The Rolls-Royce Wraith isn't like other coups, says Will Nightingale in What Car magazine. "At 5.3 metres long it's closer in size to a Victorian semi than an Audi TT, and with a starting price of £235,000, it's a lot closer in price, too."
But it drives somewhat better than the semi. Press the dash-mounted start button and the Wraith's twin-turbo V12 engine which has been tuned to produce a "mighty" 624bhp "stirs into life so smoothly and quietly you'll barely notice", says Nightingale. Start driving and you'll remain "wonderfully isolated from any engine noise or vibration". But "bury your right foot in the shagpile carpet, and the engine will bellow loudly and send you hurtling towards the horizon at a breathtaking rate".
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