as gimmicks, unnecessary for a grown up car. It has forward and reverse and that’s all you need. No sport, rock or ludicrous mode either, it adapts to your driving style, so drift like a swan or accelerate like a lion and it will act accordingly. The heads up display is the technology you see, showing the speed limit, your speed and the sat nav directions. What you don’t see is the 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic transmission which is linked to a GPS receiver, so it uses global positioning satellite data to determine the road conditions ahead in real time, and change gear accordingly. The Rolls Royce Dawn has no need for fiddly buttons, it’s in best mode all the time. Oh except for the little buttons on the inside windows, they open and shut the doors, electrically, so you don’t have to lean out or move at all. And there’s the button that raises or lowers the suspension, bit like the Low Riders in the USA, though sadly it won’t jump, it stays smooth at all times.
A Rolls is about driving a refined, luxury environment on wheels, which actually makes you want to drive slowly as you are in no hurry to get anywhere. Yes, it has 593bhp so you could tear away from the traffic lights, but why, what’s the point? You are cosseted in total comfort. It makes you want to cruise at 20 mph so you can enjoy every moment. You know that you can do 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, but you feel no need to prove it. Let the other cars rush around you, buzzing like flies, while you sail serenely on, floating meditatively on a cushion of well engineered steel and leather.
So is it worth £350,000 including tax that it costs to get this model on the road? Well, it depends if you want the very best handcrafted, luxurious, refined, historically rich car in the world. Yes, you’re paying a little extra for the badge but it remains the greatest luxury brand in automobile history. Made to glide serenely and majestically with intimidating style, for V12 luxury loving petrol heads. Each Black Badge Dawn is made to order, so each model will be unique, built to the customers specifications, completely bespoke. The ideal car to finally do that luxury tour across the States you’ve always been planning.
“The Rolls Royce Dawn has no need for fiddly buttons, it’s in best mode all the time”
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