In the last few months, multiple BMW executives have pointed out that the company's 6.75-liter V12 engine was capable of meeting new emissions standards with very few changes. But it was a strange thing for them to bring up, since no BMW used the engine. The only brand that DID use the engine planned to be out of it before 2030. Now it all makes sense. The head of Rolls-Royce has scrapped the company's electric plans, and that means one thing: long live the V12. 'We Build What Is Ordered' Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce CEO Chris Brownridge told The Times about the new plan. He said that "for every client that loves an electric vehicle, there is one who does not. Some clients do want an electric vehicle; we build what is ordered."With sales volumes of just around 5,600 per year and a customer base that wants bespoke products, Rolls doesn't have the problem of selling what's on the lot and adding discounts to move metal. It builds the cars that are ordered, whether that's a customer order or a dealer's own request.Brownridge credited his predecessor with making the right call to go all-electric by 2030. In 2022, it was "right at the time," he said.Rolls-Royce But "the legislation has changed." When countries around the world were concerned with emissions and pushing the EV transition, it made sense. Now a major Rolls market is doing the opposite, and the company is going with the flow. Buyers want both types of vehicles, and changes to legislation have made it possible for Rolls to continue to offer both. So it will.Spectre, the first Rolls-Royce electric vehicle, has been a success. In 2024, Rolls sold more Spectre coupes than it did gas-powered Cullinan SUVs. In Europe, it was the company's bestseller.Brownridge declined to fill The Times in on what percentage of the brand's sales were Spectre EVs since then, but the number hasn't likely changed significantly. Rolls-Royce's EV isn't likely seeing much of a shift in demand based on small tax incentives. It is a $500,000 vehicle, after all. If It Can Sell V12s, It Will Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce currently offers four different vehicle lines, and two of those are offered with a V12 engine from BMW. The first is the Cullinan, which was also the brand's first SUV. It offers the V12 in standard 563-horsepower form or as the 591-horsepower Black Badge. The Phantom sedan offers the lower-powered version of the engine.With main rival Bentley pushing back plans for its smaller electric SUV, the Spectre gives Rolls-Royce something no other automaker has – an ultra-luxury electric coupe. Keeping the V12 alive gives it the same advantage in the sedan and SUV spaces, no matter how much Mercedes-Benz might want you to think the V12 S-Class is in the same stratosphere.When Rolls-Royce launched the Spectre, it described it as "a prophecy fulfilled." 126 years ago, the Rolls in Rolls-Royce described electric cars as "perfectly noiseless and clean." The ultimate in silent, vibration-free motoring. The V12 in the Phantom and Cullinan might be as close as is possible to achieving that while still using pistons.