This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 6.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder.
A 4 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1981 kg, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III manages to cover the 0-60 mph dash in 10.8 seconds and the standing-start quarter mile in 17.7 seconds.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 187 km/h, or 116 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) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5372 mm | 211.5 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1981 kg | 4367 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 81.8 litres | 18 [21.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 6.2 litre 6223 cc (379.751 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.1 × 91.4 mm
4.1 × 3.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | |||
| maximum torque | |||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 777.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 12.60 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 | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1548 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 6578 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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