Petrol consumption test results for a 20-G-IV vehicle with various carburetter configurations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\1\ scan0261 | |
| Date | 12th February 1935 | |
| + 5080 To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. to Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /GR. {George Ratcliffe} 3/KW.12.2.35. Petrol Consumptions on 20-G-IV. Reversed throttle carburetter; XB7 needle; weak at low speeds. 30 MPH. constant/ ½ gallon/10.4 miles/20.8 MPG. Fast run not exceeding 60 MPH/ ½ gallon/8.8 miles /17.6 MPG. XC1 needle, carburation O.K. 30 MPH. constant/ ½ gallon/11.4 miles/22.8 MPG. Fast run not exceeding 60 MPH/ ½ gallon/9.2 miles /18.4 MPG. Modified carburetter to LEC.4292; XC needle; as tested by Mx. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} 30 MPH. constant/ ½ gallon /9.8 miles/ 19.6 MPG. Fast run not exceeding 60 MPH/ ½ gallon/9.1 miles/18.2 MPG. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /G.Ratcliffe. | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).