Car review: Rolls-Royce launches its first EV in New Zealand

Car review: Rolls-Royce launches its first EV in New Zealand
The Rolls-Royce is not for people who do not want to be noticed. (Image: Supplied)
Damien O'Carroll
Rolls-Royce's first electric vehicle launched in New Zealand on Thursday, with the first example to land going on show at a small event in exclusive upmarket store Faradays in the Auckland suburb of Parnell. The Spectre is an opulent two-door coupe that Rolls-Royce says is the spiritual successor to the Phantom Coupe that was in production from 2008 until 2016, rather than the smaller Ghost-based Wraith coupe that recently ended its production run. At almost 5.4 metres long, the Spectre isn't for people who don't want to b...

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