The Bentley 4-Litre is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.9 litre, overhead inlet, side exhaust 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) of power at 4000 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1981 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3404 mm | 134 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4851 mm | 191 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.43 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1981 kg | 4367 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3915 cc (238.908 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 115 mm
3.35 × 4.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead inlet, side exhaust (oise)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 22.9 kW/litre 31.1 ps/litre 30.7 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 5.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 652.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 61.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 60.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.14 kg/kW 36.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 20 x 6.5 | ||
| Tyres rear | 20 x 6.5 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55418 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1930 Bentley 4-Litre added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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