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Rolls-Royce Corniche III  

1989-1992, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
89-92: V8/16V 8.0:1 6750cc.(412ci)

215-hp

@?rpm

31.9 hp/l EFI ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
6.8l215hp: 203kph/126mph ?s 11.8s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

19.7-21.7 l/100km10.8-11.9 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 235/70 R15
transmission/drive wheel: 3-speed automatic/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 5196 x 1836 x 1518 mm (204.6 x 72.3 x 59.8 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3061 mm - 1537/1537 mm (120.5 in - 60.5/60.5 in)
some calculations: base aera: 9.54 m² (102.7 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.30 m² (~24.8 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 14.48 m³ (511.9 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 2430 kg (5357 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 11.3 kg/hp (24.9 lb/hp) 88 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 445,626 DM (1991) 
production: 452

   

(The power rating is estimated.)
The Corniche was based on the Silver Shadow and only slightly updated through the years.

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