The Rolls-Royce Dawn is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
Its 6.6 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 12 cylinder unit that has an output of 563 bhp (571 PS/420 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 780 N·m (575 lb·ft/79.5 kgm) at 1500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 2560 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h which is 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 21.4/9.8/14.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 330.0 g/km.
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 | 3112 mm | 122.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5285 mm | 208.1 inches | |
| Width | 1947 mm | 76.7 inches | |
| Height | 1502 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2560 kg | 5644 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.6 litre 6592 cc (402.269 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 88.3 mm
3.5 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 571 PS (563 bhp) (420 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 780 Nm (575 ft·lb) (79.5 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.7 kW/litre 86.6 ps/litre 85.4 bhp/litre 1.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
118.33 Nm/litre
1.43 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1486.9 kPa (215.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 222.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 164 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 219.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.1 kg/kW 10.19 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21.4/9.8/14.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 21.4/9.8/14.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.7/10.2/7.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 13.2/28.8/19.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.0/24.0/16.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 330.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | 491172 | ||
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| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Rolls-Royce Dawn added 2016-06-25. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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