The Bentley 3-Litre is a saloon (sedan) style road car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) of power at 3500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a claimed 1778 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 129 km/h, or 80 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4343 mm | 171 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
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| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.42 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1778 kg | 3920 lb | |
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 149 mm
3.15 × 5.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.54 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 3500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 17.4 kW/litre 23.7 ps/litre 23.4 bhp/litre 0.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 4.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 749 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 129 km/h (80 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 39.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 29.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 39.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 34.06 kg/kW 56.9 lb/bhp |
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
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| turns lock-to-lock | |||
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| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
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| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55187 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1921 Bentley 3-Litre added before December 1995. Last modified 2023-04-10. |
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