The Continental R is a motor vehicle from Bentley, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The 6.8 litre engine is a turbocharged, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that produces 385 bhp (390 PS/287 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 750 N·m (553 lb·ft/76.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
With a claimed kerb weight of 2402 kg, the Bentley Continental R performs the 0-60 mph dash in 6.1 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 14.7 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 243 km/h, which is 151 mph.
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 | 3016 | 118.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1549 | 61 | |
| Voies AR | 1549 | 61 | |
| Longueur | 5342 | 210.3 | |
| Largeur | 2058 | 81 | |
| Hauteur | 1462 | 57.6 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.77 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2402 kg | 5296 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 108 litres | 23.8 [28.5] 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 (DIN) |
390 PS (385 bhp) (287 kW) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
750 Nm (553 ft·lb) (76.5 kgm) à 2000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.5 kW/litre 57.8 ps/litre 57 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
111.11 Nm/litre
1.34 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1396.3 kPa (202.5 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 | 6.1 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 16.9 s | ||
| 0-400m | 14.7 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 243 km/h (151 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.37 kg/kW 13.98 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 16555 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Bentley Continental R added 1996-04-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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