Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)
British luxury car model
The Rolls-Royce Wraith is a full-size ultra-luxury car/grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and based on the chassis of the Rolls-Royce Ghost sedan, which is also shared with the Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible. The Wraith shares its nameplate with the 1938 model by the original Rolls-Royce company.
The body style is a two-door pillar-less coupe with suicide doors. This body style was most popular in cars during the 1950s and 1960s, and was known as the hardtop body style, not used by Rolls-Royce since 1955.
Overview
The Wraith was built in order to replace the earlier 2-door car model, the Phantom Coupé, built on the basis of the Ghost, unlike the earlier model which was based on the 7th Generation Phantom, the flagship car model of Rolls-Royce Motor cars until the arrival of the 8th generation.
Initial release
Wraith (2013–2022)
The vehicle was announced in January 2013 and unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Deliveries began from the fourth quarter of 2013.
Specifications and performance
Specifications
Engines
Transmissions
Performance
The standard Wraith has a 6.6 litre, twin turbocharged V12 engine which delivers 632 PS (465 kW; 623 hp). The car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in 4.4 seconds, making it the fastest accelerating Rolls-Royce ever produced. The car also has an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) .
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