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).
Performance impression of a 2 1/2 litre engine model and comparison with a larger 3660 c.c. engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\4\ 04-page144 | |
| Date | 7th December 1932 | |
| -3- EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/7.12.32. cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} The general impression was that the model has considerably improved since it first came out and that the performance is extremely good for a 2 1/2 litre engine. 2511 c.c. There is little doubt that Bensport will be an infinitely better car with much greater refinement, and a much better performance in that its engine is 3660 c.c. or 46% bigger. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||