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 performance records for cars 2224 and 2212 during the Austrian Trials, detailing routes, distance, time, speed, and fuel consumption.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 147\5\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 16th September 1913 | |
| Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/EH2/L16913. September 16th.1913 x219 x459 Austrian Trials Records. | Route | Distance. Miles | 2224 Time. hrs. mins | 2224 Average Speed. m.p.h. | 2224 m.p.g. | 2212 Time. hrs. mins | 2212 Average Speed. m.p.h. | 2212 m.p.g. | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Vienna to Salsburg. | 260 | 9.5 | 28.5 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 28.5 | 14.1 | | Salsburg to Innsbruck. | 248 | 8.25 | 29.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 29.5 | 13.8 | | Innsbruck to Riva. | 245 | 10.0 | 24.5 | 13.9 | 10.0 | 24.5 | 13.5 | | Riva to Toblach. | 192 | 10.15 | 18.7 | 13.8 | 10.15 | 18.7 | 14.3 | | Toblach to Trieste. | 206 | 8.50 | 23.4 | 14.1 | 8.50 | 23.4 | 13.9 | | Trieste to Klagenfort. | 236 | 9.22 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 9.22 | 25.3 | 13.8 | | Klagenfort to Vienna. | 260 | 9.30 | 27.3 | 13.8 | 10.30 | 24.7 | 14.0 | I have not made out records for 2260 because I have not got the proper figures but there was very little difference in the speed or consumption of either of the cars on the trials. | ||