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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3060 | 120.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1535 | 60.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1535 | 60.4 | |
| Lengte | 5200 | 204.7 | |
| Breedte | 1835 | 72.2 | |
| Hoogte | 1520 | 59.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.7 | |||
| Gewicht | 2360 kg | 5203 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 108 litres | 23.8 [28.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Motor nummer | L410I | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 104.14 × 99.06 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.05 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) bij 4300 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) bij 1600 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| 837.8 kPa (121.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 235/70 HR 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 235/70 HR 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.69 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 773641 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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