The Bentley State Limousine is a 4 door limousine-bodied car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of 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 400 bhp (406 PS/298 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 835 N·m (616 lb·ft/85.1 kgm) at 3250 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 3390 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater limousine | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3844 mm | 151.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 6220 mm | 244.9 inches | |
| Width | 2000 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Height | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 3390 kg | 7474 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 | 406 PS (400 bhp) (298 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 835 Nm (616 ft·lb) (85.1 kgm) at 3250 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 |
123.7 Nm/litre
1.5 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic 7.1.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1554.5 kPa (225.5 psi) | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.37 kg/kW 18.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.050 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 285/55 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/55 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 111309 | ||
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| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Bentley State Limousine added 2003-07-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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