The Brooklands is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front located engine, manufactured by Bentley.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 6.8 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 221 bhp (224 PS/165 kW) at 4200 rpm and 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 1500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 2385 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 206 km/h or 128 mph.
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 | 3061 mm | 120.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5268 mm | 207.4 inches | |
| Width | 2007 mm | 79 inches | |
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2385 kg | 5258 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 108.2 litres | 23.8 [28.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.1 × 99.1 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
224 PS (221 bhp) (165 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
24.4 kW/litre 33.2 ps/litre 32.7 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
66.67 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo MK-Motronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 837.8 kPa (121.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 27.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 206 km/h (128 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.47 kg/kW 24.17 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.250 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25487 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Bentley Brooklands added 1996-12-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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