The Continental is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet motor vehicle with a front placed engine, produced by Bentley.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) at 4300 rpm and 450 Nm (332 lbft/45.9 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 2360 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 205 km/h, which is 127 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 15.6/18.2/25.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3060 | 120.5 | |
| Voies AV | 1535 | 60.4 | |
| Voies AR | 1535 | 60.4 | |
| Longueur | 5200 | 204.7 | |
| Largeur | 1835 | 72.2 | |
| Hauteur | 1520 | 59.8 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.7 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2360 kg | 5203 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 108 litres | 23.8 [28.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Type moteur | L410I | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 104.14 × 99.06 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.05 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) à 4300 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) à 1600 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
26.2 kW/litre 35.6 ps/litre 35.1 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
66.67 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 837.8 kPa (121.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 100.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.35 kg/kW 22.31 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 15.6/18.2/25.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.6/18.2/25.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/5.5/3.9 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 18.1/15.5/11.1 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 15.1/12.9/9.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 235/70 HR 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 235/70 HR 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.69 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 773641 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Bentley Continental added 2022-11-05. Last modified 2022-11-05. |
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