A cooling economy isn't stopping the very wealthy from buying a Rolls Royce.
經濟降溫並沒有阻止富人購買勞斯萊斯。
The British company is coming off a record year, delivering more than six thousand vehicles in 2022. That is especially promising considering Rolls-Royce plans to sell only battery powered vehicles by the end of this decade.
這家英國公司迎來了創紀錄的一年，到 2022 年交付了 6000 多輛汽車。 考慮到勞斯萊斯計劃在本十年末只銷售電池驅動的汽車， 這一點尤其有希望。
Rolls-Royce has finally done it.
勞斯萊斯終於做到了。
They've made an electric vehicle.
他們製造了電動汽車。
This is the first Eevee from Rolls-Royce ever.
這是勞斯萊斯有史以來的第一款 Eevee。
We're here in Cape Town to drive it.
我們在開普敦駕駛它。
The first non Rolls-Royce employee to drive it.
第一位駕駛它的非勞斯萊斯員工。
Let's do it now.
讓我們現在就開始做吧。
The arrival of Spectre gives Rolls-Royce a strong first statement among the ultra luxury set.
Spectre 的到來讓 Rolls-Royce 在超豪華系列中首次亮相。
Bentley, for instance, has some hybrids and plans to produce five all electric vehicles beginning in 2025. But so far, Rolls Royce beats it to the punch.
例如，賓利有一些混合動力車， 並計劃從 2025 年開始生產五款全電動汽車。 但到目前為止，勞斯萊斯先發制人。
Our strategy is clear by the end of 2017, the entire portfolio is fully electrified.
我們的戰略很明確，到 2017 年底，整個產品組合將完全電氣化。
It's been a long time coming.
好久不見了。
Rolls-Royce hesitated to replace their signature V12 engine responsible for the world famous quiet and smooth coaches.
Rolls-Royce 猶豫是否要更換其標誌性的 V12 發動機，負責世界著名的安靜和平穩的教練。
But times have changed and BMW, which owns Rolls-Royce, has left no doubt where all of its brands must go.
但時過境遷，擁有勞斯萊斯的寶馬已明確其所有品牌必須走向何方。
Last year, the chairman of BMW said he anticipated that by 2030, 50 percent of all vehicles sold across the group would be electric set on twenty three inch wheels and with a fast backed body style.
去年，寶馬董事長表示，他預計到 2030 年，集團售出的所有車輛中有 50% 將配備 23 英寸車輪和快背式車身。
The spectre is heavy.
幽靈很重。
More than sixty five hundred pounds.
超過六萬五百磅。
And it is so long at nearly 18 feet from nose to tail that it becomes nearly impossible to see over the hood.
而且它從鼻子到尾巴幾乎有 18 英尺長，幾乎不可能透過引擎蓋看到它。
When you're making a tight turn up or downhill, of course he has this massive carriage door.
當你急轉彎上坡或下坡時，他當然有這個巨大的馬車門。
It's actually the longest carriage style door in any Rolls-Royce, one and a half metres long.
它實際上是所有勞斯萊斯中最長的馬車式車門，長一米半。
And then to close it, you put your foot on the brake.
然後關閉它，你把腳踩在剎車上。
Another cool thing that's a first for the spectre is this grill.
幽靈的另一個很酷的東西是這個烤架。
This is the widest grill ever on a Rolls Royce.
這是勞斯萊斯有史以來最寬的格柵。
And as an option, you can choose to have it illuminated.
作為一種選擇，您可以選擇讓它發光。
So when you drive, you're driving with sort of a softly illuminated grill.
所以當你開車時，你是在駕駛著一種柔和照明的烤架。
It looks very cool.
看起來很酷。
A redesigned spirit of ecstasy figurehead on the hood comes crouched Yoda like lower than its predecessor.
引擎蓋上經過重新設計的狂喜精神傀儡比其前任低矮地蹲伏著尤達。
What's more, this baby is fast.
更何況，這寶貝還快。
Spector produces 577 horsepower and six hundred and sixty four pound feet of torque.
Spector 產生 577 馬力和 664 磅英尺的扭矩。
When I drove it in wine country outside of Cape Town.
當我在開普敦外的葡萄酒之鄉開車時。
It registered a zero to 60 mile per hour sprint time, a four point four seconds, and Rolls Royce tells me it has a top speed of 155 miles per hour.
它的衝刺時間為零到 60 英里/小時，四點四秒， 勞斯萊斯告訴我它的最高時速為 155 英里/小時。
It feels exactly like a Rolls Royce.
感覺就像一輛勞斯萊斯。
If you've driven any other Rolls Royce, this electric Rolls-Royce will feel exactly the same.
如果您駕駛過任何其他勞斯萊斯，那麼這款電動勞斯萊斯的感覺會完全一樣。
It might even be more Rolls Royce than any previous Rolls Royce foreign.
它甚至可能比以前的任何勞斯萊斯外國車都更像勞斯萊斯。
As for the total driving range, it'll run on an electric power for 260 miles and it will be able to charge from 10 to 80 percent full and 34 minutes.
至於總行駛里程，它可以用電力行駛 260 英里，並且能夠在 34 分鐘內充滿 10% 到 80% 的電量。
Pricing for the spectre will hover around five hundred thousand dollars, which is about the average price of a Rolls-Royce these days.
幽靈的定價將徘徊在五十萬美元左右，這大約是目前勞斯萊斯的平均價格。
The company declined to say how many they'll make in the first year, but more than 300 clients have already been specially invited to see the car.
該公司拒絕透露第一年的產量，但已經有超過 300 名客戶受邀參觀了這款車。
It's early days in the year 2023, but as I said, I'm cautiously optimistic.
現在是 2023 年的初期，但正如我所說，我持謹慎樂觀的態度。
What I'm definitely not seeing is any, let's say, hesitation when it comes to spec doors.
我絕對沒有看到的是，比方說，在規格門方面猶豫不決。
This is going from strength to strength to strength.
這是越來越強大。
Deliveries begin in the fourth quarter of 2023.
交付將於 2023 年第四季度開始。