Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost is an automobile that has a 4 door tourer body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 48 bhp (48.7 PS/35.8 kW) of power at 1250 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1372 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 101 km/h (63 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater tourer | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3404 mm | 134 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Length | 4572 mm | 180 inches | |
| Width | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1372 kg | 3025 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7036 cc (429.363 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 114 × 114 mm
4.49 × 4.49 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 48.7 PS (48 bhp) (35.8 kW) at 1250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 5.1 kW/litre 6.9 ps/litre 6.8 bhp/litre 0.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 3.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Royce carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | 1750 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 1172.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 101 km/h (63 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 35.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 26.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 34.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 38.33 kg/kW 64.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.QE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 6644 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1907 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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