This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 6.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 505 bhp (512 PS/377 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 1020 N·m (752 lb·ft/104 kgm) at 1750 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2730 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 296 km/h (184 mph), official fuel consumption is 23.4/10.1/15.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 344.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3516 mm | 138.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Length | 5825 mm | 229.3 inches | |
| Width | 1926 mm | 75.8 inches | |
| Height | 1541 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2730 kg | 6019 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 96 litres | 21.1 [25.4] 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 | 512 PS (505 bhp) (377 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1020 Nm (752 ft·lb) (104 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.8 kW/litre 75.9 ps/litre 74.8 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
151.11 Nm/litre
1.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1898.9 kPa (275.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 296 km/h (184 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 187.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 137.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 184.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.25 kg/kW 12.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 23.4/10.1/15.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 23.4/10.1/15.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.3/9.9/6.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 12.1/28.0/18.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 10.1/23.3/15.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 344.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 484440 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Bentley Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase added 2016-04-20. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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