Rolls-Royce Just Gave Its Flagship Electric Coupe, Spectre Series II a Massive UpgradeAutoblog and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article.Rolls-Royce has announced Spectre Series II, a comprehensive refresh of its first series-production electric car that adds meaningful range, more power, and an expanded Bespoke menu without touching the fastback silhouette that made the original a critical darling.The headline figures are the ones that matter to anyone who has actually lived with an EV. Re-engineered battery cell technology lifts WLTP range by 18 percent to 390 miles (628 km), while charging times drop by 14 percent. Standard Spectre now produces 442 kW and 1,015 Nm of torque. The Black Badge variant goes further, unlocking 500 kW through Infinity Mode and up to 1,100 Nm in Spirited Mode, which Rolls-Royce says makes Black Badge Spectre Series II the most powerful production car the company has ever built.AdvertisementAdvertisementThat last claim carries weight given the brand's habit of understating outputs, and it lands without any of the theatrical noise an equivalent number would generate elsewhere.Design changes are deliberately restrained. The split-headlamp face and clean surfacing carry over, joined by a new solid paint called Ethereal Blue and a faceted 23-inch forged wheel hand-finished for up to six hours apiece. Black Badge buyers get a new Iced Black detailing package that swaps most brightwork for a matte satin finish, though the Pantheon Grille vanes stay polished to preserve the car's identity.Inside is where Series II spends most of its effort. Rolls-Royce added Duality Twill, a rayon fabric woven from bamboo, along with Placed Perforation leather featuring up to 78,138 tiny perforations and a new high-gloss Brindled Walnut veneer made partly from material that would otherwise be discarded. A redesigned clock takes its cues from aviation instruments and sits in a vitrine alongside a stainless steel Spirit of Ecstasy, while a new Illuminated Fascia uses 8,108 pixel-like points of light to suggest mist moving across the dashboard.The updates are grounded in how owners actually use the car. Rolls-Royce says Spectre is typically the second car in a seven-car garage but gets driven solo and charged at home, with one European owner covering more than 30,000 miles in two years. Spectre was the marque's second best-selling model globally in 2025, trailing only Phantom for Bespoke demand.AdvertisementAdvertisementCEO Chris Brownridge framed the update as a refinement of a modern masterpiece, while design director Domagoj Dukec pointed to client appetite for treating Spectre as a creative canvas. Neither pricing nor on-sale timing was confirmed at announcement.This story was originally published by Autoblog on Jun 2, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Autoblog as a Preferred Source by clicking here.