Good morning! It’s Monday, September 16, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Learn How BMW Names Its Cars In Under Four Minutes 1st Gear: BMW, Rolls-Royce Recall 1.5 Million Cars … Read more
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is a car that doesn’t do things in half-measures. It’s a six-figure luxurious SUV that packs a V12 motor up front, more luxury trimmings than most mansions and a high-riding driving position that lets you look down your nose at poor people. Now, there’s an updated version of the super SUV that … Read more
Despite its huge size and 6,417-pound curb weight, the Rolls-Royce Spectre EV manages to be pretty efficient. The EPA rates the electric two-door coupe at 291 miles of range, or 266 with the optional 23-inch wheels in place of the standard 22s — around the same amounts as the BMW i7 M70 and Maybach EQS. … Read more
Following the La Rose Noire and Amethyst cars that were shown last summer, Rolls-Royce just unveiled its third of four coachbuilt Droptail models. The new Droptail is called Arcadia, named after the “heaven on earth” realm from Ancient Greek mythology, and while its exterior design is more subtle than the other Droptails, its interior has … Read more
Photo: Rolls-Royce It’s relatively common for automakers to offer cash incentives designed to move inventory. Not enough people buying Nissan Altimas at full price? Just knock a few thousand dollars off the price and see what that does. Your typical Altima buyer actually has to think about money, though. A Rolls-Royce buyer, on the other … Read more
Photo: Rolls-Royce The Syntopia is the first Rolls-Royce to have a bespoke scent, developed for the clients by an expert perfumer that’s now known as “the Nose of the Bespoke Collective.” A specially created and patented mechanism within the headrests was developed to release the fragrance and ensure it is released delicately and will be … Read more
