The Rolls-Royce Black Badge lineup is expanding as the company has announced plans to introduce a “new product” on October 28th at 13:00 BST (8:00 AM ET). The company is keeping details under wraps, but they released a handful of teaser images that show a Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament and stylish two-tone wheels with carbon fiber accents.
Moving into the cabin, we can see
illuminated piano black trim with a starlight design as well as an infinity
logo. The model also sports eye-catching blue leather and what appears to be
carbon fiber trim. Besides the traditional teasers, the company has teamed up
with artist and illustrator Mason London to create an animated teaser. It
suggests the upcoming model will have blue pinstripes as well as matching blue
calipers.
While Rolls-Royce is playing coy, the
mysterious model appears to be a Ghost Black Badge. This makes plenty of sense
as there are already Black Badge versions of the Cullinan, Dawn and Wraith and
the company has previously offered a Ghost Black Badge. Little is known about
the car at the moment, but the standard Ghost has a twin-turbo 6.75-liter V12
engine that produces 563 hp and 850 Nm of torque.
It enables the model to accelerate from 0-96 km/h in 4.6 seconds,
before hitting a limited top speed of 250 km/h.
However, we can expect the Ghost Black
Badge to offer better performance as the Cullinan Black Badge has an upgraded
twin-turbo 6.75-liter V12 with 592 hp and 900 Nm of torque. That’s an increase of 29 hp and 50
Nm. The upgraded powertrain should be
accompanied by a handful of other changes including a sportier suspension and a
beefier braking system. These upgrades will likely be joined by a retuned
gearbox and a sportier exhaust. Of course, we’ll find out for sure next week
