usable capacity.

Charging time is reduced by up to 14 per cent, although Rolls Royce has not published every charging scenario separately.

New Bespoke options include Duality Twill textile, Placed Perforation leather, Brindled Walnut veneer and new illuminated fascia graphics.