Rolls Royce Wraith And Ghost With New
Black Badge Editions
Rolls Royce’s new Black Badge editions
are the bad boys of the Ghost sedan and Wraith coupe families bringing a
sinister exterior look and surprisingly, an extra dollop of power into the mix.
Both models get a deep black exterior
finish together with unique composite carbon fiber alloys featuring aluminum
hubs, plus black detailing that includes a high-gloss Spirit of Ecstasy hood
ornament.
For the Black Badge Edition’ interiors,
the British company used aerospace-grade aluminum-threaded carbon-fiber
composite trims, along with darker details, a new clock design, black
‘starlight’ headliner with more than a thousand fiber-optic nodes, and two-tone
embroidered leather upholstery.
Rolls Royce engineers made some
improvements to the Wraith and Ghost’s 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V12 engines,
with the former retaining the same output at 624 hp but gaining an
additional 70 Nm of torque for a total of 870 Nm, and the
latter, a 40 hp and 60 Nm bump in output.
A recalibrated air suspension setup,
bigger front brakes and a faster eight-speed automatic transmission round out
the performance upgrades for the two models that will make their first public
out at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday.
