This vehicle 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 6.2 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 2067 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 193 km/h (120 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 | 3035 mm | 119.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 5169 mm | 203.5 inches | |
| Width | 1829 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1518 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 159 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2067 kg | 4557 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 109.1 litres | 24 [28.8] 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 torque | |||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.45-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.45-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3310 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47850 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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