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Rolls-Royce Dawn is presently too far from production for us to drive, but it shouldn’t be too different from the Wraith, a gleaming black example of which we recently drove on the roads that surround the factory. The Rolls-Royce Wraith has 624 hp at its command, yet we still expect the less powerful Dawn to provide a similar impression of endless power and torque, as its 6.6-liter twin-turbo V-12 will deliver 563 hp at 5,250 rpm and 575 lb-ft of torque at 1,500 rpm.

We’re told that the Dawn is meant to accelerate to 60 mph in less than 5 seconds, amazingly quick for a massive car that measures 208.1 inches from tip to tail and weighs 5,644 pounds. The Wraith and the Dawn might be the smallest cars in the Rolls-Royce line, but one is struck by their overall size, which is a matter of concern not only on the British roads near Goodwood that were laid down a thousand or more years ago but also on the traffic-choked streets of Beverly Hills.