Man takes delivery of Rolls-Royce Spectre EV in ‘chappals’: Social media erupts

A man in India has caused quite a stir on social media after taking delivery of his brand new Rolls-Royce Spectre EV while wearing traditional Indian footwear known as ‘chappals’. The EV, even before its launch in the country, was delivered to Chennai-based builder Baashyaam Yuvaraj.
With a global transition towards electric vehicles happening swiftly, the Spectre EVcomes as the maiden all-electric car from the British luxury car brand.The video in which the owner can be seen taking the delivery of the luxury EV (estimated to cost Rs 10 crore) from a dealership wearing slippers has been doing the rounds on social media lately. Many users have been applauding the man’s down-to-earth attitude and his refusal to let his wealth separate him from his roots. Some even related it to an old saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Some users even said that chappals are from an expensive brand and cost a lot too.

Talking about the car, the two-door coupe is essentially a spiritual successor to the Phantom and is based on the same ‘architecture of luxury’ platform as its stablemates, the current-gen Phantom and Cullinan SUV. It is propelled by a fully-electric powertrain consisting of a dual-motor setup that belts out 577 hp and 900 Nm of peak torque. It is estimated that this model delivers a range of 520 km on a single charge. It sprints from 0-100 in just 4.5 seconds, which is quite impressive for a vehicle as heavy as a Rolls-Royce Spectre.
With the Spectre EV leading the charge for the company’s all-electric ambitions, the manufacturer, by 2030, will phase out all ICE models and will replace them with their EV counterparts.
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