Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled a seminal new concept in luxury, crafted for one very special customer – St. Richard’s Hospital Pediatric Day Surgery Unit in the marque’s home town of Chichester, West Sussex.
The appropriately named Rolls-Royce SRH will allow children awaiting surgery to drive themselves to the operating theatre, through the Pediatric Unit corridors which are lined with “traffic signs”. The experience of “self-drive to theatre” aims to reduce child patient stress.
Created from the ground up by the dedicated Bespoke Manufacturing team, the Rolls-Royce SRH presents to its very important customer a landmark study in Bespoke luxury. Akin to the conception of every Rolls-Royce Bespoke commission, a restless desire to understand the customer’s requirements informed every aspect of the design. The car is therefore specified with a two-tone paint scheme of Andalusian White and Salamanca Blue, and finished with a hand-applied St. James Red coachline.
The interior space is appointed with the same finesse and attention-to-detail afforded to every Rolls-Royce patron, with the two-tone steering wheel, seats and self-righting wheel centres perfectly colour-matched to the St. James Red coachline.
A top speed of 16km/h is achieved in seconds courtesy of power derived from a 24-volt gel battery that propels the car with the same whisper-quietness as Rolls-Royce’s magnificent V12 engines. For those preferring a more sedate journey, the speed setting is variable and can be limited to a statelier but no less exhilarating 6km/h.
The Bespoke Manufacturing team devoted over 400 hours of their own time to developing and hand-crafting this most extraordinary little Rolls-Royce.
In addition to developing competency in new chassis and electronic technologies, the project team also utilised 3D printing techniques for the design. This included production of the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy and the bespoke paddle controls.
“We are a proud member of the community here in West Sussex. The Pediatric Unit at St. Richard’s Hospital does such vital work in providing essential care to young people and their families,” said Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
“We hope that the Rolls-Royce SRH will serve to make the experience for young people during treatment a little less stressful.” 
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