{"id":1881673,"date":"2026-04-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881673"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:00:00","slug":"project-nightingale-rolls-royces-second-ev-is-a-limited-edition-droptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881673","title":{"rendered":"Project Nightingale: Rolls-Royce\u2019s second EV is a limited-edition droptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"articleItem\">\n<p>    {&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Article&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/rr-nightingale-20.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;mainEntityOfPage&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;WebPage&#8221;,&#8221;@id&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/rolls-royce\/project-nightingale\/&#8221;},&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/rolls-royce\/project-nightingale\/&#8221;,&#8221;author&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Person&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Colin Overland&#8221;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;Colin Overland is Managing Editor of CAR. That, among other things, involves sub-editing the magazine; liasing with the digital team to make CARu2019s non-print versions happen; making sure the words people and the visuals people are talking to each other; keeping an eye on the global CAR family; and being the link between the editorial team and other departments. He also edited the Electric Cars 2022 bookazine.u00A0u00A0nColin first worked on CAR in 2003, but has also been editor of the 4Car website and RiDE magazine, and has stints at Autocar, Motor Cycle News and Classic Bike on his CV.u00A0u00A0nHeu2019s currently saving up to buy a Hyundai Matrix.u00A0nAutomotive journalistic heroes: Richard Williams, Russell Bulgin, Henry Manney, Peter Egan, Ben Oliver, Jamie Kitman, Mark Walton, Philip Llewellin, Charles Fox, Paul Horrell, Brock Yates, Stephen Bayleyu2026 itu2019s no coincidence that a lot of those have written for CAR (or still do).&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;ImageObject&#8221;,&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/14232\/colinoverland.jpeg&#8221;,&#8221;caption&#8221;:&#8221;Colin 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limited-edition droptop<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"compact-author-info\">\n\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/colin-overland\/\">Colin Overland<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"dates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dates__date\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: Today 13:00<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"cms-content\">\n<div class=\"in-page-gallery full-width thumbnails-bullets\">\n<ul class=\"carousel\" data-orbit=\"true\" data-options=\"bullets: true; resume_on_mouseout: false; timer: false; variable_height: true; slide_number: false\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/rr-nightingale-20.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"Project Nightingale: 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[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1056x594\/rr-nightingale-27.jpg, (large)]\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/rr-nightingale-28.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"Project Nightingale: Rolls-Royce\u2019s second EV is a limited-edition droptop\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x270\/rr-nightingale-28.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/720x405\/rr-nightingale-28.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1056x594\/rr-nightingale-28.jpg, (large)]\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/rr-nightingale-29.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"Project Nightingale: Rolls-Royce\u2019s second EV is a limited-edition droptop\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x270\/rr-nightingale-29.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/720x405\/rr-nightingale-29.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1056x594\/rr-nightingale-29.jpg, (large)]\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleContent\">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/rolls-royce\/\" title=\"View all Rolls-Royce  Reviews\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"info-link\"> View all Rolls-Royce  Reviews<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"bold-links\">\n<p><strong>\u25ba Project Nightingale previews e-droptop for 2028<br \/>\u25ba First of new Coachbuild Collection team<br \/>\u25ba More EVs coming \u2013\u00a0but V12s will live on beyond 2030<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If, like us, you were expecting the next electric Rolls-Royce after the successful Spectre coupe to be a production version of the SUV that\u2019s been photographed as a camouflaged prototype \u2013 well, here\u2019s a nice surprise.<\/p>\n<p>For now it\u2019s called Project Nightingale, and it may well be called Nightingale when the 100 customers receive their hand-built cars in 2028. Why 100? Because it\u2019s not a full series-production model. Rather, it\u2019s the first Coachbuild Collection product.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Coachbuild is the sub-division of the Bespoke customisation department that will build one-off cars in collaboration with ultra-wealthy Rolls fans. Coachbuild Collection isn\u2019t quite as hardcore as that, although it\u2019s still only for repeat customers, by invitation only.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-26.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-259794\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-26.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/720x0\/rr-nightingale-26.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1040x0\/rr-nightingale-26.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s aimed at those who want something rare, but who don\u2019t have the time or the inclination to work closely over the course of several years with Rolls designers and engineers. Customers get to choose the colours of the body, the upholstery and the roof. Some of the 100 customers \u2013 spread across Asia, the US and Europe \u2013 have been involved from the sketch phase at the start of the project two years ago, but more as observers than participants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As ever with these special projects, Rolls isn\u2019t talking prices \u2013 but it will be more than \u00a31 million.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Talk us around the body\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s a two-door, two-seat convertible, with an upright nose, clean sides and a drooping tail. The proportions were inspired by the 1928 EX Torpedo models: \u2018it\u2019s almost all bonnet and tail with a very small cabin,\u2019 in the words of Coachbuild design lead Jacobo Ojea Dominguez. The Streamline Moderne school of architecture and design of the 1930s was also a big influence, with its emphasis on aerodynamics, curves, long horizontal lines, and nods to boats and trains.<\/p>\n<p>Project Nightingale has the biggest rims ever fitted to a Rolls, at 24 inches in diameter. All four wheels are different, as they are directional (so the lefts and rights mirror one another) and the rears are wider than the fronts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-21.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-259789\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-21.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/720x0\/rr-nightingale-21.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1040x0\/rr-nightingale-21.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The familiar Rolls \u2018Parthenon\u2019 grille is wider than usual, at almost a metre, made possible by the ultra-slim vertical lights: just 55mm wide, they incorporate DRLs, headlights and indicators. At the rear, the lights are similarly slender, but twinned, and they turn 90\u00ba from the top of the boot to the back. There\u2019s also a central brake light, long and slender, forming part of the centreline that starts with the Spirit of Ecstasy and runs through the cabin.<\/p>\n<p>The lower edges of the nose and tail have carbonfibre aerodynamic mouldings, achieving positive downforce at speed and making the sloping tail possible, with no need for wings or spoilers. The black theme is continued along the bottom of the sides, helping give the illusion that the car is smaller than it is; it\u2019s actually as long as the standard-wheelbase Phantom.<\/p>\n<p>A decorative hull line runs from nose to tail, joined by a second line towards the rear to evoke the wake of a boat. The overall look has strong echoes of the Arcadia Droptail from a couple of years ago, but that was powered by a V12, and differs in many details.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-27.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-259795\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-27.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/720x0\/rr-nightingale-27.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1040x0\/rr-nightingale-27.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dominguez says: \u2018We started with the feeling. This car is about wind in your hair \u2013 about openness. The experience of driving is a destination in itself.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2026and now the cabin<\/h2>\n<p>At first glance it looks conventional for a Rolls: roomy, plush and blessed with plenty of physical switches and dials. But look closer and there are new elements, including some shapes that echo saddles and horseshoes (which may seem random, but they reflect the lifestyles of the ultra-wealthy client base).<\/p>\n<p>The central armrest slides back to reveal the multifunction controller, and then slides back further to reveal a \u2018secret\u2019 compartment. There\u2019s a new finish on some of the controls \u2013 part polished, part sandblasted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-22.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-259790\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-22.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/720x0\/rr-nightingale-22.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1040x0\/rr-nightingale-22.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the absence of a fixed roof, which Rolls would normally decorate with hundreds of tiny LEDs making intricate patterns, the Nightingale instead has 10,500 lights forming a pattern inspired by the soundwaves of the nightingale\u2019s song. And the dash rises at each end, evoking a nightingale in flight.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s room for a bespoke bag behind each seat. The boot has a grand piano-style sideways opening, and should have room for two sets of golf clubs. But there\u2019s no frunk \u2013 despite the vast size of the bonnet and the absence of an engine, it\u2019s full up with electric componentry and heating\/ventilation hardware.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-24.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-259792\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-24.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/720x0\/rr-nightingale-24.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1040x0\/rr-nightingale-24.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The roof is still a work in progress, but when it\u2019s finished it will be a part-cashmere folding softop that disappears into a compartment between the cabin and boot. When it\u2019s up, it brings out the 1920s vibes, with very shallow side windows.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s under the skin?<\/h2>\n<p>That\u2019s even more of a work in progress. All they\u2019re saying so far is that it uses the aluminium spaceframe common to the current Rolls line-up, and an electric powertrain. Don\u2019t expect it to be very different from the Spectre\u2019s, but it will have the benefit of a few years of progress in cell chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Although the design is largely complete, the dynamic elements needs finalising. A programme of road testing begins in August, and crash testing for homologation purposes. More time in the wind tunnel is also needed, although so far the car\u2019s shape has proved to be impressively sleek. Data from all that will lead to tweaks of the powertrain and chassis, and more testing will be conducted in 2027.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-28.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-259796\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/480x0\/rr-nightingale-28.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/720x0\/rr-nightingale-28.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/259780\/1040x0\/rr-nightingale-28.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And the name?<\/h2>\n<p>Co-founder Henry Royce had an estate on the French Riviera called Le Rossignol, French for \u2018the nightingale\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, what\u2019s next from Rolls?<\/h2>\n<p>As ever, they\u2019re not saying much. The previously announced plan to go all-electric by 2030 has been dropped, but there will still be a gradual roll-out of new EVs over the next few years, with an SUV expected to be next. The revised plan means that the familiar V12 will continue to be available for the foreseeable future for those customers who prefer an engine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There will more Coachbuild Collections \u2013 a new one every four years or so. They won\u2019t necessarily be 100-strong, but feedback from customers and dealers worldwide suggests that might be about the right balance of exclusivity and availability.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Harnett, head of future product, says: \u2018With 100 units you can do things that you can\u2019t with a series production car\u2019 \u2013 things like hand-made lights.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<aside class=\"about-author\">\n<h2 class=\"about-author-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about-author-inner\">\n<div class=\"main-author-summary-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"main-author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/colin-overland\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/14232\/120x120\/colinoverland.jpeg?quality=90)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-author-name-container\">\n<div class=\"main-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/colin-overland\/\">Colin Overland<\/a><\/div>\n<div 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