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Performance test results for car 1.EX, a 4-seater open touring body, under various conditions.


Identifier  Morton\M22\  img083
Date  13th September 1922 guessed
  
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Particulars of car 1.EX - 4-seater open touring body - windscreen and hood - all accessories - weight complete 46¼ cwts. during tests.
15 X 52 axle ratio.
Tests were taken to prove that ignition and mixture were set to give the best results.

| | High compression. 23¼ cu. ins. Exhaust cut-out. | | Low compression. 26 cu. ins. Exhaust cut-out. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TESTS | Open. | closed. | Open. | closed. |
| Max. speed for one lap. | m.p.h. 69.66 | m.p.h. 66.85 | m.p.h. 68.76 | m.p.h. 64.8 |
| Max. speed for ¼ mile. | 69.23 | 66 | 67.67 | 66.7 |
| Acceleration. | secs. | secs. | secs. | secs. |
| 10 m.p.h. to 65 m.p.h. | 44½ | 58 | 50 | |
| 20 " " 65 m.p.h. | 41½ | 53½ | 47 | |
| 30 " " 65 m.p.h. | 37½ | 46½ | 35 | |
| 40 " " 65 m.p.h. | 31½ | 35 | 34 | |
| 10 " " 60 " | 33½ | 37½ | 37 | 41 |
| 20 " " 60 " | 29½ | 32 | 32 | 37 |
| 30 " " 60 " | 25 | 26½ | 29 | 32 |
| 40 " " 60 " | 18½ | 21½ | 22 | 24 |
| 10 " " 50 " | 23 | 25 | 24½ | 28 |
| 20 " " 50 " | 18 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| 30 " " 50 " | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| 40 " " 50 " | 7½ | 8 | 10 | 11½ |
| ¼ mile acceleration test starting at 10 m.p.h. | 41½ | 43 | 46 | 48½ |
| 20 " | 39 | 40 | 40½ | 43 |
| 30 " | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 |
  
  
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).


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