While the change may seem silly, it's a reminder that a vehicle's aerodynamics matter.
A Rolls-Royce is a pretty unattainable vehicle for most people, but it spouts an iconic hood ornament that just about anybody can spot in passing. That oddly-shaped obelisk is actually called the Spirit of Ecstasy, and it depicts a woman leaning forward with her robes flowing backwards, as if she were in flight.
Designers began modifying the existing ornament by giving it a lower stance—17 percent lower, in fact. That’s closer to the original sketches drawn by designer Charles Sykes when it was introduced 111 years ago. The Spirit’s positioning is also modified slightly. Lastly, the emblem’s robes are reshaped to be more aerodynamic, and the overall figure more of a match to a design Rolls calls “It took 830 hours to design the final hood-mounted masterpiece, according to Rolls-Royce.
Given that the new Spirit of Ecstasy will live atop of Rolls-Royce’s new flagship EV, a low drag coefficient was important and part of the reason for the ornament’s redesign. While the Spectre itself hasn’t yet been revealed in full, Rolls-Royce has already boasted to the world about its low drag coefficient: 0.26 Cd.
Rolls-Royce also ensures that the Spirit of Ecstasy is retractable. The automakers touts this as an anti-theft device, but it can also be raised and lowered at-will, meaning that an EV with it proudly displayed while parked might be able to lower it while driving to bring down the drag coefficient even more.
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