Photo: Mcchip-DKR
When it was launched last year, the Rolls-Royce Wraith was heralded as the fastest flying carpet ever to have come out of British factories. We know it's a bit subjective, but we think it also looks fantastic, especially in this subtle dark color.
Powered by a 6.6-liter V12 engine with an output of 632 PS and 590 pound-feet of torque (800 Nm), Rolls-Royce's new coupe can reach the 62 mph mark from a standing start in just 4.6 seconds. For most people, including the rappers, that's enough. After all, a Rolls is supposed waft along, seemingly not powered by something as unrefined as gasoline.
But what if you took that V12 to the next level without trying to compromise the core identity. You'd end up with something like this special project from German chip firm Mcchip-DKR.
After a day's work with the laptops, the guys found they could boost power to 697 PS and perhaps more importantly increase torque to 920 Nm. We don't know what that will do to the performance, but this magic carpet is going to be damn-fast, that's for sure.
Seeing something as interesting and exclusive as a Wraith on the dyno is entertaining all by itself. The car is huge and it needs an all-wheel drive system since the engineers won't let you spin the powered back wheels all by themselves.
"Tuning a Rolls? That's so wrong" you'll say. But don't worry, they haven't replaced a single bolt.
But what if you took that V12 to the next level without trying to compromise the core identity. You'd end up with something like this special project from German chip firm Mcchip-DKR.
After a day's work with the laptops, the guys found they could boost power to 697 PS and perhaps more importantly increase torque to 920 Nm. We don't know what that will do to the performance, but this magic carpet is going to be damn-fast, that's for sure.
Seeing something as interesting and exclusive as a Wraith on the dyno is entertaining all by itself. The car is huge and it needs an all-wheel drive system since the engineers won't let you spin the powered back wheels all by themselves.
"Tuning a Rolls? That's so wrong" you'll say. But don't worry, they haven't replaced a single bolt.
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