This vehicle has a 2 door targa top body style with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve turbocharged powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6.8 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 400 bhp (406 PS/298 kW) at 4000 rpm and 800 Nm (590 lbft/81.6 kgm) at 2150 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
The Bentley Continental SC weighs a claimed 2610 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 245 km/h (152 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 25.8/13.1/17.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater targa top | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2961 mm | 116.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 5241 mm | 206.3 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2610 kg | 5754 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 | 104.14 × 99.06 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 | 406 PS (400 bhp) (298 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 800 Nm (590 ft·lb) (81.6 kgm) at 2150 rpm |
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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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| Specific torque |
118.52 Nm/litre
1.43 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | Zytek fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1489.3 kPa (216 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 155.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 153.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.75 kg/kW 14.62 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25.8/13.1/17.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 25.8/13.1/17.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 3.9/7.6/5.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 10.9/21.6/15.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 9.1/18.0/13.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 285/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 721754 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Bentley Continental SC added 2021-03-16. Last modified 2022-11-05. |
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