The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the rear wheels.
The 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6.7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 453.5 bhp (460 PS/338 kW) at 5350 rpm and 720 Nm (531 lbft/73.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3321 mm | 130.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1687 mm | 66.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1691 mm | 66.6 inches | |
| Length | 5760 mm | 226.8 inches | |
| Width | 2032 mm | 80 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.7 litre 6749 cc (411.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 84.6 mm
3.62 × 3.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 460 PS (453.5 bhp) (338 kW) at 5350 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 720 Nm (531 ft·lb) (73.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
106.68 Nm/litre
1.29 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1340.6 kPa (194.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 562.42 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 741488 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 63.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2022 Rolls-Royce Boat Tail added 2022-05-23. Last modified 2022-05-25. |
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