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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Rolls Royce Silver Dawn: Charles01· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 1952 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn - fvl: Rex Gray· CC BY 2.0
- 3. 1952 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn - fvr: Rex Gray· CC BY 2.0
- 4. Rolls Royce Silver Dawn (4599505583): Spanish Coches· CC BY 2.0
- 5. Rolls Royce Silver Dawn 1953 4566cc: Charles01· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. '49 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn (Destination Décarie 2012): Bull-Doser· Public domain
- 7. 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn by Freestone & Webb (31653789996): RL GNZLZ from Chile· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn: MrWalkr· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Festival automobile international 2011 - Vente aux enchères - Rolls Royce Silver Dawn - 1955 - 001: Thesupermat· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Festival automobile international 2011 - Vente aux enchères - Rolls Royce Silver Dawn - 1955 - 002: Thesupermat· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 11. 1955 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn (4786387057): Spanish Coches· CC BY 2.0
- 12. 1955 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn Saloon (26472116296): Sicnag· CC BY 2.0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1997
- body
- sedan
- engine
- 4.5 L–6.8 L
- cylinders
- 8
- turbo
- no
- power
- —
- drive
- rear-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 4
- weight
- 1,987 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
- 12 mpg
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- Midsize Cars
- avg new price NL
- —
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇺🇸 US versions (1)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 1997–1997. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Silver Dawn | 6.8 L 8 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 12 | 19.6 |
Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.