Spirit of Ecstasy and grille of the black Rolls-Royce Wraith, red door cards behind

Black on Red

Black Rolls-RoyceWraith

Two doors that open the wrong way, a ceiling full of stars, and a V12 that never once raises its voice.

Open the doors and the car stops being black. That is the entire trick, and it works every single time.

The Wraith is the Rolls-Royce you drive yourself — a fastback coupé on a 6.6-litre twin-turbo V12, rear-wheel drive, four seats and no interest in being subtle once the doors are open. Black on the outside, red the moment it isn't.

Specification

Horsepower
624
0–60 mph
4.4s
Top speed
155mph
Seats
4

6.6L twin-turbo V12 · RWD

Black Rolls-Royce Wraith seen from the front three-quarter beneath palm trees
01Closed, it is the most discreet shape Rolls-Royce makes. That lasts until somebody reaches for a handle.

Coach doors are the reason this car exists. They are hinged at the back, they open into the room rather than across it, and they turn stepping out of a car into something closer to arriving on a stage. Nobody has ever got out of a Wraith unnoticed, which is either the point or the problem depending on the evening you had planned.

The rest is quietly serious. Six hundred and twenty-four horsepower through the rear wheels, sixty in four and a half seconds, and a chassis that reads the road ahead by satellite so the gearbox has already chosen the right ratio for a corner you have not reached. None of it feels fast. All of it feels inevitable.

Closed, it is a shadow.
Open, it is a scene.

Starlight headliner above the red leather headrests of the Rolls-Royce Wraith
Dashboard and instrument binnacle of the Rolls-Royce Wraith in red leather

02Fibre-optic stars set into the roof lining, hand-placed one at a time. The deck said a ceiling full of stars; this is it, literally.

Red leather rear seats of the Rolls-Royce Wraith seen through the open coach door
03Two seats behind, reached through a door that opens backwards. Nobody arrives in the back of a Wraith quietly.
WRAITH gear selector and analogue clock on the centre console
The 6.6-litre twin-turbo V12 engine bay of the Rolls-Royce Wraith

04A selector engraved with the car's own name, an analogue clock, and under the bonnet a V12 you will never once hear working.

The particulars

The guest book

Queries

How much does it cost to rent a Rolls-Royce Wraith in Los Angeles?
The Wraith is $2,200 a day, with multi-day stays discounted. Delivery to our Beverly Hills partner hotels is complimentary.
Do the coach doors cause a problem in LA parking?
They need room to swing, so a tight subterranean garage or a stacked valet is worth a thought. Kerbside, a hotel forecourt or an open lot is where the car wants to be — which is usually where you are going anyway.
How far ahead should I book it?
There is one Wraith in the fleet and it is the car people book for a specific evening. Name the date early and it is held for you.

The diary

When you can have it

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Open the doors somewhere worth it.

Give us the date and the address. The Wraith arrives hand-detailed at the hour you name — the rest of the evening writes itself.

Check dates & reserve or call +1 (424) 303-6496

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