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).
Autocar acceleration and performance figures comparing a Bentley and a Hotchkiss.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0193 | |
| Date | 24th April 1935 | |
| -3- AUTOCAR - ACCELERATION FIGURES. -------------------------- | | Top | Third | Second | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | Bentley | Hotchkiss | Bentley | Hotchkiss | Bentley | Hotchkiss | | 10-30 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | | 20-40 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | | 30-50 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | | Through Gears. | | Rest to 50 | Rest to 60 | Rest to 70. | |---|---|---|---| | Bentley | 13.2/5 | 20.2/5 | | | Hotchkiss | 10.4/5 | 13.4/5 | 20.4/5 | Best Half Mile. Bentley 91.84 Hotchkiss 95.74 Our Figures - Lap Speed. | | 1-R-IV | Hotchkiss. | |---|---|---| | Cut-out Closed | 87.0 | 87.84 | | Cut-out Open | 88.78 | 88.94 | Hotchkiss. 10-30 8.375 10-60 24.5 10-60 Gears 13.5 0-80 Gears 33.3 | ||