ROLLS-ROYCE CELEBRATES BESPOKE AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2026 – AutoMart Canada

• UK public debut of Spectre Series II, introducing new
  opportunities for Bespoke expression alongside greater power and
  extended range
• Contemporary expressions of the Rolls-Royce portfolio showcased
  through a collection of distinctive Bespoke commissions
• Black Badge Spectre Series II, the most powerful Rolls-Royce ever
  created, set to take on the fabled Hillclimb in the Festival
  Supercar Run

“This year’s Festival of Speed motor cars reflect the breadth of
the contemporary Rolls-Royce portfolio, from the UK public debut of
Spectre Series II to a series of distinctive Bespoke commissions
across Phantom Extended, Ghost Extended and Cullinan. Presented a
stone’s throw from the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, these motor
cars demonstrate how design, engineering and Bespoke craftsmanship
continue to evolve across every expression of the marque. We look
forward to welcoming clients, Dealer Partners, media and visitors to
experience these remarkable models throughout the event.”
John Beckley, Regional Director, United Kingdom, Europe and
Central Asia



Held adjacent to the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, the
Festival of Speed offers a unique opportunity to experience the
marque’s motor cars close to the only place in the world where they
are designed, engineered and handcrafted.

Presented in the Stable Yard, this year’s collection showcases
contemporary expressions of the Rolls-Royce portfolio. From the UK
public debut of Spectre Series II to a series of distinctive Bespoke
commissions, the display demonstrates how craftsmanship, material
innovation and design individuality are expressed across the marque.

The motor cars on display this year are:

SPECTRE SERIES II: UK PUBLIC DEBUT

Launched in June this year, Spectre
Series II
is an evolution of this landmark motor car. Since its launch in
2022, Spectre has become one of the most significant and celebrated
Rolls-Royce motor cars of the modern era, widely praised for its
timeless design, serene performance and effortless driving
characteristics. Spectre Series II builds on this success with greater
power, extended range and new opportunities for Bespoke expression,
introducing fresh applications of material craft and interior artistry.

Making its UK public debut at the Festival of Speed, this
contemporary expression of Spectre II is finished in two-tone Dark
Emerald with Black Diamond, complemented by a Mandarin coachline and
brake callipers that provide a vibrant contrast to the exterior hue.

Inside the example on display, Placed Perforation, now available
for the first time on Spectre Series II, transforms the leather itself
into a canvas. This new Bespoke expression reveals a hidden artwork
through precisely engineered perforation patterns, inspired by the
shifting silhouettes cast by clouds in moonlight. Cashmere Grey and
Black are the primary interior colours, whilst Mandarin seat piping,
monogrammed headrests and coloured stitching provide a vibrant
contrast throughout the cabin and reflect the exterior Mandarin details.

A new Illuminated Fascia artwork also features in Spectre Series
II. Comprising 8,108 individual illuminations, its flowing wave
pattern draws inspiration from the shifting mist that settles over the
South Downs beyond the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood.

BLACK BADGE SPECTRE SERIES II: A BOLD NEW PALETTE

A dynamic interpretation of a Black Badge Spectre Series II,
finished in Ethereal Blue, with striking red brake callipers,
demonstrates a bold new palette for Black Badge. This new exterior
finish is inspired by maritime environments, and the vivid hue
emphasises an exclusive suite of Iced Black exterior details –
intensifying the already assertive aesthetic of Rolls-Royce’s
subversive alter ego.

The interior cabin showcases Duality Twill, now available for the
first time on Spectre. This contemporary rayon fabric made from bamboo
was inspired by the extensive bamboo grove in Le Jardin des
Méditerranées on the Côte d’Azur, which neighbours Sir
Henry Royce’s
former winter home, Villa Mimosa
. For this commission, Duality Twill is showcased in Sage, a cool
verdant green, creating a soft luminosity to this motor car’s cabin.
Arctic White on the seat piping and monogrammed headrests adds a
bright contrast to the interior.

PHANTOM REGATTA: INSPIRED BY MARITIME CRAFTSMANSHIP

This one-of-one
Phantom Extended commission pays tribute to the
racing yachts of the English south coast and to the regattas they
contest each summer on the Solent – including the world-renowned Cowes
Week. These stretches of water, together with neighbouring Chichester
Harbour, are visible from the Goodwood Estate. They are also bound to
the marque’s co-founder, Sir Henry Royce, whose beloved home,
Elmstead, is located in the coastal village of West Wittering, just
eight miles away from the marque’s present-day headquarters.

The exterior of the motor car is finished in Regatta Blue, a deep
marine tone, over a lower body of English White, applied as a
hand-laid two-tone treatment that recalls the line where a yacht’s
hull meets the water.

The interior colourway evokes a yacht under full sail: deep blue
water below, with white canvas above. The front is appointed in Navy
Blue leather; the rear suite is finished in Grace White, suggesting
sailcloth and wake. Seat and door piping, contrast stitching and the
steering wheel are presented in both tones, and the RR monograms are
embroidered in Turchese, the same turquoise found in clear inshore water.

The veneer is Piano Milori paired with Open Pore Royal Walnut,
hand-finished in satin to the Waterfall, rear doors and picnic table
tops. Completing the picnic tables alone required around 120 hours of
precision craftwork. They are finished as a yacht deck, each composed
of 16 ‘planks’ of Royal Walnut, cut from the same section of wood to
ensure uniformity in the grain pattern. The ‘planks’ were laid by hand
from the centre outwards, mirroring the grain to achieve a bookmatched
effect. Between them, in the manner of deck caulking, runs a thin
length of Black Bolivar wood. It is just two millimetres wide and cut
as one piece to avoid any visible joins.

At the heart of the commission is a hand-painted Gallery artwork
named Watercolour, created by one of the marque’s in-house artists
using specially developed paints on an open-pore wooden substrate. To
capture the movement of waves and open water, the artist created a new
blending technique, refined over two weeks across numerous test panels
as colours and application methods were trialled and adjusted to match
their vision for a faithful interpretation of the sea.

The motor car keeps one detail hidden. Each Eyeball Vent is
engraved with a set of geographic coordinates, visible only when the
vent is tilted forward. The passenger-side vent includes the
coordinates of Goodwood House, 50°52’12”N 00°44’24”W; the driver-side
vent carries those of the Home of Rolls-Royce, 50°51’13”N 00°44’40”W.
The two points sit within a mile of one another, and together they fix
Phantom Extended Regatta to the place from which it came.

GHOST SAVILE ROW: A CELEBRATION OF BESPOKE TAILORING AND PERSONAL STYLE

Rolls-Royce and Savile Row have long shared a commitment to
Bespoke. The term itself is closely associated with Savile Row, where
cloth was traditionally described as being ‘bespoken’, or spoken for,
by an individual client. For Rolls-Royce, alongside its design and
engineering disciplines, Bespoke is at the heart of the marque today –
an art and craft in which Rolls-Royce Motor Cars leads the world.

This
one-of-one Ghost Extended commission is inspired by
the art and craft of tailoring, for which Savile Row is renowned
around the world. Conceived as a motor car dressed in elegant Savile
Row suiting, the two-tone Midnight Sapphire over English White
exterior is influenced by the quintessential combination of a navy
suit paired with a crisp white dress shirt. A unique Silver
Featureline references the refined contrast of polished cufflinks or a
dress watch against a jacket cuff.

Inside, Navy, Arctic White and Selby Grey continue the theme. The
seats feature a Bespoke vertical run-stitch in Selby Grey referencing
traditional pinstripes. This stitching has been carefully aligned to
the seat geometry in a manner comparable to pattern placement in
bespoke garments.

The centre seam of each seat back meets the vertical embroidery
of the Arctic White insert above. Set against the Navy Blue leather,
the insert evokes a pressed white pocket square carefully placed in
the breast pocket of a jacket. Each of the four inserts incorporates
more than 16,000 stitches and embroidered tone-on-tone in two
directions, like the warp and weft of woven cloth.

The fascia, steering-wheel spoke and door uppers are dressed in
tactile Open Pore White Wood veneer, complemented by Black Wood to the
centre console.

Lowering the rear armrest reveals a Bespoke embroidered artwork,
inspired by the colourful linings of bespoke jackets and the bold
graphics of luxury fashion houses. Bespoke Illuminated Treadplates
also feature this pattern, extending the theme throughout the motor
car. A Bespoke umbrella, finished in Navy, Arctic White and Selby
Grey, adds an elegant final touch.

The commission’s boldest detail remains hidden until revealed.
Lowering the rear centre armrest reveals a Bespoke embroidery, hidden
like the colourful lining of a tailored jacket. The design is a plan
view of the square trees, and the shadows they cast, in the courtyard
at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood. The artwork is the most
demanding single-frame embroidery ever created by Rolls-Royce. The
piece comprises seven colours, takes nine hours to construct and
includes 250,000 stitches and nearly two kilometres – 1,830 metres –
of thread. Brought to life in bold, graphic colour and the confident
motifs of London’s great fashion houses, it brings a moment of private
exuberance to the interior suite.

CULLINAN BOHEMIAN SUNSET: INSPIRED BY THE SKY AT DUSK

Created by designers at the Home of Rolls-Royce, Cullinan
Bohemian Sunset draws inspiration from the changing colours of the sky
at dusk. It is presented in Iced Silver Haze with a Mandarin coachline
and Mandarin wheel-centre pinstripe.

Inside, the interplay of muted tones and vibrant accents
continues with Bespoke Chevron Perforation to Seashell leather and
Chevron embroidery in Navy and Mandarin. Overhead, a Bespoke Starlight
Headliner transitions from orange to blue, mirroring the changing
colours of the sky that inspired the commission.

BEYOND THE STABLE YARD, TO THE HILLCIMB


Beyond the Stable Yard display, Black Badge Spectre Series II
will be a central highlight of the Festival First Glance Run. As the
most powerful Rolls-Royce ever created, delivering 500 kW of power
through Infinity Mode and up to 1,100 Nm of torque in Spirited Mode,
it brings together the effortless performance of electric propulsion
with the bold character of the marque’s alter ego.