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2016 Rolls-Royce Wraith Drophead Coupe Spied Testing in the Cold

Back in 2013 Rolls-Royce was confirming that a convertible version of their popular Wraith model will be released in the future but nobody expected them to take so long. Our spy photographers caught up with the Rolls-Royce Wraith Drophead Coupe in Northern Europe, finally getting some tests done before being released into the wild.
2016 Rolls-Royce Wraith Drophead Coupe Spyshots 16 photos
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As you can probably imagine, things will look exactly the same from the rockers to the beltline, leaving only the top to differ from the standard Wraith Coupe. The spyshots confirm the presumption, nothing notable being observable under that heavy camouflage.

In the front, we’ll be looking at the same Parthenon Grille we’ve grown to love of Rolls’ with the LED daytime running lights keeping things alive over there all the time the car is being used. Round the back, it’s the same story, the usual taillights and tailpipes being where they’re supposed to without any alterations.

From the looks of things, the roof will be made of fabric instead of metal, as some might’ve expected. Even so, we should see the best such materials on the market, the ones that offer the best possible protection against everything, from rain to wind and cold, which seems to be the point of testing the car near the Arctic Circle in the first place.

Under the bonnet, the same 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V12 engine will probably be kept on, with over 600 HP and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) of torque being sent to the rear axle via an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission, optimized by BMW for the smoothest of rides.

With all that grunt under its belt, acceleration will be easily done, getting to 100 km/h (62 mph) taking just under 5 seconds since the Coupe will do it in 4.6. With the added weight of the retractable roof, things are supposed to be a bit slower in this.

As for the official launch, expect it to come to Frankfurt this fall at the earliest but a later, 2017 launch could also be possible.
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