Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

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).
Comparison of petrol and oil consumption figures for various competitor car models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 128\3\  scan0122
Date  22th October 1943 guessed
  
- 8 -

The petrol and oil consumption of the cars are as follows :-

Petrol    Oil.

Studebaker    20 m.p.g.    1,000 to 300 m.p.g.

Austin 10 HP.    30 "    3,860 to 2,500 m.p.g.

Lancia    25 "    1,264 to 1,000 m.p.g.

Austin 8 HP.    36 "    4,500 to 290 m.p.g.

Vauxhall 10 HP.    32 "    Original Engine.
            2,900 to 500 m.p.g.
            Reconditioned Engine.
            2,090 m.p.g.

Wym{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}/C.Lee.
C Lee
  
  


Copyright Sustain 2025, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙