BLACK BADGE R OLLS- R OYCE

When you see that Black Badge on a Rolls-Royce, the connotations are exactly what you might expect – it’s a little darker, a little meaner, and a little more sinister than any Rolls-Royce before.

We Were recently fown to Las Vegas for what could only be described as the best Rolls-Royce experience we’ve ever had. This was a highly exclusive event. The Black Badge wasn’t to hit showroom foors anywhere in the world until October. The cars we were driving weren’t even showroom models for sale or demo – they were ‘fnished prototypes’, as close as you can get to the fnal product before it actually goes into production. Irreplaceable, in other words.

So, what is this ‘Black Badge’ we speak of? Well, to put it simply, it is an answer to an increasing demand from an affuent, younger segment of society that wanted to drive the world’s most luxurious car, but wanted something edgier. They were more concerned with ‘rock n’ roll’ than ‘refnement’.

The Black Badge won’t be seen meandering along English country lanes towards stately homes. It’ll be tearing along the streets of L.A. to a VIP after party in the O.C. It’ll be ferrying young billionaires from mansions to the exclusive nightclubs of Moscow. It’ll be valet parked right outside the entrances to Dubai’s hottest nightspots.

The Rolls-Royce Black Badge will only be seen on the marque’s Wraith and Ghost models, having their own options, transmission and chassis setups, and colour schemes with dark chrome fnishing to the grille, exhausts and other details. Also entirely exclusive to the Black Badge series is the high-gloss black Spirit of Ecstasy on the bonnet, as well as the ‘Unlimited’ infnity logos that can be found embroidered on the leather surfaces of the plush interior.

In addition, there are a series of new carbon-fbre/aluminium combination wheels developed exclusively for the Black Badge series featuring 22 layers of carbon fbre folded to provide 44 layers of strength, with further strength added via the forged aircraft-grade aluminium hub bonded to the rim using titanium fasteners. They look superb.

The fnal touch is the unique aluminium-threaded carbon fbre composite surfaces in the place of wood panelling on the dashboard and doors. This gorgeous feature gives a unique

تاﺮﻳدرﺎﻴﻠﻤﻟا ﻞﻘﻨﺗ فﻮﺳ ﻲﻠﻤﺨﻤﻟا ﻊﻤﺘﺠﻤﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺔﻴﻠﻴﻠﻟا يداﻮﻨﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺔﺻﺎﺨﻟا ﻢﻬﺗﻼﻔﺣ ﻰﻟإ ةﺮﺧﺎﻔﻟا ﻢﻬﺗﻼﻴﻓ

ﻞﺧﺪﻣ مﺎﻣأ ةﺮﺷﺎﺒﻣ ﺎﻬﻨﻛﺮﺑ ﺲﻳﺎﺴﻟا مﻮﻘﻳ ﺪﻗ وأ ﻮﻜﺳﻮﻣ ﻲﺑد ﻲﻓ ﺔﺒﺧﺎﺼﻟا ﺮﻬﺴﻟا ﻦﻛﺎﻣأ ﻞﻤﺤﺗو ،ﺖﺳﻮﺟو ﺚﻳار تﻼﻳدﻮﻣ ﻲﻓ ﻻإ ﺮﻬﻈﺗ ﻦﻟ جدﺎﺑ كﻼﺑ

،ﺎﻤﻬﺑ صﺎﺨﻟا ﻪﻴﺳﺎﺸﻟاو تﺎﻋﺮﺴﻟا ﻞﻗﺎﻧ تاداﺪﻋإو ﺎﻤﻬﺗارﺎﻴﺧ

مدﺎﻌﻟاو ،ﺔﻴﻣﺎﻣ ا ﺔﻜﺒﺸﻟا ﻲﻓ ﻦﻛاد موﺮﻛ ﻊﻣ ﺎﻤﻬﻧاﻮﻟأو جدﺎﺑ كﻼﺑ ﺔﻠﺴﻠﺳ دﺮﻔﻨﺗ ﻦﻜﻟو ةﺮﻴﻐﺼﻟا ﻞﻴﺻﺎﻔﺘﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺎﻫﺮﻴﻏو ﺔﻓﺎﺿ ﺎﺑ ،ﺔﻣﺪﻘﻤﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ ، “ ﺔﻳﺮﺤﻟا حور ” دﻮﺳ ا ﻊﻣﻼﻟا لﺎﺜﻤﺘﻟﺎﺑ ﺢﻄﺴﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ زﺮﻄﻤﻟا ﺔﻴﺋﺎﻬﻧﻼﻟا رﺎﻌﺷ ﻊﻣ دوﺪﺤﻣ ﺮﻴﻏ دﺪﻋ ﻰﻟإ ةرﺎﻴﺴﻟا ﻞﺧاﺪﻟ يﺪﻠﺠﻟا ﺔﻋﻮﻨﺼﻤﻟا تﻼﺠﻌﻟا ﻦﻣ ةﺪﻳﺪﺟ ﺔﻠﺴﻠﺳ كﺎﻨﻫ ،ﻚﻟذ ﻰﻟإ ﺔﻓﺎﺿ ﺎﺑ ﺼﻴﺼﺧ ﺔﻋﻮﻨﺼﻣ ،مﻮﻴﻨﻣﻮﻟأ / ﺔﻴﻧﻮﺑﺮﻜﻟا فﺎﻴﻟ ا ﺞﻳﺰﻣ ﻦﻣ نﻮﺑﺮﻜﻟا فﺎﻴﻟأ ﻦﻣ ﺔﻘﺒﻃ 22 ﻦﻣ نﻮﻜﺘﺗ ،جدﺎﺑ pattern and metallic sheen to the carbon fbre that is simply stunning. Overall, the effect of the new design direction is to give the Black Badge edition Ghosts and Wraiths a deliciously sinister feel.

This vibe isn’t just limited to the car’s aesthetics. Rolls-Royce engineers have tweaked the hugely powerful 6.6 litre V12 engines to make the Black Badge a little more menacing.

On the Ghost these tweaks have seen power increase by 40hp to 603hp and torque by 60Nm to 840Nm compared to the existing Ghost, and on the Wraith, already the most powerful Rolls-Royce ever created, they’ve added 70Nm of torque to bring it up to a whopping 870Nm.

In addition, upgrades to the 8-speed automatic transmission give the Black Badge an added sense of urgency in how it delivers its power. Press the accelerator gently, and you have your ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ luxury.

Beyond 25% throttle, however, the gearbox revs harder and higher, holding for longer between changes and downshifting sooner under braking to keep the engine speed in that high power band. Throttle response is also increased. To handle the extra muscle, the Black Badges have had their brakes upgraded for more stopping power.

The end result for both models is a car that still boasts hyperbolic levels of luxury and prestige, but with an added sense of menace and power that appeals to the bad boy in all of us. Cruising down the Las Vegas Strip in the Wraith Black Badge, it was almost instinctual to roll down the windows and crank up the AC/DC playing on the car’s powerful 18-speaker stereo system. The Rolls was rolling, heads were turning, camera phones were snapping, and haters were hating - all in a day’s work for a RollsRoyce Black Badge.

ﺖﻣﺎﻗ ةرﺎﻴﺳ ىﻮﻗأ مﺰﻌﺑ ةرﺎﻴﺴﻟا ﺢﺒﺼﺘﻟ ،مﺰﻌﻟا ﻰﻟإ ﻦﺗﻮﻴﻧ 70 تﻼﻳﺪﻌﺘﻟا

ﻂﻐﺿا ة ﻮﻘﻟﺎﺑ ﺮﺒﻛأ ﺳﺎﺴﺣإ ﺪﻨﻌﻓ .“ ﺢﻳﺮﻟا طﺎﺴﺑ بﻮﻛر ” ﺔﻣﺎﺨﻔﺑ ﻊﺘﻤﺗو

ﻦﻴﺑ لﻮﺤﺘﻟا ﻞﺟﺆﻴﻟ ،ﻰﻠﻋأو ىﻮﻗأ ﺪﻨﻋ ﻞﻗ ا ﺔﻠﻘﻨﻟا ﻰﻟإ لﺎﻘﺘﻧﻻﺎﺑ عرﺎﺴﻳ ﻦﻴﺣ ﻲﻓ ،ﻰﻠﻋ ا

ﺪﻨﻋ كﺮﺤﻤﻟا ﺔﻋﺮﺳ ﻰﻠﻋ ﺔﻈﻓﺎﺤﻤﻠﻟ ،ﺢﺑﺎﻜﻤﻟا ﻂﻐﺿ ﺔﺳاود ﺔﺑﺎﺠﺘﺳا ةدﺎﻳز ﻢﺗ ،ﻚﻟﺬﻛ ﺮﺒﻛ ا ةﻮﻘﻟا ﻚﻠﺗ ،ﺔﻴﻓﺎﺿ ا ةﻮﻘﻟا هﺬﻫ ﻲﻓ ﻢﻜﺤﺘﻟا ﻞﺟأ ﻦﻣو ،دﻮﻗﻮﻟا فﺎﻘﻳإ ةﻮﻗ ﻞﺟأ ﻦﻣ جدﺎﺑ كﻼﺑ ﺢﺑﺎﻜﻣ ﺔﻴﻗﺮﺗ ﻢﺗ ﺪﻘﻓ ﺮﺒﻛأ

ﺖﻟاز ﺎﻣ ةرﺎﻴﺳ ﻮﻫ ،ﻦﻳزاﺮﻄﻟا ﻼﻜﻟ ﺔﻴﺋﺎﻬﻨﻟا ﺔﺠﻴﺘﻨﻟا ﻦﻜﻟو ،ﻲﻗﺮﻟاو ﺔﻣﺎﺨﻔﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺔﻘﺋﺎﻓ تﺎﻳﻮﺘﺴﻤﺑ ﺢﻀﻨﺗ ﺐﺳﺎﻨﺗ ﻲﺘﻟا ةﻮﻘﻟاو ةﻮﺘﻔﻟاو بﺎﺒﺸﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺔﺴﻤﻠﺑ ﺪﻨﻋو ﺎﻨﻣ