What's it like to drive Rolls-Royce's first ELECTRIC car?

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The Spectre is on the final leg of its global 1.5 million-mile testing programme

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We are among the first in the world to take to the wheel of the British luxury brand's first fully-electric model.

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'The new Rolls-Royce Spectre, which carries at its prow the famous flying lady Spirit of Ecstasy,

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Medium Brush Stroke Spectre has a streamlined Spirit of Ecstasy Flying Lady at its prow. It’s been specially shaped to reduce air resistance even more, and you can even specify an illuminated version as an option

Special suspension, sensors and a four-wheel steering system prepares the car for the road ahead

The Spectre, as you'd expect from a Rolls-Royce. Ray never thought: 'It's an electric car,' he declares

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Four seasons of improvement before customer delivery later this year,

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe says: 'The idea behind the Grenadier is to develop a 4X4 that will be an uncompromising

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The final part of testing took place in two locations

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