In the six years that have passed since Rolls-Royce launched the Cullinan, it has started to grow on us visually. Mind you, we still don't think of it as a beauty. Far from it, actually. However, it is hard to deny that it's one of the best luxury crossovers that money can buy today.
You won't mistake it for anything else, as it resembles the Ghost and Phantom, whose platform it also shares. And since it is a true Rolls-Royce, you can get it with the usual amenities expected from the Goodwood automaker's four-wheeled toys.
A V12 engine supplies the firepower. You are looking at the brand's ubiquitous 6.75-liter mill with two turbos, which produces 562 horsepower (570 ps/419 kW) in the Cullinan. The thrust is rated at 627 pound-foot (850 Nm). For something that weighs nearly 6,000 pounds or around 2.7 tons, it is very fast, taking less than five seconds to 62 mph (100 kph) and tapping out at 155 mph (250 kph).
Since it has become one of the favorite machines of the rich and famous, certain owners feel the need to make theirs stand out more. Thus, numerous tuners have at least a few components on their shelves for the high-riding Rolls-Royce, yet not many rock the design part. It's clear that Mansory is on the no-no list, alongside other names, but at the opposite end, Novitec is known for its ultra-hot takes on the Cullinan.
Photo: Instagram | novitecgroup
Case at hand, meet another Overdose S signed by the tuner's Spofec division. Images of it were released on social media recently, and they're on the dark side of things. But then again, so is the project in question, which features a black finish and doesn't make do without the shiny chrome accents. Thus, it's not your average murdered-out example, and, between us, we're glad it's not.
One of the things that makes it stand out immediately is the widebody styling. The muscular fender flares are joined by a new diffuser at the rear, a discreet spoiler on the tailgate, and side skirt extensions. Up front, it has a modified bumper with a few add-ons. We're also fans of the disc-style wheels and think that they suit the car's design like a glove, especially with the Rolls-Royce center caps.
There is no word about mechanical upgrades, but from previous stories, we know that Novitec's Cullinans tend to have much more power. Like in the region of 675 brake horsepower (685 ps/405 kW), dropping the sprint time to under five seconds. Details surrounding the pricing of these aftermarket upgrades are also unknown, so interested parties will have to get in touch with the tuner to find out how much they'll have to cough out.
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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