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This special Wraith Black Arrow is Rolls-Royce’s last V-12 coupe.

  • Rolls-Royce has unveiled the Wraith Black Arrow, a limited-production send-off to the automaker’s V-12 powered coupe.
  • The Black Arrow is a reference to a 1930s land speed record car powered by a Rolls-Royce engine, an etching of that motor can be seen on the Wraith’s dashboard.
  • The Special Edition has a silver-to-black gradient paint finish with yellow trim accents.

    After 10 years of running rolls royce wraith Finally saying goodbye forever. The coupe has survived overseas, although she left the US market in 2021. The newly announced Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow collection marks the end of the company’s line of his V-12 powered coupes.electricity specter It will take over the mantle later this year, but by then Rolls-Royce will have built 12 of these special Wraiths as a final hurray.

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    car pays homage lightning strikeis an eight-wheeled land speed record vehicle powered by two Rolls-Royce V-12 airplane engines. 1938, lightning strike Recorded 357.497 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and held the record for nearly a year. The outbreak of World War II curtailed efforts to retake the top spot, but post-conflict changes in propulsion technology lightning strike It remains the fastest V-12 powered vehicle ever built.

    According to Rolls-Royce, lightning strikeThe ‘s bright aluminum body was so reflective of the dazzling Utah sunbeam that it was undetectable by the timing equipment, so the driver painted a giant black arrow and drew a yellow circle on the side of the car to signify the name and this. Limited edition Wraith design.

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    Rolls-Royce says the Black Arrow’s sleek gradient paint finish—a Celebration Silver front end blending into a Black Diamond rear—took 18 months to complete. The bright yellow trim on the front bumper and the decoration on the wheels are accents. Yellow also appears in the struts visible through the grille and in the base of the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament on top.

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    The decadent interior continues the color scheme, with yellow leather adorning the seats, steering wheel and dashboard.The headrests are embroidered with stylized arrows and proudly display an analog clock set in the dashboard lightning strikemaximum speed. Coach doors feature a dark wood finish made up of over 320 layers of his pieces designed to emulate the rough surface of the salt flats. lightning strikeThe V-12 is etched in aluminum and set behind the dashboard glass. A small aluminum model. lightning strike It is also located under the center console glass panel.

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    Rolls-Royce also went one step further with the Starlight headliner, stitching 2,117 fiber optic lights into the ceiling. The “stars” are arranged to mimic the constellations when they were observed in 1938. lightning strike I set that record.

    A nameplate on the engine cover indicates that this is the automaker’s last V-12 coupe. Not surprisingly, all 12 Wraith Black Arrows have already been used. There’s no official price, but we’re sure the lucky owner paid a good deal more than the Wraith’s starting price of $343,350.

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