The last open top V12 Rolls Royce, a four seat convertible built for the drive to be seen.
The Rolls Royce Dawn is the last open top V12 Rolls Royce ever built, a four seat convertible where every passenger rides in view rather than behind glass. Renters choose it over the Wraith coupe, which is built for the driver alone, for a wedding photograph, a coastal birthday drive, or a night where four people in one open car is the whole idea.
The roof disappears in around 20 seconds while the car is still rolling, and the V12 gathers speed as a building surge rather than a jolt. That makes the Dawn a car for being seen in at dusk rather than an airport run, since the trunk is small and the open roof is the value.
Wedding parties who want the roof down photograph, with four visible passengers and the Spirit of Ecstasy in frame, book the Rolls Royce Dawn most often. Birthday and milestone drives along the coast at dusk suit it too, when the point of the car is being seen in it. Music video and content shoots favor the Dawn since it is the only car in the Rolls Royce fleet with four real seats and no roof between the camera and the passengers. It is not the right choice for an airport run, since the trunk is small and the value is entirely in the open roof rather than in cargo space.
The Rolls Royce Dawn is the marque's open top V12 car and the last combustion convertible it built. The range covers the standard Dawn, the Black Badge and a small number of limited runs. We run the standard Dawn.
The standard Dawn we run makes 563 hp and 575 lb-ft from a 6.6 liter twin-turbo V12 driving the rear wheels. The fabric roof lowers in around 20 seconds, on the move at up to about 30 mph, and stows under a wood finished deck. It seats 4 adults rather than using a 2 plus 2 layout. Chauffeur service is available.
The Dawn Black Badge raises output to 593 hp and 620 lb-ft, darkens the grille, the window surrounds and the Spirit of Ecstasy, and fits carbon composite wheels. The Low mode on the column stalk holds gears longer and lets more exhaust through. It is firmer and more alert without becoming a sports car. We do not run one.
The Dawn Silver Bullet is a limited run of 50 cars that turns the Dawn into a strict 2 seater. An aero cowling in brushed aluminum covers the rear seats and runs back from twin headrests, and the cabin pairs a dark finish with a machined metal fascia insert. It is a commission rather than an ordinary trim and we do not run one.