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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3060 | 120.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1550 | 61 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1550 | 61 | |
| Lengte | 5342 | 210.3 | |
| Breedte | 2045 | 80.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1463 | 57.6 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 132 | 5.2 | |
| 1.75 | |||
| Gewicht | 2423 kg | 5342 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 108 litres | 23.8 [28.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Rolls-Royce | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6.8 litre 6750 cc (411.91 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 104.1 × 99.1 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.05 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
319 PS (315 bhp) (235 kW) bij 4500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
657.4 Nm (485 ft·lb) (67 kgm) bij 2250 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
97.39 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 8:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| 1223.9 kPa (177.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett AiResearch TO4 turbo | ||
| Intercooler | Yes | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6.9 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | 13.10 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 255/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 255/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di-ABS-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.75 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.07 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25498 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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