“The Silver Cloud II was introduced in 1959. Little changed externally but it now had a 6.2 L V8 engine, hich pushed the weight to 2.11 tonnes. Performance was greatly improved and top speed was raised to 183 km/h (114 mph), ut the main improvements were in acceleration and torque. Power steering became standard. Electrically operated windows were now available as an option 1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II White 4-dr. The Motor magazine tested a Series II in 1960. They recorded a top speed of 104.7 mph (168.5 km/h), cceleration from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 10.9 seconds and a fuel consumption of 13 miles per imperial gallon (22 L/100 km; 11 mpg-US).”
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