Electric Rolls-Royce Spectre Won't Ditch This Iconic Design Feature

Unlike most automakers, Rolls-Royce doesn't sell a single electric car in its current lineup, but this will soon change with the launch of theSpectre, due in 2023. Rolls-Roycepreviewed its first-ever EV last month, but the luxury car was covered up preventing us from getting a clear look at the design details.

However, comments made by CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos in an interview withAutocarsuggest the Spectre will retain signature design elements from its combustion counterparts - including the prominent Pantheon grille that dominates the front of models like the Phantom and Cullinan.

"Watch this space," he said when asked by the publication if the Spectre will retain the luxury brand's signature grille design. "I don't want to give anything away, but one thing I can tell you is that it will be a proper, proper Rolls-Royce. It deserves the nameplate, it will be peerless and our clients will love it. First of all, we are building a Rolls-Royce, and secondly, it's electric - not the other way around."

From the teaser image, the Spectre appears to have similar proportions to the discontinuedWraith, with a long hood, a two-door body style, a sloping roofline, and, of course, a Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament.