Spirit of Ecstasy was first introduced in 1911. Mr. Claud Johnson, then director of Rolls-Royce, asked sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes to design this symbol. The British car company shares that remaking the symbols in 2022 will help them resemble the original paintings by sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes.
Overall, the height of the new Spirit of Ecstasy is 82.73 mm, 17.28 mm lower than the old model. The woman on the new Rolls-Royce symbol has a lower bend with one leg forward.
The tail of the jacket has also been redesigned in a more aerodynamic and realistic direction. According to Rolls-Royce, the upcoming Spectre EV will use a new symbol with a drag coefficient of only 0.26.
The new symbol will still be performed using the "flowing pattern" technique. Therefore, each new symbol will continue to be completed by hand, making each symbol unique. Photo: Rolls-Royce. The new Spirit of Ecstasy icon will be installed on all electric Rolls-Royce cars launched in the future, most recently the Spectre model. Current models including Phantom, Ghost, Wraith, Dawn and Cullinan continue to use the old icon.
