The Interior Of The Rolls Royce Black Badge Ghost Is Simply Breathtaking

2022-11-03 14:44:56 By : Ms. Joyce Huang

The entire Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost is a sight to behold, and it features one of the most lavish interiors in the industry.

The Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost is a sight to behold. It's majestic, elegant, and fully equipped with some of the most lavish interior decors you'll find in a car. This ultra-luxury sedan is nearly 18 feet long, and the Ghost's extended-wheelbase model is nearly 7 inches longer.

Under the hood is a 6.75 liter twin-turbo V12, which produces 591 hp and displaces 664 lb. ft. of torque. An all-wheel-drive system delivers this power to the ground. Rolls-Royce claims the Black Badge Ghost reaches 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, about a half-second slower than BMW's Z4 M sports car.

You don't buy a Rolls-Royce for its performance, though. Luxury is still the most important factor, especially in the Black Badge Ghost. Rolls-Royce exposes The Spirit of Ecstasy and Pantheon Grille to chrome electrolytes that darken the finish before being hand-polished to a dark mirror-black chrome tone. The makeup of the 21" wheels comprise layers of carbon fiber that lay atop one another for strength.

According to Torsten Müller-tvös, CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the introduction of the Black Badge treatment in 2016 put Rolls-Royce in a position to attract a younger clientele, and it has done just that, with the average age of the brand's customer base dropping from 57 to 43 years. Müller-tvös describes the alternative as a "darker, menacing image of Rolls-Royce, that alter ego."

With the blacked-out alter ego setting the tone for its highly customizable features and trims, the Rolls-Royce Black badge brings the manufacturer into a new era. The age of understanding the clientele is evolving, and want a driving experience more than a chauffeured one.

Let's take a deeper look at what the interior holds.

RELATED: Why Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Is The Most Exquisite And Expensive Luxury Car Ever

Rolls-Royce infuses an air of luxury into all their automobiles, which is what they have done for the interior of the black badge Ghost. Starting with the power-operated doors that open to a 90-degree angle and the welcoming gest the luxury sedan exudes as you enter it, these are just a few items that remind you how lavish the brand is.

But the headliner, the ceiling inside the massive sedan, draws the attention of anyone privileged enough to behold the interior. The leather lining on the ceiling has between 1,400 and 1,600 holes that are hand-strung with fiber optic threads to create the effect of the night sky inside the car when illuminated.

The craftsmen who hand build Rolls-Royce cars at the company's headquarters and factory in Goodwood, England, trim each fiber's end at a unique angle and fit it specially into the surface of the leather. Because the angle of the cut affects the direction of the light exiting the fiber, the varying angles on the tips of the fibers create a twinkling effect for the passengers.

While a Sport mode would be vulgar, the Black Badge has a Low mode system. It accelerates the gear change speeds and tightens upshifts for quicker changes. It also increases steering effort from one finger to two, giving the driver a hands-on approach to the drive.

The Low mode also opens up the roar in the exhaust and adjusts the air springs and active anti-roll bars to smooth out the dips and bumps. It takes black (badge) magic for a large and loaded car to be even half this maneuverable.

To understand this better, the Ghost's all-aluminum space frame architecture is a fantastic starting point, stiff in body but adaptable. This vehicle has both a four-wheel steer and an all-wheel drive.

It also has the brilliant Rolls-Royce-patented Planar suspension system. These systems are specifically engineered for Black Badge, including more voluminous air springs to alleviate body roll under more assertive cornering. This limousine handles roundabouts like a Lotus, thanks to satellite-assisted transmission.

RELATED: This Is The Best Feature Of The Rolls-Royce Spectre

The Black Badge Ghost's cabin insulation is set up with over 220 pounds of soundproofing material, which is otherworldly. Along with the luxurious finish, the Rolls-Royce showcases posh standards like lambswool rugs and the celestial headliner, which includes up to 1,600 individually set fiber-optic lights.

The bespoke audio system brings a lot to the silent interior, with the studio standard audio leaving you in awe.

There's also Black Badge-specific detailing. These include the placement of the infinity symbol, for example, on its illuminated presentation in the six-layer, 850-light starburst display on the passenger-side fascia.

The Black Badge Ghost also has trim pieces made of black Bolivar wood on the inside, with a carbon fiber-like pattern called "technical fiber" laid on top.

For the interiors finish, physical vapor deposition darkens the air vents throughout the cabin, which means the metal will not discolor or tarnish. The standard illuminated dash plate from the Ghost is also present. It complements the company's signature Starlight Headliner, an absolute must-have for any Rolls-Royce.

Marcus is a car enthusiast who loves writing about them. He travels frequently and always seeks out the best driving roads to really test a car's limits. His favorite cars are anything with a manual transmission, and he's been known to spend hours just shifting through all the gears.