Rolls Royce has announced that it will launch a new car that will be christened Dawn. The Dawn will be the convertible version of the Wraith. The new Rolls-Royce Dawn will revive another famous and rare Rolls-Royce name first used in 1949, but only ever applied to 28 very special drophead bodies between 1950 and 1954.

The Dawn will come with a soft top roof similar to that on the Phantom Drophead Coupe. It will be powered by the same 6.6 litre V12 engine seen in the Wraith that develops 624 bhp.

Spy photos of the test mule have been seen doing the rounds in recent times. The Dawn will debut by the end of this year and go on sale in early 2016.

Spy pics source: Worldcarfans