This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 6.8 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 4200 rpm and 440 Nm (325 lbft/44.9 kgm) at 1450 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Stated kerb weight is 2430 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 210 km/h (130 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3061 mm | 120.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 5196 mm | 204.6 inches | |
| Width | 1836 mm | 72.3 inches | |
| Height | 1518 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2430 kg | 5357 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 108 litres | 23.8 [28.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | L4101 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.1 × 99.1 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) at 1450 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.8 kW/litre 32.3 ps/litre 31.9 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
65.19 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 819.1 kPa (118.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 89.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 88.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.16 kg/kW 25.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/70 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/70 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 93863 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Rolls-Royce Corniche IV added 2002-05-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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