Fastback Rolls-Royce Wraith Features GPS-Aided Gear Shifting

BMW AG's Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unit's new Wraith coupe will use satellite positioning data to preselect transmission gearing in anticipation of upcoming curves, hills and highway interchanges.

Rolls-Royce, which debuted the model on Tuesday at the Geneva auto show, describes the two-tone Wraith as the "ultimate gentleman's gran turismo."

Equipped with a V-12 that makes 624 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, the Wraith is the company's most powerful car ever. Engine output is channeled to the rear wheels through an 8-speed automatic ZF transmission. Rolls-Royce says the car can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds, making it 0.3 seconds quicker than the company's 563-hp Ghost sedan.

Interior features include a "starlight" headliner contains 1,340 tiny fiber-optic lamps, sumptuous seating for four and such driver aids as a head-up display, adaptive headlamps and a navigation touch pad with "pinch and pull" functionality similar to smartphone screens.

The Wraith will retail in Europe at $369,200, with deliveries beginning in October.