The Bentley Continental R is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 6.8 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 315 bhp (319 PS/235 kW) at 4500 rpm and 657.4 N·m (485 lb·ft/67 kgm) at 2250 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2423 kg.
Top claimed speed is 233 km/h (145 mph).
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 | 3060 mm | 120.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5342 mm | 210.3 inches | |
| Width | 2045 mm | 80.5 inches | |
| Height | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 132 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2423 kg | 5342 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 108 litres | 23.8 [28.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.1 × 99.1 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
319 PS (315 bhp) (235 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
657.4 Nm (485 ft·lb) (67 kgm) at 2250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.8 kW/litre 47.3 ps/litre 46.7 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
97.39 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1223.9 kPa (177.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett AiResearch TO4 turbo | ||
| Intercooler | Yes | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 233 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.32 kg/kW 17.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 13.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-ABS-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25498 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Bentley Continental R added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-04-06. |
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