Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead inlet, side exhaust valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1950 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 171 km/h (106 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3124 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5385 mm | 212 inches | |
| Width | 1899 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1950 kg | 4299 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4887 cc (298.223 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 114.3 mm
3.75 × 4.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead inlet, side exhaust (oise)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | |||
| maximum torque | |||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 814.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 13 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 171 km/h (106 mph) | ||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | 4.250 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.20-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.20-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48356 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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