Rolls-Royce Tweaked Its Hood Ornament To Reflect The Power Of Its New Coupe

This weekend, we had the chance to drive the all-new Rolls-Royce Wraith around Arizona (spoiler: it's excellent).

The Wraith is the most powerful Rolls ever, and while the brand disdains the word "sporty," it is the sportiest thing to come out of Goodwood in a long time. To reflect that driver-orientated shift, the design team made one tiny change to the Spirit of Ecstasy, the famous hood ornament.

They leaned her forward by four degrees. Just enough, a Rolls rep said, to show that she's ready for a faster ride.

Here's the standard position of the Spirit (left, on the Phantom) compared with her new style on the Wraith:

Here's a full view of powerful Wraith coupe:

Full Disclosure: Rolls-Royce paid for our travel and lodging expenses to drive the Wraith.