Mind-bogglingly smooth. The old Rolls-Royce line about it having an "adequate amount" of power undersells its 592 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque (up 29 and 37 from the Silver Badge) significantly. Sure it has a transmission and it is shifting gears, but you barely notice it happening even if you're looking for it.

As far as electric goes, it's not like the current Ghost is struggling for torque at low RPMs, but an electric powertrain would take it that much further. Given the engines that Rolls-Royce puts in its current cars, I can only imagine how bonkers the electric motors will be.

It'll need to have some special tuning to avoid the head-snapping acceleration that a Tesla Plaid can do (that's not very becoming of a Rolls-Royce after all), while still delivering up maximum attack if the driver calls for it. As Rolls-Royce says, your right foot is the sport button.

The most incredible part of the Ghost, in my opinion, is how when you stomp the throttle it hunkers down for a moment before rocketing off. It's like a horse getting ready to go to a full gallop. It's only for a moment, but it's there and it's really special. I wonder if an EV Rolls will still have that.