Rolls-Royce Wraith picks gears using GPS, keeps your Spirit of Ecstasy soaring (video)

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="RollsRoyce Wraith picks gears based on GPS position, would rather you avoid the Broads" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/rolls-royce-wraith-autoblog-340.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Many Rolls-Royce drivers are used to effortless speed between the big engines and smooth suspensions. The automaker's new Wraith coupe could iron out what few of those wrinkles are left through a clever use of GPS for the transmission. Its eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox relies on positioning to pick gears in advance, gauging the situation down to the exact stretch of road: it can see the need for a shorter gear at the upcoming corner, for example. Other tech upgrades aren't quite as fresh, although we're sure that less traditionalist Rolls drivers won't mind a heads-up display, voice command support and the infotainment system's multi-touch trackpad. The Wraith's €245,000 ($318,745) price and late 2013 availability will likely be too much to endure if all you're looking for is seamless shifting -- they may, however, provide some consolation for missing out on that LaFerrari.</div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SJ82dP5s1cU?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

Rolls-Royce Wraith picks gears using GPS, keeps your Spirit of Ecstasy soaring (video)

  Many Rolls-Royce drivers are used to effortless speed between the big engines and smooth suspensions. The automaker's new Wraith cou...

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