The Rolls-Royce Spectre Gets Big Update. But You Wouldn’t Know It

It now goes farther, charges faster, and responds more sharply, but the design remains mostly untouched.

Photo by: Rolls-Royce

Andrei Nedelea

By: Andrei Nedelea

Jun 2, at 12:20pm ET

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The Spectre Series II gets 18% more WLTP range and 14% faster charging.
The Black Badge Spectre now makes up to 670 hp and 811 lb-ft of torque.
Rolls-Royce barely changed the exterior, focusing instead on range, response, and cabin details.

The Rolls-Royce Spectre, the brand's first EV, has been given a refresh. The Series II model changes almost nothing on the outside, but the identical bodywork hides a lot of technical changes and upgrades.

Charging time has been reduced by 14%. The manufacturer doesn’t share the exact numbers, but the pre-update model needed 34 minutes to get from 10-80% with a peak charging rate of up to 205 kW in ideal conditions. Rolls-Royce doesn’t say it increased the peak power, so the lower charging time may come courtesy of an improved charging curve.

Gallery: Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II (2026)

Source: Rolls-Royce

Range is up too, by 18%, rising to 390 miles (628 km) WLTP, thanks to an improved average electricity consumption of 3.1 miles/kWh (20.2 kWh/100 km). The battery remains the same, a roughly 120-kilowatt-hour pack with a usable capacity of 102 kWh.

Rolls-Royce has also given the Series II Spectre more power, although only in Black Badge trim. This variant delivers up to 670 horsepower, up from 592 hp, in Infinity Mode and 811 lb-ft (1,100 Nm) of torque in Spirited Mode, up from 748 lb-ft (1,015 Nm).

While the exterior is untouched, Rolls-Royce has updated the Series II’s interior with new leather finishes, fabrics, veneers, and dashboard treatments. The dashboard now gets a new directional wave-pattern illumination made up of 8,108 individual pixel-like illuminations, while the clock has also been given an aviation-themed redesign with cast metal hands and cleaner graphics.

The Black Badge Spectre Series II gets an Iced Matte Black exterior treatment for all trim pieces. It gives a matte finish to the grille surround, bumper inserts, side badge surrounds, door handles, and Spirit of Ecstasy ornament, with the grille vanes remaining polished.

The design of the 23-inch wheels is also new, and buyers can opt for part- or fully polished finishes. The Black Badge gets a unique set of wheels with an open-spoke design with a matching Iced Black finish to go with the rest of the exterior trim pieces.

Rolls-Royce says the Spectre has proven successful, becoming the marque’s second-best-selling model after the Cullinan SUV. This means it has outsold the cheaper Ghost four-door, which suggests buyers are not treating the electric coupe as a niche experiment and it’s quickly becoming a pillar of its current lineup.

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The company notes that these cars see a lot of daily use, with one European owner having clocked up over 30,000 miles (50,000 km), although the average mileage of these cars is around 4,000 miles (6,500 km). Rolls notes that the Spectre “is increasingly used for personal driving enjoyment, charged almost exclusively at home, and most often driven solo.”

Rolls-Royce won’t say how many Spectres it sold, but its success shows high-end buyers have no problem going electric as long as the vehicle looks and feels like what they expect from a certain brand. It makes you wonder why Ferrari took such a big gamble with its first EV, the Luce, which has had one of the worst receptions of any recent car, electric or otherwise. Rolls didn’t mess with its formula when it produced its first EV, and it seems to be all the better for it.