This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 6.8 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 420 bhp (426 PS/313 kW) at 4000 rpm and 875 N·m (645 lb·ft/89.2 kgm) at 2100 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 2450 kg.
Top stated speed is 270 km/h, which equates to 168 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 28.1/13.2/18.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2961 mm | 116.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 5222 mm | 205.6 inches | |
| Width | 1954 mm | 76.9 inches | |
| Height | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2450 kg | 5401 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] 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) |
426 PS (420 bhp) (313 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
875 Nm (645 ft·lb) (89.2 kgm) at 2100 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.4 kW/litre 63.1 ps/litre 62.2 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
129.63 Nm/litre
1.57 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Zytec SEFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1629 kPa (236.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 270 km/h (168 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 173.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 171.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.82 kg/kW 13.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 28.1/13.2/18.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 28.1/13.2/18.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 3.6/7.6/5.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 10.1/21.4/15.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 8.4/17.8/12.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 2.740 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 285/45 R 18 103Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/45 R 18 103Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 133727 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Bentley Continental T added 2005-09-27. Last modified 2013-03-25. |
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