The Continental R is a passenger car from Bentley, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 6.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 400 bhp (406 PS/298 kW) of power at 4100 rpm, and maximum torque of 835 N·m (616 lb·ft/85.1 kgm) at 2150 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 2450 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 28.1/13.2/18.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3061 | 120.5 | |
| Voies AV | 1549 | 61 | |
| Voies AR | 1549 | 61 | |
| Longueur | 5350 | 210.6 | |
| Largeur | 1878 | 73.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1462 | 57.6 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2450 kg | 5401 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 104.1 × 99.1 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 | 406 PS (400 bhp) (298 kW) à 4100 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 835 Nm (616 ft·lb) (85.1 kgm) à 2150 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 44.2 kW/litre 60.1 ps/litre 59.3 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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123.7 Nm/litre
1.5 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | Zytek EMS 3 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1554.5 kPa (225.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 165.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 121.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.21 kg/kW 13.72 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 28.1/13.2/18.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 28.1/13.2/18.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 3.6/7.6/5.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 10.1/21.4/15.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 8.4/17.8/12.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | 3.250 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.STA. | ||
| Roues AV | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Roues AR | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | Avon 255/55 R 17 102W | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Avon 255/55 R 17 102W | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 340 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.75 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.69 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 111276 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Bentley Continental R added 2003-07-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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