KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — As the electric vehicle revolution is taking the automotive industry by storm, even ultra-luxury manufacturers such as Rolls-Royce don’t want to be left behind. You might be surprised to hear this but the brand’s first electric offering, the Rolls-Royce Spectre is now officially available in Malaysia.

The Regional Director of Asia Pacific for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Irene Nikkein acknowledged that Malaysia is a key market for the brand in this region. Perhaps, that is why our market gets to see the new ultra-luxury EV this early.

Rolls-Royce Spectre Malaysia pricing, warranty

In Malaysia, the Rolls-Royce Spectre has a starting price of RM2,000,000 not inclusive of any options or taxes. As each Rolls-Royce is bespoke and built to customers’ specifications, this means the pricing of your Spectre will only go upwards from that very point.

Each Spectre comes with a standard 4-year unlimited mileage warranty although its high-voltage battery does have its own 10-year warranty. Customers will also be provided with 24/7 roadside assistance, to the extent that Rolls-Royce will come and bring the Spectre to the nearest charging station in case you depleted its battery completely.

Rolls-Royce also said that it has a dedicated "flying doctor” who is on standby 24/7 and will come to Malaysia in order to get your Spectre working again if there is such a need. Nevertheless, all of the brand’s technicians in Malaysia are already fully trained and certified to work on Spectre ahead of the EV’s general rollout in Q4 this year.

Meanwhile, remember when we said earlier the Spectre is now officially available in Malaysia? Well, there will be some waiting time involved though.

This is because the waiting list already stretched out through 2024 and this applies to all markets throughout the world. In other words, your Spectre will most probably arrive in 2025 if you order it today.

Power output, battery, charging, and range

When it comes to performance, the Rolls-Royce Spectre is fitted with two electric motors that provide a total output of 430kW (577hp) alongside 900Nm of torque. This allows the EV to sprint from 0 to 100km/h in just 4.5 seconds.

Powering this ultra-luxury EV is a 102kWh battery which helps the Spectre deliver a WLTP range of 530km. As for charging time, it takes around 34 minutes to go from 10 per cent to 80 per cent via a DC fast charger (DCFC) with at least 195kW power output.

When plugged into a 50kW DCFC, the charging time would increase to 95 minutes. The Spectre is among the very few EVs that carry an onboard 22kW AC charger but even then it takes around 5 hours 30 minutes to fully charge the vehicle from empty through AC charging. — SoyaCincau