Rolls-Royce Wraith Review

2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith
How to tell others on the street that you are rich? Surely it is impossible to move your mansion everywhere you go and clothes don’t always do much justice. So what is the solution? Buying a Rolls-Royce of course! We will cover the 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith review in this post, talking about the interior, exterior, performance, features, safety and of course its main competitors.
2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith
If speed is your thing, then what is better than the new Rolls Royce Wraith, the most powerful and dynamic car in the history of the brand. The name is inspired by the Scottish word for ghost and shares its name with 1938 model of the original Rolls Royce Company. First unveiled at the Geneva motor show in January 2013, it combines the best features of both the modern and the traditional, offering the same luxury, elegance, and comfort as any other rolls Royce while still managing to look fresh and different. Being priced at $294,025, it is a symbol of opulence and wealth, a true gentlemen’s GT.

Performance
Hood Of The Rolls Royce Wraith
The car’s unholy 6.6-liter twin-turbo V-12 engine is powerful enough to produce an impressive 623 BHP. This is enough to take the car to a max speed of 155 mph and accelerate it 0 to 62 mph in less than 4.5 seconds. But as the adage goes, with great power comes great responsibility. While the car may love her owner, it hates the environment, for it has a terrible fuel economy of 13 mpg in the city and 21 on the highway. It does not only leave a grand impression on onlookers but also a sizeable carbon footprint.

The advanced satellite controlled ZP transmission ensures that the right gear is used for the right terrain, delivering better handling capabilities. But there is no option of shifting to a manual which can prove bothersome.

Despite the raw power, the car makes no compromise on the comfort. The Wraith’s electronically controlled air double-wishbone front suspension and multi-link rear make sure of that and the car makes little noise (though it is not as quiet as a Phantom) even when pushed to its limits and even though it is capable of producing torque of up to 590 lb-ft, it does so in a smooth and linear fashion, typical of an RR.

The steering like any Rolls Royce is light and easy. On normal roads, it is quite easy to drive and very responsive at speeds. On rugged surfaces, it is good but not as much as it should be. It not as fast as responsive around the corners, while the front end may look like it is following your every whim, the rear feels like it is just barely trying to keep up. But this is to be expected from a car of this size. Although the car is performance oriented, it would be insane to mistake a 17 foot, 5500-pound beast for a sports car.

Exterior
A Purple Rolls-Royce Wraith
The Wraith’s frame was designed by Rolls Royce Automotive Exterior Designer Pavle Trpinac and is an amazing mix of classical design and modern features. The Wraith is one of the few cars that is able to look great in a two-tone paint job.

The body is mostly steel with a heavy BMW influence in the architecture, but it doesn’t mean the look and feel of the wraith are any less Rolls Roycey. In fact, at first glance, the average Joe would not be able to tell much difference between the Wraith and other Rolls Royce cars as it shares many features with them. But on closer inspection, you will notice the Wraith’s design to be smoother with a slightly sloping back giving it a more agile, sporty look. It has also, compared to the Ghost, a shorter wheelbase. Oddly though, the most prominent feature of the Wraith, the fastback roofline isn’t British in style but rather Italian, being inspired by the design of car such the Maserati Ghibli 1967.

From the paint job to the brazing, it truly tells you the level of work given in the making of this car. It’s not a just a car but artistic masterpiece worthy of being exhibited at an art museum in London. The famous ornament “the spirit of ecstasy” is featured on the front middle beautifully like all other cars by the manufacturer.

The car is classified as a midsized car, although we are unsure what the EPA was thinking when classifying the car. The Wraith has a curb weight of 5380 lb and with its dimensions standing at 207.4 in (L) by 76.7 in (w) by 59.3 (H) with a wheelbase of 122.5 in. At least in our opinion, it is a large-sized vehicle.