The Dawn’s name harkens back the the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn, introduced in in the early 1950s as Great Britain was recovering from the destruction of World War II.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars boss Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes said: “Our new Rolls-Royce Dawn promises a striking, seductive encounter like no other Rolls-Royce to date, and begins a new age of open-top, super-luxury motoring”.
One of the Dawn’s promotional images features a woman getting into the vehicle, though notably she is getting into the passenger seat, not the driver’s. But this is not the case here, apparently.
The Dawn offers not just luxury in the first row.
Giles Taylor, director of design for Rolls-Royce, said: “At Rolls-Royce, we pride ourselves as creators of fine motor cars that also serve as social spaces”. New 21-inch polished and 21- and 20-inch painted wheels have alsdo been added to the range.
The dashboard of Rolls Royce Dawn and interiors are hand-made in Mandarin leather.
The open-pore Canadel paneling traces the horse-shoe shape of the rear seats.
“A vast array of technology is housed within the Dawn’s handsome lines including a significantly updated Multimedia Interface and Navigation system is displayed beautifully on a new 10.25” high-definition screen, while hardware and software changes have improved processing speeds for faster route calculations. Roof up, the in-cabin noise levels are the same as those inside the Wraith. It also features a four-zone automatic climate control, a Bespoke premium audio system with sixteen individually-tuned speakers, chrome decorative inserts.
In terms of performance, the heart and soul of the Dawn is its twin-turbo 6.6 litre V12, which produces 563 hp and 780 Nm of torque, that’s mated to an eight-speed ZF gearbox. Mechanically everything remains the same as it is all set to deliver a sporty driving experience. It can go from 0 to 160 in 4.9 seconds.
The Dawn was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and Rolls-Royce designers chose an exterior paint color, Midnight Sapphire, that mimicked the color of a nighttime sky.