The Continental GT3-R is a motor vehicle from Bentley, with all wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 572 bhp (580 PS/427 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 700 N·m (516 lb·ft/71.4 kgm) at 1700 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 2195 kg.
The Bentley Continental GT3-R is said to be able to manage a top speed of 273 km/h or 170 mph, official fuel consumption is 18.5/9.2/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 295.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2746 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4806 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1944 mm | 76.5 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2195 kg | 4839 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3993 cc (243.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 89 mm
3.33 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 580 PS (572 bhp) (427 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) at 1700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 106.8 kW/litre 145.2 ps/litre 143.3 bhp/litre 2.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.31 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2203 kPa (319.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 273 km/h (170 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 264.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 194.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 260.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.15 kg/kW 8.6 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18.5/9.2/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 18.5/9.2/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.4/10.9/7.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.3/30.7/22.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.7/25.6/18.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 295.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 2.6 | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½J x 21 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 21 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/35 ZR 21 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/35 ZR 21 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 420 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 367994 | ||
| Production total | 300 | ||
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| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Bentley Continental GT3-R added 2014-06-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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