The Phantom III is a motor car from Rolls-Royce, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 7.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 12 cylinder that produces 165 bhp (167 PS/123 kW) of power at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 2642 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 137 km/h (85 mph).
Full specs
|
|
|||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 6/7 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3607 mm | 142 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 5410 mm | 213 inches | |
| Width | 1905 mm | 75 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 222 mm | 8.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2642 kg | 5825 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 150 litres | 33 [39.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| Capacity | 7.3 litre 7340 cc (447.914 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 114.3 mm
3.25 × 4.5 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 167 PS (165 bhp) (123 kW) at 3000 rpm |
||
| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 16.8 kW/litre 22.8 ps/litre 22.5 bhp/litre 0.37 bhp/cu in |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 611.67 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 | 137 km/h (85 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.47 kg/kW 35.87 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 14.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4.00 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.00 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.00 x 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00 x 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 49060 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 50.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom III added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
|||