- Project Nightingale will be limited to just 100 cars worldwide
- The coach-built exclusive will be based on the Specter EV
- Model takes inspiration from high-speed experimental ‘EX’ Rolls-Royces from the 1920s
Rolls-Royce has lifted the veil from its latest, very limited Coachbuild Collection, which will ride on the ultra-exclusive marque’s electric Spectre platform for the first time.
The model, which has been dubbed Project Nightingale – a title derived from Le Rossignol (The Nightingale), the name of the house of designers and engineers on Henry Royce’s French Riviera estate – will be limited to just 100 cars… all of which have already been earmarked by loyal customers.
Before you ask, there’s no word on price, with Rolls-Royce CEO Chris Brownridge telling Top Gear that “the prices reflect the effort that goes into making it”. So expect it to be multiples of millions of dollars or pounds.
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But Brownridge has a point, as the effort invested in this largely hand-built project is as enormous as the vehicle’s 5.76m overall length.
Those are the same dimensions as the company’s flagship Phantom sedan, but here the bodywork has been styled around a two-seat convertible layout, with a huge amount of attention paid to the long, tapered rear end.
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The exterior paint finish takes inspiration from the experimental 1928 Rolls-Royce 17EX, adding subtle red flakes that reveal themselves in changing light, a subtle reference to the red badges fitted to their ‘EX’ cars.
Despite the addition of an electronic folding roof, Rolls-Royce says its fully electric powertrain generates almost no mechanical noise, allowing the brand’s acoustic engineers to create an “exceptionally quiet” experience both when the soft top is raised and lowered.
Inside, owners will be greeted by the Starlight Breeze suite – a floating constellation of ambient lighting that includes 10,500 individual ‘stars’ in three subtly varied sizes. The central armrest also automatically slides back when the doors are opened, revealing the Spirit of Ecstasy rotary control – or drive selector to you and me.
Analysis: A show of strength for Spectre
The decision to base Project Nightingale on the brand’s only electric vehicle is smart, as the extremely limited model will likely act as a halo model for its Spectre.
The electric car saw strong demand from early adopters when it first went on sale, but the Detroit News reported that sales fell 45% in the first three quarters of 2025, with the company eventually scrapping its plans to go all-electric by 2030.
Instead, the brand will continue to offer its V12 internal combustion engine, with CEO Chris Brownridge telling the Guardian that “the V12 is part of our history”.
Basing the latest installment of its Coachbuild Collection on the Specter proves that despite still offering internal combustion engines, Rolls-Royce stands behind its electric platform.
Plus, the fact that all 100 cars are all already accounted for suggests that electric is a solid investment, despite what luxury EV residual values might suggest.
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