Rolls-Royce announced at the 2016 Geneva Motor show the roll out of Black Badge variants to appeal to the young buyers especially those usually featured on the Rich Kids of Instagram. The distinctive Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament is now clad in a high gloss black finish, while composite carbon fiber and lightweight alloy wheels add strength and presence. Although Rolls will provide your Black Badge in any color you like, it’d be heresy to forgo the black finish, which Rolls calls the “deepest, darkest, and most intense black ever seen on a production car.”
According to Rolls-Royce, the Brand’s new badge will be available in Ghost and Wraith. extra layers of lacquer will be included in a special Black Badge Black paint scheme and will require intense hand polishing at the factory, giving it an unusually deep appearance. There is an introduction of an eschew traditional wood trim in favor of aerospace grade aluminum-threaded carbon fiber. Other additions to the whole badge thing for enthusiasts include tweaks like an addition of 40 horsepower and 44 pound-feet of torque to the 6.6-liter V-12 engine of the Ghost Badge to make it to a total of 603hp and 620 lb-ft, respectively. A massive 623 hp remains unchanged on the Wraith with an addition of 52 lb-ft to make it to a total of 642 lb-ft. There has also been a little modification of the 8-speed automatic gearboxes and tightened up suspensions to deliver a more sporty driving experience.
Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge edition
Rolls-Royce Limited is a renowned British car-manufacturing and, later, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Sir Frederick Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904. In addition to the company’s reputation for superior engineering quality which has led to its epithet as the “best car in the world”, Rolls-Royce Limited was known for manufacturing the high-powered “R” engines responsible for land and air speed records as well as successful performances in automobile racing.
