SPOFEC Gives the Rolls-Royce Ghost 706 HP – but Somehow Resists Turning It into a Cartoon

Tuning a Rolls-Royce is a difficult business. The standard car already has enormous wheels, a twin-turbo V12 and enough road presence to make most luxury sedans look strangely anonymous. Add too much and the whole thing can become expensive-looking for all the wrong reasons.

SPOFEC has had another go anyway.

The NOVITEC Group company has developed a complete package for the latest Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Series II, increasing power to 706 hp while adding new bodywork, 22-inch wheels and a lower suspension setup.

The interesting part is that the finished car still looks recognizably like a Ghost rather than something designed primarily for social media. The factory Black Badge already produces 600 hp from its 6.75-liter twin-turbo V12. SPOFEC adds its N-TRONIC module, changing boost pressure along with the injection and ignition mapping. Output rises to 706 hp and 1,002 Nm, enough to move a sedan weighing around 2.5 tons from zero to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds.

Top speed remains electronically limited to 250 km/h. That may sound strangely conservative after adding another 106 horsepower, but SPOFEC says the limit remains in place to protect the tires.

The visual changes are easier to spot without being particularly outrageous.

A completely new front fascia introduces larger air intakes and vertical LED position lights, while SPOFEC adds new rocker panels, a subtle trunk spoiler and a redesigned rear fascia. According to the tuner, the front changes aren’t purely decorative either, as the new shape reduces lift at higher speeds.

The wheels were developed with Vossen and measure 22 inches, with 9.5-inch-wide rims at the front and 10.5 inches at the rear. Customers get a choice of 48 colors, which seems appropriate for a car whose buyers aren’t generally restricted to whatever happens to be sitting in dealer inventory.

SPOFEC also lowers the Ghost by approximately 35 millimeters. That sounds like a fairly aggressive move for a Rolls-Royce, although the intention is more about tightening the stance and handling than turning it into something that scrapes over every speed bump.

Then there’s the exhaust.

Two stainless-steel systems are offered, including one with electronically controlled butterfly valves. The driver can therefore choose between a relatively discreet V12 sound and something considerably more noticeable.

“Discreet” is obviously a relative concept here.

What works about the package is that SPOFEC hasn’t tried to reinvent the Ghost. The grille remains unmistakably Rolls-Royce, the basic proportions haven’t been buried under enormous extensions and there isn’t a giant wing sitting on the trunk.

Even 706 hp doesn’t fundamentally change what the car is. Nobody is buying a Ghost because they need to shave a few tenths from their next lap time.

SPOFEC has simply made a very fast, very large luxury sedan faster, lower and slightly more aggressive.

Considering what sometimes happens when tuners get hold of a Rolls-Royce, restraint may actually be the most unusual modification here.