The Bentley Turbo R is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 6.8 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 325 bhp (330 PS/242 kW) at 4500 rpm and 600 N·m (443 lb·ft/61.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The Bentley Turbo R weighs a claimed 2315 kg at the kerb.
The Bentley Turbo R is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 233 km/h (145 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 13.5/17.3/24.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 3060 mm | 120.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5270 mm | 207.5 inches | |
| Width | 1885 mm | 74.2 inches | |
| Height | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2315 kg | 5104 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 | L410IT | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
330 PS (325 bhp) (242 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.9 kW/litre 48.8 ps/litre 48.1 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
88.89 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1117 kPa (162 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett-AiResearch T 04B turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 233 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.55 kg/kW 15.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.5/17.3/24.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.5/17.3/24.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 7.4/5.8/4.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 20.9/16.3/11.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 17.4/13.6/9.5 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli 275/55 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli 275/55 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.28 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 773630 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Bentley Turbo R added 2022-11-05. Last modified 2022-11-05. |
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