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Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit  

1980-1989, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
80-86: V8/16V 9.0:1 6750cc.(412ci)

205-hp

@4000rpm

30.4 hp/l 2x1bbl 332lb-ft. (450Nm)

@2000rpm

86-89: V8/16V 9.0:1 6750cc.(412ci)

243-hp

@4300rpm

36.0 hp/l FI 369lb-ft. (500Nm)

@2000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
6.8l205hp: 193kph/120mph 7.5s 11.4s 34.2s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

21.3-22.3 l/100km10.5-11.0 mpg
6.8l243hp: 203kph/126mph 7.4s 10.7s 32.1s ?s

17.5s@?mph/?kph

22.3-23.3 l/100km10.1-10.5 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 235/70 HR15
transmission/drive wheel: 3-speed automatic/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 5270 x 1890 x 1490 mm (207.5 x 74.4 x 58.7 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3060 mm - 1540/1540 mm (120.5 in - 60.6/60.6 in)
some calculations: base aera: 9.96 m² (107.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.32 m² (~25.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 14.84 m³ (524.4 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.42 - 0.45 - drag area: 0.976 - 1.045 m² / 10.51 - 11.26 sq.ft.
weight: 2245 - 2360 kg (4949 - 5203 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 9.7 - 11.0 kg/hp (21.4 - 24.1 lb/hp) 91 - 103 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 266,680 DM (1981) 
55,240 £ (1983) 
production: 8,129

   

(The power rating is estimated.)
The Rolls-Royce Spirit succeeded the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II.
And it was also avaiable with a longer wheelbase as Silver Spur.
This model-series was bult unil 1998 and continously updated. It
was followed by the Silver Seraph.

Pictures taken in 2008 in the "Meilenwerk" in Berlin, Germany
 
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