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
|
|
|||
| Carrosserie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3060 | 120.5 | |
| Voies AV | 1550 | 61 | |
| Voies AR | 1550 | 61 | |
| Longueur | 5342 | 210.3 | |
| Largeur | 2045 | 80.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1463 | 57.6 | |
| Garde au sol | 132 | 5.2 | |
| 1.75 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2423 kg | 5342 | |
| 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) |
||
| Alésage × Course | 104.1 × 99.1 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
||
| Rapport alésage / course | 1.05 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
||
| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
319 PS (315 bhp) (235 kW) à 4500 tr/mn |
||
| Couple maximale (DIN) |
657.4 Nm (485 ft·lb) (67 kgm) à 2250 tr/mn |
||
| Specific output (DIN) |
34.8 kW/litre 47.3 ps/litre 46.7 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
||
(DIN) |
97.39 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1223.9 kPa (177.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett AiResearch TO4 turbo | ||
| Intercooler | Yes | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6.9 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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 |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.32 kg/kW 17.23 lb/bhp |
||
| 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 | 13.10 m | ||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Roues AR | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 255/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 255/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-ABS-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.75 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.07 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25498 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
1991 Bentley Continental R added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-04-06. |
|||