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).
Comparative road test report on a vehicle's brakes, steering, suspension, and performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\3\ scan0168 | |
| Date | 4th June 1941 | |
| -cont'd- - 2 - Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}3/SW.4.6.41. BRAKES. Poor - require too much pedal pressure and not very effective. STEERING. Steering is inclined to wander. Front end is steady but column shakes. Not as good as the Austin. SUSPENSION. It is difficult to give a figure of merit for small car suspension, but this car is better than the Standard Eight, but not as good as the Austin. None of the 8 HP. cars are as good as the Vauxhall 10. As on all Morris cars, the rear road springs squeak continuously. It is difficult to understand how Morris get away with this feature. With regard to the body, the interior finish is very cheap. The accommodation for four people is better than the Standard, but is not comparable with the Austin. The worst features of the car, are the amount of induction roar, poor rear axle and road spring squeaks. Road noise in the body is definitely better than the Austin. We give herewith specification of the car and actual performance figures taken on the road. The performance of the car, rather surprisingly, is similar to the Austin from 10-40 MPH., although it sounds to have a better performance no doubt due to the induction roar. Above 50 MPH its performance is much better than the Austin, the maximum speed attained on the speedometer being 64 MPH. TOP GEAR PERFORMANCE. 10 - 20 MPH - 8.3 seconds 20 - 30 " - 11.0 " 30 - 40 " - 11.6 " 40 - 50 " - 17.7 " (continued) | ||