2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost Gets Lavish Black Badge Model

• Rolls Royce is adding the Black Badge treatment to the new Ghost sedan, and it gets an increase in power to 592 horsepower.

• It includes a deep black exterior and a detailed interior with unique Black Badge trim appointments.

• Customers can commission their Ghost Black Badge starting now, and we expect it to cost around $400,000.

Rolls-Royce says that nearly a third of the cars it sells receive its Black Badge treatment, and it's now adding the blacked-out trim to the new Ghost sedan. The latest Ghost now rides on the same platform as the Phantom sedan and Cullinan SUV and Rolls says it's all about "post opulence." This new Black Badge version follows suit.

To finish the Ghost Black Badge in the dark black paint job, Rolls-Royce uses 100 pounds of black paint, and the process takes up to five hours. Then the car receives two layers of clear coat and is hand polished. The Spirit of Ecstasy and grille are then coated with a special chrome electrolyte and also polished by hand to create a black chrome finish. Black Badge models ride on a set of unique 21-inch carbon fiber wheels, and Rolls lightly tints the wheels so the 44-layer carbon weave is still visible on the rims.