Everyone knows the Spirit of Ecstasy is an emblematic feature that makes a Rolls-Royce truly characteristic of Rolls-Royce. But do you know this famous ornament used to be seen as the most favored by car thieves, which urged the famous British brand to bring in a treatment that makes the Spirit of Ecstasy untamperable.
No Spirit of Ecstasy has ever been stolen since 2004. Why? Read on!
With the new feature, the ornament will hide itself from any small contact from outside, which helps avert theft which would result in at least $10-50k (~N3.89m- 19m) to replace.
Video: Can You Steal The Spirit of Ecstasy?
How does that happen? That’s thanks to its sensors and a 7.3-pound tangle of motors embedded inside.
The anti-theft is just an excuse for the birth of this wonderful feature. It was, in fact, built to evade harms to pedestrian’s injuries during accidents and collisions as well.
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The Spirit of Ecstasy is untamperable
Aside from Rolls-Royce, Bentley also developed the same feature for its flying B ornaments which was first released in 2008 priced at $200k (~N77m), half the price of a brand-new Rolls-Royce Cullinan.
Bentley also has the same feature for its Flying B ornaments
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