---
title: "Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Will Pack More Power, Villainous Exterior: Report"
description: "The run-of-the-mill, $400,000 Cullinan isn't cool enough for you? Hold tight."
date: "2019-08-26"
modified: "2019-08-26"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/29579/rolls-royce-cullinan-black-badge-will-pack-more-power-villainous-exterior-report"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Cullinan"
  - "luxury"
  - "Rolls-Royce"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Will Pack More Power, Villainous Exterior: Report

If you're in the market for an ultra-luxurious SUV but don't find the $325,000 [Rolls-Royce Cullinan](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/24183/2019-rolls-royce-cullinan-first-drive-review-on-and-off-road-super-luxury-brands-first-suv-delivers>) rare or glamorous enough, listen up. Rolls-Royce is preparing to give its Cullinan SUV the Black Badge treatment, according to a California Air Resources Board filing discovered by [*AutoGuide*](<https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2019/08/rolls-royce-cullinan-black-badge-coming-with-more-power-.html>).

If Rolls-Royce's existing Dawn, Ghost, and Wraith [Black Badge models](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/7812/rare-2017-rolls-royce-ghost-black-badge-is-a-400000-apparition>) are anything to go by, the Cullinan Black Badge will likely get more horsepower, darker body accents, carbon wheels, aluminum-and-carbon interior trim, and of course, a black Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament. Black Badge model Rolls-Royces also feature more responsive steering and suspension that's been tuned to be slightly more driver-focused.

![message-editor%2F1566833367615-rrblackbadge.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1566833367615-rrblackbadge.jpg>)
*Rolls-Royce Ghost, Dawn, and Wraith Black Badge, *Rolls-Royce Motor Cars**

If anything, the blacked-out look will make the Cullinan that much less conspicuous for when the payments become too much and you're [forced to sleep in your villainous SUV.](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/25672/living-in-the-2019-rolls-royce-cullinan-turning-a-410000-suv-into-a-beachside-luxury-hotel>) Speaking of money, the Cullinan Black Badge is expected to cost at least $50,000 more than the regular Cullinan, which puts its *base* price above $375,000. However, given the fact that nearly every RR unit is tailored by its owner, that price will most likely inflate to about $500,000.

As it stands, the Rolls-Royce Cullinan's 6.8-liter twin-turbo V12 makes 563 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of luxurious torque. This gets all 6,069 pounds of it to 60 miles per hour in five seconds dead. It's a [magic carpet](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/24183/2019-rolls-royce-cullinan-first-drive-review-on-and-off-road-super-luxury-brands-first-suv-delivers>) that happens to be quite capable if you take it off-road. If that all sounds appealing, prepare to wait a while because word is that [demand for the big Roller is more than its production line can handle](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26541/demand-for-rolls-royce-cullinan-through-the-roof-production-line-cant-keep-up>).

*The Drive* reached out to [Rolls-Royce](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10739/13-million-rolls-royce-sweptail-could-be-most-expensive-new-car-ever-made>) but a spokesperson refused to comment on future product.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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