The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit II is a rear wheel drive road car, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Its 6.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 440 N·m (325 lb·ft/44.9 kgm) at 1450 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 2350 kg at the kerb.
The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit II is claimed to attain a top speed of 205 km/h (127 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 13.9/16.4/25.4 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
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 | 3061 mm | 120.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 5268 mm | 207.4 inches | |
| Width | 1887 mm | 74.3 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2350 kg | 5181 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 108 litres | 23.8 [28.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | L4101 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.1 × 99.1 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) at 1450 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.8 kW/litre 32.3 ps/litre 31.9 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
65.19 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 819.1 kPa (118.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.66 kg/kW 24.48 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.9/16.4/25.4 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.9/16.4/25.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/6.1/3.9 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 20.3/17.2/11.1 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 16.9/14.3/9.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/70 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/70 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 93918 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit II added 2002-05-23. Last modified 2013-03-04. |
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