The Rolls-Royce Wraith is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.3 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a stated 1956 kg at the kerb.
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 | 3454 mm | 136 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Length | 5232 mm | 206 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 203 mm | 8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.51 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1956 kg | 4312 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 | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4257 cc (259.778 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 114.3 mm
3.5 × 4.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | |||
| maximum torque | |||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Rolls-Royce carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 709.5 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | 14.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4.00 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.00 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.5 x 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 117689 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith added 2004-01-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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