See the opulent Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale

Empty Tank news team

April 16, 2026

See the opulent Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale

The 19-foot-long two-seat electric roadster is limited to just 100 cars globally.

Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale front and side — *The Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale is limited to 100 global cars. – Rolls-Royce Motor Cars photo*

Rolls-Royce vehicles are rare enough, but sometimes the automaker goes and makes something even rarer than its typical cars.

Such is the case of the company’s latest reveal.

Rolls-Royce revealed Project Nightingale, an electric two-seat roadster of which only 100 will be made for clients around the world. Deliveries will happen sometime in 2028.

And those 100 Project Nightingale customers, by the way, will be by invitation only, offered only to clients “with a deep affinity for Rolls-Royce design,” the company said.

The Project Nightingale is part of the company’s Coachbuild Collection, and each one will offer bespoke customization.

The company said it is developing an entirely new colour and material palette for this project and these will not be available on any other Rolls-Royce car.

1928 Rolls-Royce 17EX — *The Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale was inspired by the 16EX and 17EX of the 1920s. Here an example of a 1928 17EX is shown. – Rolls-Royce Motor Cars photo*

Inspiration

The Project Nightingale car was inspired by one of the company’s cars of the 1920s, known as EX models, particularly the 16EX and 17EX, which were created in 1928.

Rolls-Royce said these 1928 cars were created at the height of the Jazz Age just a few years after the Art Deco movement got its name.

The torpedo-shaped 16EX and 17EX rode on a Phantom chassis with lightweight aluminum bodies and could exceed speeds of 90 mph.

Project Nightingale was named after Le Rossignol, French for “the nightingale,” and the name of the designers and engineers’ house near Henry Royce’s winter home on the Côte d’Azur.

Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale side — *The Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale is nearly 19 feet long. – Rolls-Royce Motor Cars photo*

About Project Nightingale

The Project Nightingale car is better shown in pictures than writing out a description, but we’ll offer a bit of information about the unique car.

The design, according to Rolls-Royce is designed on the principles of Streamline Moderne from the late Art Deco era, which utilizes precise lines and uninterrupted forms. In this case, the car uses sheer, monolithic forms.

The car measures 5.76 metres (18.9 feet) long, which is almost as long as the company’s flagship saloon, the Phantom.

The car has the torpedo central fuselage and an expansive hood, a raked windshield, and a compact cabin with two seats.

The rear end has a long tail, and because the car is electric, there are no exhaust pipes. An aero afterdeck provides stability at high speeds and eliminates the need for a spoiler.

The car rides on 24-inch wheels, the largest on any Rolls-Royce.

The inside contains a Starlight Breeze suite, which contains 10,500 individual illuminated stars in three sizes.

Anyway, enjoy the photos.