@@jwalster9412it uses BMW infotainment, the feature of the programmable buttons showing a preview of what they do when you swipe your finger on them was carried over from the last gen bmw 5 series, only here they made the buttons shiny and not satin
I was in the market for a coupe. The Rolls Royce spectre is a total length of 215.5 inches. Which is a little too long for me since my garage isn't that deep, So i went with a 2013 Honda Civic coupe instead.
at the end of the driving segment he pulls up next to a Honda CR-V, and it looks like the window is at least level if not higher than that? this thing must be massive
I love the fact that Doug is clearly doing very well for himself but dresses in shorts and t shirt to ride a rolls Royce 😂 anyone else would be wearing a suit to show off but Doug’s quite down to earth and lets the cars speak for themselves great video
@@legioner9eh it’s doesn’t bother me that much, RR has always been more about smoothness and torque than having any real connection with the engine. They actually did their best to insulate you from the engine and make it almost a nonexistent, silent part of the car. Knowing that, it actually surprises me that they haven’t gone electric sooner. Though I guess they are limited to what EV tech BMW has.
Doug is the type of guy to wax poetic about the serene quietness of a car's driving experience and then proceed to never stop talking so the viewer may appreciate it also.
After a long time not watching, im glad Doug made it that far and absolutely nothing has changed - format, mic, shorts, Doug... This is story of guy living his dream, who found something he loves and something that works. That RR looks awesome, btw :D
In an era where every car manufactrer has a fetish for screens and touch buttons, you gotta admire how RR are sticking to the good reliable tactile buttons and dials 👌
Don’t get me wrong, i much prefer the buttons over the alternative, but the lower dash and center console on this car reminds me of a bmw 7 series circa 2010. Just sayin…..
This is now my favorite and most desired electric car out there. The emphasis reviewers are putting on the 'quiet and softness' is something that I would love to try by myself. Thanks for the review, Doug.
I absolutely LOVE that Doug can literally make a video in a half million dollar rolls with his hair still messed up from bed, that's my kinda guy 😂 love you Doug
Gotta ask, how can anyone take this guy seriously when he has a knee pad set on the ground, (shown at 1:20) so he can kneel down on the pavement, without getting his delicate knees dirty... no doubt his mommy was on location and she insisted that the producers have a knee pad set down on the ground to protect her precious baby boy. (Somebody needs to grow a pair!)
Doug is the type of guy to have 5 million subscribers and made hundreds of TH-cam videos over several years and still record videos using a mobile phone and a tripod 😮
A clock is standard it’s made by IWC, But you can get a different version one as an option, or go really crazy and have a totally custom bespoke one made as well
26:02 one of the main reasons it costs $520,000.00 is not because they used the "best" materials, it is because the people who buy them WANT to pay more than anyone else. It's perceived value. I worked for a cabinet company and they made high end kitchen cabinets. We installed one, $67,000.00. The neighbour came over, saw it, pulled the boss aside "I want one too, but I want it to cost $78,000. I don't care what you do, that's what I want to spend" it's called bragging rights. "I paid $5000 for the starry night emblem on the dashboard".
Yep. That's why "most people cant feel that 1%". Because it doesn't exist. This car has the same leather you'll find in the S class, and in the G Wagon, and in the 7 series, because there's only so much you can make out of raw materials. Hell, it looks like they aren't even bothering to make them look different to BMWs anymore. People that buy these buy them because they want to say they paid 500k for a Rolls Royce, they dont want a 100k 7 series. The RR badge is what you pay for, and what makes it worth it for those who pay, is the fact that it's not a Mercedes badge.
I know a guy with a RR Cullinan and when we were speaking about it a couple weeks after he bought it, the first thing he mentioned was the price of his satin grey paint. £45,000. Once you have enough money you can justify these prices and it becomes something to brag about.
I love that Rolls have so many physical buttons and dials. Who'd have thought that physical buttons would be considered luxury. Well done car companies, you played yourself.
Luxury is almost always a matter of scarcity; have vs have nots. When touchscreens stopped becoming exotic and started becoming the standard, capitalizing on rich people's nostalgia was a small but powerful play.
@@thebitlot There is probably more to it as Rolls Royce didn’t use more screens when they were less common. For example, screens offer a lot of visual information, but I think they are more laggy than knobs/buttons. And then even if they aren’t I think it’s normal to associate a screen with more lag. This mentally makes a screen seem less luxury feeling as it doesn’t just work and is more complicated. Classic luxury cars weren’t complicated, they were just designed to do what they do well. Also screens lack a tactile experience. I think luxury is mainly about how it makes the customer feel, it’s about quality over quantity. Screens offer quantity more than quality if it comes to using it for driver controls. Also information overload can cause anxiety, maybe that’s a reason they didn’t put temperature numbers on the heating knobs. You don’t need a number to tell you whether you are too warm or too cold, your body would just know.
Doug, I have been around these cars a long time. FYI. The ac vents are called "Eyeballs" the pulls "Organ Stops" both have been around in the exact form since the 1st Silver Shadow in 65.66. Great video about a car few will ever see let only own. FYI: 0ver 80% of all Rolls-Royce cars are short term leased!
An excellent review and analysis, you captured the ethos of Rolls Royce. They don’t make cars, they are the purveyor of luxury goods. This side of the pond when discussing range, Rolls Royce explained they consulted their customers. The range is adequate because beyond it their customers would use either a private jet or helicopter. Though the most famous saying from Rolls Royce, they say “If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.”
they have not fixed the positioning of rear camera 🤕 is it so hard just to visit bentley's dealership and see how they placed their own camera on Bentayga, Continental GT? or ask for design feedback. i can not get the point... maybe you can tell me.
I think the craziest thing about this car is that with Rolls’ reputation for making silent, easy luxury cars it’s insane that they haven’t jumped on the EV train until now.
They're a conservative brand with conservative clients. It also makes sense why their first EV is a coupe and not their bread and butter sedans. This way they don't upset their legacy customers, and they can take the feedback from the Spectre to the next Phantom.
I think they said in the pas that they were waiting for electric power trains to further develop since up to now they were still a bit mediocre which is not a term generally associated with Rolls Royce.
With a name like Rolls Royce, you don't do it until you can do it right. Toyota is currently staying out of the EV work truck right now for that reason.
Guy is a legend. Like of all the awful things the internet has done for people, this dude just starts making these videos and they’re good and bam, look at him now, continues to kill it. DD fo lyfe
The test cars that RR had of this model were so quiet, that people actually became sick driving them: the interplay between sound/vibration, how our eyes and inner ear perceive movement is a very tricky balancing act and the total absence of a certain level and type of NVH while driving can cause nausea, dizziness etc type issues. RR had to reintroduce certain sounds back into the car (not sure, but believe not all were audible) to fix the issue.
Doug went above and beyond while feeling the floor mats, really taking his time to feel them to illustrate how fuzzy, comfortable and fantastic they are! 🤣😂
I love the praise of touch-sensitive shortcut button previews and an iDrive dial whose center doesn't spin as amazing RR luxury touches. My 2009 3 Series walked so the Spectre could run.
@Ih8GoogleandApple Doug doesn't believe many of us have leather interiors and many of these options in our cars. Doug thinks we drive around in very utilitarian and basic cars.
I love how raw these videos are. Some other place i might be mesmerized by the advertising but here most of the features just come off as gimmicky and funny.
Actually the feature of the radio stations touch panel in 10:40 is a really old one and was used in BMW e90 in 2005. It's a fun little feature in an old car.
A 5 year old Wraith in decent condition will set you back a minimum of $200,000. It's highly unlikely you'll find a Spectre for less than that in 2028. EVs are depreciating slower than ICEs.
So many cool things about this car! But I really like the temp-switches! A nice nod to old cars. And the small screen is also really neat! What a cool RR!
Now that automatic climate control has become so common, Rolls-Royce believes that true luxury is not needing to know the exact temperature. Warmer or cooler will suffice.
the thing is: you don't need a gargantuan infotainment screen. I also like the fact that they stuck with buttons instead of putting EVERYTHING in the touch screen with sub menus.
Doug is always sporting a new Costco outfit every new episode. It's not about Gucci. It's about basic self-respect and dignity. And why would a nose picker be interested in a Rolls-Royce to begin with? There's a big world in between pretentiously overdressed and a total slob. I think it is called "presentable".
When you take a look for all parts of EV story, there are still many challenges like: how will we produce so much electricity, where will mine materials for battery, will people feel comfortable to drive on old car batteries in 10 years, how hard is to recycle or fix old battery. I have feeling gasoline cars will still stay many years in production.
The amount of price-gouging in this car is insanity. This costs more than my house at BASE PRICE. The fact that people pay just for status despite knowingly being ripped off is wild.
Expensive washing machine. More than half a million bucks for an slow, low range car it is just bananas. On the other hand, happy to see an old Doug video style. I have enjoyed very much!
My guess, the people that buy these don't care that much about features, performance, options. They buy it to show people that they can buy it and you can't.
The rear seats are outfitted with all the possible amenities. However, I reckon that it would be quite challenging to fit comfortably two adults back there
The Power Reserve gauge has been on the Rolls Royce for generations like it's been designed way in advance for this switch to electric powered vehicles. I was drive testing the Dacia Spring the other week (which is one of the cheapest battery powered cars in Europe) and one of the first things I noticed was this same gauge but mirrored, it immediately made me think "well this must be on the opposite side of the spectrum from the RR" 😂 It's a good little car for its purpose though, and it also has "sufficient" power 😅
@@purwantiallan5089 I'm not really in theme with this stuff, the algorithm noticed I was interested in electric cars for a few hours so it gave me this and I watched it for old time sakes :))
I'll never understand why RR elects to use glossy trim as a method of showcasing luxury in their cars. It's so easy to smudge and collect dust. I just dont get it.
Couldn't care less about the V12 being gone. Electric, for better or worse, seems to be the future, and it certainly suits a Rolls-Royce. In my mind the V12 was simply a means to an end, since V12s have always provided supreme torque and unparalleled smoothness, which is exactly what a Rolls-Royce needs. But you know what gives greater torque and even greater smoothness? Electric motors. It's a no-brainer, especially for a Rolls-Royce, where the added weight from a battery pack doesn't matter in the slightest.
The rich are the best at hiding/shifting $. If tax is too high here, they'll put their $ elsewhere. And gov gets 0. When u lower tax rates, they come back and there's actually more tax revenue.
Basically any other RR Review, but electric and star doors. Identical to Doug's RR reviews. Got me sleepy I know all the lines. To this day they still show us the umbrella and the door 🙌
The sticker price is $500,000. But I would estimate that after the $7,500 tax credit and potential gas savings, its really like a $30,000 Rolls Royce. What a deal!
It's quite beautiful. I was expecting a massive front bay. Are the batteries there? it won't be a good idea in terms of collision safety and cost of repair.
I like how in the context of so many excellent, high quality videos over the years, his review of one of the most expensive cars in the world has a glitchy mic and dirty camera lens
@6:14 Doug: " It's handled electronically and *auto-H-matically* " I love when Doug ^enunciates^ his rich-people-speak, adding an *H* to the word: automatically.
The reason RR chose a coupe as their first E car might be that they didn´t want to hurt the sales of their other models and as a new concept (for RR), if the car turns out to be flawed, the fact that they sell very few of them, won´t hurt the brand or its economy as much as if they had launched halo model that got riddled with issues. That would be my take on it.
Yeah, but it isn't like these will be flying off an assembly line like a Model T. This is basically, say, me walking into an RR dealer, dropping a briefcase with $500K on the counter, and saying, "I wanna buy one of those new electric Spectre coupes." They call the UK and order me one.
Doug is the type of guy to call this "The Rolls Royce of electric cars" when it is indeed an electric Rolls Royce
I bet it uses Porsche batteries and motors.
@@jwalster9412it uses BMW infotainment, the feature of the programmable buttons showing a preview of what they do when you swipe your finger on them was carried over from the last gen bmw 5 series, only here they made the buttons shiny and not satin
@@Sbinott0 oh, so it's worse than I thought. lol.
Well he's not wrong then is he? It's literally the RR of electric cars.
thanks.
Doug is the type of guy that reviews an half a million dollar car with a 2$ microphone
And makes millions now because of that microphone. 😂
Or reviews a 2$ car with a half million dollar microphone
While also owning a Ford GT and a Porsche Carrera GT
Its like the old days its throwback
@@aaronvanzile3824, and Countach. 🙂
calling Hans Zimmer " the guy who did the score for Lion King" is wild 🤣🤣🤣
my thoughts exactly 😂😂. Lion king is why Hans Zimmer is most famous for.
nah i think hes more known for his work on interstellar @@ykk711
@@ykk711 If you're a child ...
@ykk711 he's famous for alot of movies not just lion king
@@kewinabea5439 My first thought was Og MW2's soundtrack
Doug is the type of guy to have a multi-million dollar garage and still not upgrade his camera or mic.
Heck, he didn't even use the garage.
If its not broke why fix it...
@@troycreely9344 Stuff like that is cute when you run a comedy channel or review junk cars on purpose. Not when you're a big youtuber.
@@JL-sm6cgwhy he didnt use the garage tho?
@@jackbauer4607 if Doug used expensive cameras, mics and cinematography it wouldn't really feel like Doug anymore now would it.
I bought a Rolls-Royce for my son a decade ago. A diecast model of the highest quality. He still plays with it sometimes.
Your son is so lucky to have such a rich dad or mom
huge fail on thinking your funny
@@slowery43huge fail on being a good person
@@slowery43 Huge fail on thinking you are smart. 😀
@@slowery43
Stop sucking Daddy Doug 🐓
I was in the market for a coupe. The Rolls Royce spectre is a total length of 215.5 inches. Which is a little too long for me since my garage isn't that deep, So i went with a 2013 Honda Civic coupe instead.
You're gonna regret missing out on the hans zimmer engine noise
RR’s loss simply because they’re ignorant of the fact that some folks don’t have garages the same size as their house 😆
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Makes sense
214.7 inches
That's why we love Doug... 15 years doing reviews and still doesn't know how a mic works
For me it's a bit disrespectful to his audience that he's not putting a bit of effort for everyone to hear what he's saying...
i can hear him just fine. go to ear doctor maybe
doing it dougy style
@@yzwme586he’s talking about the ear r*pe parts. Which is just lazy to leave In the video objectively so I see where he’s coming from
I've actually seen a Spectre in this color rolling around Beverly Hills. It's shocking how huge it is even though it's a coupe.
at the end of the driving segment he pulls up next to a Honda CR-V, and it looks like the window is at least level if not higher than that? this thing must be massive
@@ethanlau2 I’m 6 feet tall and the car wasn’t a whole lot shorter than me, so for a coupe, the Spectre is gargantuan.
I have seen it in a frozen type yellow and it makes look even bigger 😅
@@zsamps it’s replacing the wraith ... which is another huge coupe .
Perfection takes time, my friend.
I love the fact that Doug is clearly doing very well for himself but dresses in shorts and t shirt to ride a rolls Royce 😂 anyone else would be wearing a suit to show off but Doug’s quite down to earth and lets the cars speak for themselves great video
his wife took all his money in divorce
@@logical_lb3059 that's sad. Is it true?
The most impressive thing about Rolls Royce’s to me has always been their road presence. You can see it coming from a mile away and it’s so menacing
True. Too bad they are going electric though.
That and ominous are the exact words I thought when Doud played the "engine" noise that Zimmer composed. Definitely has those Bond villain vibes.
@@legioner9you’re clueless to what RR represents then
Not true... What if its foggy?
@@legioner9eh it’s doesn’t bother me that much, RR has always been more about smoothness and torque than having any real connection with the engine. They actually did their best to insulate you from the engine and make it almost a nonexistent, silent part of the car. Knowing that, it actually surprises me that they haven’t gone electric sooner. Though I guess they are limited to what EV tech BMW has.
Doug is the type of guy to wax poetic about the serene quietness of a car's driving experience and then proceed to never stop talking so the viewer may appreciate it also.
LOL
He barely takes a breath.
After a long time not watching, im glad Doug made it that far and absolutely nothing has changed - format, mic, shorts, Doug... This is story of guy living his dream, who found something he loves and something that works.
That RR looks awesome, btw :D
*this far.
Damn, even a $500k Rolls Royce showing all the fingerprints on the piano black interior!
I don’t get why anyone would want piano black. It always looks dirty
It's by design - to compliment the starry theme going on
It seems to already have swirls or scratches 😬🧐
But you can buy an optional RR microfibre cloth for $2000 to clean it.
$500k and they not put an extra anti fingerprint ppf😂
In an era where every car manufactrer has a fetish for screens and touch buttons, you gotta admire how RR are sticking to the good reliable tactile buttons and dials 👌
and easy to use....they don't move around and you don't need to go through 3 sub menus to change the fan speed or change the radio station.
In piano black, yup great tactile buttons
The buttons somehow even look more luxurious than fancy screens, too.
I like that about RR... The heck with Tesla, they follow their own path. 😁
Don’t get me wrong, i much prefer the buttons over the alternative, but the lower dash and center console on this car reminds me of a bmw 7 series circa 2010. Just sayin…..
This is now my favorite and most desired electric car out there. The emphasis reviewers are putting on the 'quiet and softness' is something that I would love to try by myself.
Thanks for the review, Doug.
I absolutely LOVE that Doug can literally make a video in a half million dollar rolls with his hair still messed up from bed, that's my kinda guy 😂 love you Doug
Doug has min/maxed for collecting cars, and sacrificed everything else
Doug is that type of guy
2019 Bentley Continental GT on the front looked exactly the same like RR SPECTRE 2024.
Gotta ask, how can anyone take this guy seriously when he has a knee pad set on the ground, (shown at 1:20) so he can kneel down on the pavement, without getting his delicate knees dirty... no doubt his mommy was on location and she insisted that the producers have a knee pad set down on the ground to protect her precious baby boy. (Somebody needs to grow a pair!)
@@ItsMe-yv9jd bro is pressed
Doug is the type of guy that gives a half mil Rolls an 8 score for Quality
Reliability. That's why. Only the nicest Lexus models can get a 10.
because its more mercedes quality these days than old school rolls. its a pos for new $ thirsty idiots
But does he condemn Hamas!? The fact he hasn't has been bothering me
@@snakeeyes9246 All other Rolls get a 9 or 10 though
@@cologist He's staying in his lane. Doug's job is to talk cars, not politics.
500k car on a channel with 5M subs reviewed with a $5 mic
It's called maximizing profits
It’s on brand for someone like the big Doug lol
Doug is the type of guy to have 5 million subscribers and made hundreds of TH-cam videos over several years and still record videos using a mobile phone and a tripod 😮
Winning concept 🤷♀️
Doug spends $50,000 to service the Carrera GT but can't spend $50 on a circular polarizer
Who would ever have expected adult size rear seats in a Rolls, quite novel indeed.
If ain't broke...
And it's made him millions.
The static, I wish he used a phone mic.
Can't believe the dashboard clock is optional and isn't standard, I've never seen a Rolls-Royce without that iconic Rolls clock.
Every rolls-royce I see had the clock, I believe it's the different designs that are extras
The clock is standard. It's the "bespoke clock" that's an optional extra.
Standard equipment is a Casio digital watch and a glue stick.
A clock is standard it’s made by IWC, But you can get a different version one as an option, or go really crazy and have a totally custom bespoke one made as well
@@jonlincoln6069 And IWC is a very expensive watch brand !
24:06 "feel the wafting" 🤣 - that's why you're in the top echelon of TH-cam vehicle reviewers, Dougie
26:02 one of the main reasons it costs $520,000.00 is not because they used the "best" materials, it is because the people who buy them WANT to pay more than anyone else. It's perceived value.
I worked for a cabinet company and they made high end kitchen cabinets. We installed one, $67,000.00. The neighbour came over, saw it, pulled the boss aside "I want one too, but I want it to cost $78,000. I don't care what you do, that's what I want to spend"
it's called bragging rights. "I paid $5000 for the starry night emblem on the dashboard".
Yep. That's why "most people cant feel that 1%". Because it doesn't exist. This car has the same leather you'll find in the S class, and in the G Wagon, and in the 7 series, because there's only so much you can make out of raw materials. Hell, it looks like they aren't even bothering to make them look different to BMWs anymore. People that buy these buy them because they want to say they paid 500k for a Rolls Royce, they dont want a 100k 7 series. The RR badge is what you pay for, and what makes it worth it for those who pay, is the fact that it's not a Mercedes badge.
Hence CD players that cost $10,000. Why? Precisely because nobody else can afford them.
It’s all about the emblem. This same exact car with a Chinese car emblem on it would sell for 50k
I know a guy with a RR Cullinan and when we were speaking about it a couple weeks after he bought it, the first thing he mentioned was the price of his satin grey paint. £45,000. Once you have enough money you can justify these prices and it becomes something to brag about.
Exactly! The car probably cost like $50k to make at most. They make a to of profit.
Doug is the kind of guy who only uses one audio recorder so half the video is almost unintelligible with static. :)
Doug the kinda guy who can’t even find the time to voiceover the parts that are unwatchable
I thought my phone's speaker was damaged 😂😂😂
unfortunately with wind there really isn't anything you can do
what, there is nothing in this video that's unintelligible
+2
Hanz Zimmer - the guy who did the lion king score 🤣😂😆🤣😂
I love that Rolls have so many physical buttons and dials. Who'd have thought that physical buttons would be considered luxury. Well done car companies, you played yourself.
I think screen can do a lot but is cheaper than more specialised buttons
Great comment! Touchscreen works fine for phones because you're constantly looking at the screen. That same dynamic doesn't translate well to cars
Luxury is almost always a matter of scarcity; have vs have nots. When touchscreens stopped becoming exotic and started becoming the standard, capitalizing on rich people's nostalgia was a small but powerful play.
@@thebitlot There is probably more to it as Rolls Royce didn’t use more screens when they were less common. For example, screens offer a lot of visual information, but I think they are more laggy than knobs/buttons. And then even if they aren’t I think it’s normal to associate a screen with more lag. This mentally makes a screen seem less luxury feeling as it doesn’t just work and is more complicated. Classic luxury cars weren’t complicated, they were just designed to do what they do well. Also screens lack a tactile experience. I think luxury is mainly about how it makes the customer feel, it’s about quality over quantity. Screens offer quantity more than quality if it comes to using it for driver controls.
Also information overload can cause anxiety, maybe that’s a reason they didn’t put temperature numbers on the heating knobs. You don’t need a number to tell you whether you are too warm or too cold, your body would just know.
Definitely more to it.@@Peter-mj6lz
The paint on that car must be amazing because this is the very first time I ever seen Doug's tripod in the paint on any car he reviewed.
Doug, I have been around these cars a long time. FYI. The ac vents are called "Eyeballs" the pulls "Organ Stops" both have been around in the exact form since the 1st Silver Shadow in 65.66. Great video about a car few will ever see let only own. FYI: 0ver 80% of all Rolls-Royce cars are short term leased!
Leased or not RR has sold it, they've made _their_ money, how an average person uses it, not their headache.
An excellent review and analysis, you captured the ethos of Rolls Royce. They don’t make cars, they are the purveyor of luxury goods. This side of the pond when discussing range, Rolls Royce explained they consulted their customers. The range is adequate because beyond it their customers would use either a private jet or helicopter. Though the most famous saying from Rolls Royce, they say “If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.”
Ahhh yes, that shiny plastic section around the iDrive controller looks so classy and elegant with fingerprints and dust 😂
it freaked me out! WHY SO BAD? in combination with extra-luxury vents it makes the whole car looks like a plastic toy. even from outside. disaster
I thought that was a reflection of the headliner.
they have not fixed the positioning of rear camera 🤕 is it so hard just to visit bentley's dealership and see how they placed their own camera on Bentayga, Continental GT? or ask for design feedback. i can not get the point... maybe you can tell me.
Doug. You have almost 5 million subscribers and you can’t figure out the mic situation.
😂😂😂
I think the craziest thing about this car is that with Rolls’ reputation for making silent, easy luxury cars it’s insane that they haven’t jumped on the EV train until now.
They had to wait for BMW, their parent company, to build a decent big ev first.
They're a conservative brand with conservative clients. It also makes sense why their first EV is a coupe and not their bread and butter sedans. This way they don't upset their legacy customers, and they can take the feedback from the Spectre to the next Phantom.
Every car maker has to.
I think they said in the pas that they were waiting for electric power trains to further develop since up to now they were still a bit mediocre which is not a term generally associated with Rolls Royce.
With a name like Rolls Royce, you don't do it until you can do it right. Toyota is currently staying out of the EV work truck right now for that reason.
Guy is a legend. Like of all the awful things the internet has done for people, this dude just starts making these videos and they’re good and bam, look at him now, continues to kill it. DD fo lyfe
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The test cars that RR had of this model were so quiet, that people actually became sick driving them: the interplay between sound/vibration, how our eyes and inner ear perceive movement is a very tricky balancing act and the total absence of a certain level and type of NVH while driving can cause nausea, dizziness etc type issues. RR had to reintroduce certain sounds back into the car (not sure, but believe not all were audible) to fix the issue.
That's a cool thing to say with absolutely no source.
Love that it has buttons instead of screens. I would never pay 500K for the car, but the buttons are a great touch.
Those buttons look cheap and ghetto af
Doug went above and beyond while feeling the floor mats, really taking his time to feel them to illustrate how fuzzy, comfortable and fantastic they are! 🤣😂
That rear window open is absolutely freaking wild how that works I imagine if that ever breaks you’d have a super fun time getting that fixed
Realistically, that's probably going to be your servants' problem more than yours.
That could be said about any luxury car lmao
The battery alone will bankrupt most when replaced
*when it breaks.
Take it to the dealer and pick it up fixed in a few days... just like if any other car has something that breaks.
I love the praise of touch-sensitive shortcut button previews and an iDrive dial whose center doesn't spin as amazing RR luxury touches. My 2009 3 Series walked so the Spectre could run.
RR asked about the low range said that when their customers travel any further, they use their planes.
The best part of this video is that it’s not filmed in that awful concrete dungeon.
Doug showing off his nuclear bomb shelter.
Only a 7 for cool factor? Oh, common on!
Hanz Zimmer also played keyboard on the song Video Killed the Radio Star, which was the first video to ever air on MTV back in 1983 I think
Doug: "In YOUR car you'll be lucky enough to have a leather wrapped steering wheel"
When all cars are electric there is nothing left to desire about a brand. I don’t want an all electric lambo or Ferrari!
@Ih8GoogleandApple
Doug doesn't believe many of us have leather interiors and many of these options in our cars. Doug thinks we drive around in very utilitarian and basic cars.
@@Stealthwealth1001tell that to the government whos mandating it. Time to take back our planet.
show us on the doll where the ev hurt you. @@Stealthwealth1001
@@paulie-Gualtieri.I guarantee that my car doesn't have OPINIONS....😜
I love how raw these videos are. Some other place i might be mesmerized by the advertising but here most of the features just come off as gimmicky and funny.
Actually the feature of the radio stations touch panel in 10:40 is a really old one and was used in BMW e90 in 2005. It's a fun little feature in an old car.
17:36 I was expecting the audible noise to say “Move, peasants.“
My husband will get one in the future and the EQS too
This....will be the fastest Rolls Royce to drop in value like a sinking rock.
Nice car. I'll wait 5 years and buy it used for $60k.
It won't even be worth that.
Nice weed youre on
A 5 year old Wraith in decent condition will set you back a minimum of $200,000. It's highly unlikely you'll find a Spectre for less than that in 2028. EVs are depreciating slower than ICEs.
@@bignosemac1 a 2004 Phantom is still 90,000$
The absolute hilarity of assuming any RR will even remotely deprecate in price to 60,000$ is astounding
It's electric, in a few years it will be worth nothing
3:45 Doug just casually calling our cars broke😂
So many cool things about this car! But I really like the temp-switches! A nice nod to old cars. And the small screen is also really neat! What a cool RR!
Now that automatic climate control has become so common, Rolls-Royce believes that true luxury is not needing to know the exact temperature. Warmer or cooler will suffice.
the thing is: you don't need a gargantuan infotainment screen. I also like the fact that they stuck with buttons instead of putting EVERYTHING in the touch screen with sub menus.
Doug is always sporting a new Costco outfit every new episode. It's not about Gucci. It's about basic self-respect and dignity. And why would a nose picker be interested in a Rolls-Royce to begin with? There's a big world in between pretentiously overdressed and a total slob. I think it is called "presentable".
I was about to post this at the top, but I'll do it here. "Doug is the kind of guy who reviews a $525K Rolls wearing $45 worth of clothes."
@@Sawbuck would he have gotten to this point if he needlessly spent money on clothes though?
@@theairaccumulator7144 You really need to get a sense of humor my friend. Both Doug and Sprezz have one. Come and join the party!
Gotta flex on the haters. 😮💨 Looking tough in that Kirkland brand.
Lol, and yet he’s driving around in a carrera gt. Some people don’t care about Gucci.
Doug: “That is rich people code. They know what it means..you do Not!”
Best thing I’ve heard all year long.
*Adequate*
That is actually the word Rolls Royce used to describe power. Not 'sufficient.'
this is going to depreciate like a damn rock.
worst analogy
Just like your brain cells
Do rocks depreciate??
Ffs, the cheap plastic on the key is already scratched up.
I always assumed a rock's value was... rock solid
Doug is the type of guy to list all the "free features" on a half a million dollar car.
This vehicle solidifies that electric cars are not purchased for environmental reasons
lol most people buy them to save money, you're being naive if you think you or your neighbour buying electric is saving the earth
The container ships that transport the batteries emits more pollution than my Camry emits in three lifetimes.
When you take a look for all parts of EV story, there are still many challenges like: how will we produce so much electricity, where will mine materials for battery, will people feel comfortable to drive on old car batteries in 10 years, how hard is to recycle or fix old battery. I have feeling gasoline cars will still stay many years in production.
At one time that was the reason why people bought them. People have seen its just a better driving and ownership experience.
@@Ethan_Alexandurcontainer ships will be wind aided soon which will reduce their emissions exponentially. Baby steps.
The amount of price-gouging in this car is insanity. This costs more than my house at BASE PRICE. The fact that people pay just for status despite knowingly being ripped off is wild.
18:03 Doug the type of guy to refer to Hans Zimmer as "the guy who did the score for the lion king"
😂😂😂😂😂
Doug please show us the headlights, rear lights, turn signals and horn of the cars again just like you did in your first videos
Great job! I’m sold
Expensive washing machine. More than half a million bucks for an slow, low range car it is just bananas.
On the other hand, happy to see an old Doug video style.
I have enjoyed very much!
My guess, the people that buy these don't care that much about features, performance, options. They buy it to show people that they can buy it and you can't.
No rolls is really fast. And they all have terrible gas mileage.
@davidfrench5407 indeed I can't :D
Yeah, because all Rolls Royce’s have amazing mileage / MPG figures lol!!!
I love it when Doug talks down to me like a pleb. ❤
Nice to see you’re still doing your thing Doug. Philly misses you bud
The rear seats are outfitted with all the possible amenities. However, I reckon that it would be quite challenging to fit comfortably two adults back there
To me it’s for kids. For adults, it’s for very short trips! One thing I noticed is almost zero leg room when he put the drivers seat back!
This thing should have the Imperial March from Star Wars as the "front sound" when moving slowly, such as under 10mph in a parking lot 😂
Im sure thats an option....for just $10.000.
17:33
The noise sounds like an ominous personal orchestra. Super villain type stuff.
The Power Reserve gauge has been on the Rolls Royce for generations like it's been designed way in advance for this switch to electric powered vehicles. I was drive testing the Dacia Spring the other week (which is one of the cheapest battery powered cars in Europe) and one of the first things I noticed was this same gauge but mirrored, it immediately made me think "well this must be on the opposite side of the spectrum from the RR" 😂 It's a good little car for its purpose though, and it also has "sufficient" power 😅
The engine sound of 2024 RR SPECTRE is like a Gen 3 Formula E car.😅
@@purwantiallan5089 I'm not really in theme with this stuff, the algorithm noticed I was interested in electric cars for a few hours so it gave me this and I watched it for old time sakes :))
I'll never understand why RR elects to use glossy trim as a method of showcasing luxury in their cars. It's so easy to smudge and collect dust. I just dont get it.
The assumption is probably that if you own a RR, you employ people who can keep the interior nice & shiny at all times. Practicality is for the plebs.
13 for stars in the door panel such a piece of mind!!!😂
I really like Doug!! He is a great guy!! Period!!
Huge part of exclusivity was the V12
(Casually drowns in rising sea levels)
Couldn't care less about the V12 being gone. Electric, for better or worse, seems to be the future, and it certainly suits a Rolls-Royce. In my mind the V12 was simply a means to an end, since V12s have always provided supreme torque and unparalleled smoothness, which is exactly what a Rolls-Royce needs. But you know what gives greater torque and even greater smoothness? Electric motors. It's a no-brainer, especially for a Rolls-Royce, where the added weight from a battery pack doesn't matter in the slightest.
Euro 5 emissions regulations put an end to lots of ICE engines, likely the V-12.
@@rapu4 True, it's not like this is a Ferrari.
The 6,75 litre V8 was the exclusive one.
Doug is the type of guy to set up an outdoor mic during a hurricane.
Do the doors light up as well? It only looks like paint splatter on the doors. If they charge 17k for that that’s wild.
@doug they chose the form factor specifically NOT popular. They need representative sample for 1st gen EV, especially warranty/reliability parameters
I was thinking that too. Testing the waters before going all in with a more popular model.
The sound design and music theory behind the forward and reverse sounds are actually brilliant
Explain
Am I the only one who was amazed that rear seats in a half million dollar car do not have ventilation?
Doug is the kind of guy who uses a $20 microphone to review a half a million dollar car.
Don’t forget doing youtube for ages and having basically 5 mill subs😂
@@JustTryingToTH-camlowering quality is what causes you to lose following.
The Starlight Doors extra costs over 13k and there are people out there saying taxing the rich more is morally wrong...
Most of the prices of the options seem to be Rolls Royce just saying "F you" to their customers. Or both of them laughing at us peasants.
Everybody gets a chance to make $. A higher % tax for the rich promotes them to "hide" the money elsewhere. It's counterintuitive.
The rich are the best at hiding/shifting $. If tax is too high here, they'll put their $ elsewhere. And gov gets 0. When u lower tax rates, they come back and there's actually more tax revenue.
Basically any other RR Review, but electric and star doors. Identical to Doug's RR reviews. Got me sleepy I know all the lines. To this day they still show us the umbrella and the door 🙌
The sticker price is $500,000. But I would estimate that after the $7,500 tax credit and potential gas savings, its really like a $30,000 Rolls Royce. What a deal!
lol.
Until you have to replace the batteries 10 years later
@@bananasaur5209 but why would you own the same Rolls-Royce for 10 years?😭
Costs more than my 3700 sq ft house, lol.
I wish that the BMW 5 Series would still have the presets 1 to 8 buttons. Unfortunately it is now replaced by the "single" curved screen.
Yep, nasty times we live in. That is why I encourage people to keep their older cars. And to stop buying new crappy ones (most of them are, sadly).
It's quite beautiful. I was expecting a massive front bay. Are the batteries there? it won't be a good idea in terms of collision safety and cost of repair.
Doug using 2$ microphone gives me confidence in life.
He films this by himself with his iPhone
@@Poatan.chama. Yes but records with an external microphone.
kind of wild that its all the same stuff from the other models even though this is a new one. You'd think they would have innovated a bit more
It's not really about innovation. They're all about luxury not tech. Besides a lot of the customers are very old, technology would confuse them
@@Lukeywoodsey They have the youngest customer base out of the 3 BMW companies. Mini is in the middle and BMW is the oldest average customer base.
I like how in the context of so many excellent, high quality videos over the years, his review of one of the most expensive cars in the world has a glitchy mic and dirty camera lens
You'd think they'd have cleaned it inside, knowing it was going to be filmed.
Agreed
Doug completely skipped over the digital license plate!
Digital license is quite common now. Nothing special
“Like some deviant” 🤣 so accurate 💯
Gosh the rustling!
"The Rolls Royce of electric cars.." 😄 nice one, Doug 🙂
Idk some guy with a huge podcast should talk about this car.
I really like the AC units design. Will look great in years to come still
When he mentioned the star door lights before he said the price I thought to myself "I bet they charge like $13k for some lights" and then BOOM
@6:14 Doug: " It's handled electronically and *auto-H-matically* " I love when Doug ^enunciates^ his rich-people-speak, adding an *H* to the word: automatically.
Doug is the type of guy who sponsors his videos with his own company so All the money that the company spends, stay in his pockets too !! 😂
I think that's called marketing.
The reason RR chose a coupe as their first E car might be that they didn´t want to hurt the sales of their other models and as a new concept (for RR), if the car turns out to be flawed, the fact that they sell very few of them, won´t hurt the brand or its economy as much as if they had launched halo model that got riddled with issues. That would be my take on it.
Yeah, but it isn't like these will be flying off an assembly line like a Model T. This is basically, say, me walking into an RR dealer, dropping a briefcase with $500K on the counter, and saying, "I wanna buy one of those new electric Spectre coupes." They call the UK and order me one.
I think Doug is the kind of guy to book a room carrying nothing but a Rolls Royce floor mat.
I miss it when Doug used to crawl into tiny cramped rear seats. 😂
Geez that front looks so much like the latest BMW 7.
How dare you..
I love the rear window feature