The Bentley Mulsanne is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to 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 produces 505 bhp (512 PS/377 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 1020 N·m (752 lb·ft/104 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
The Bentley Mulsanne weighs a claimed 2585 kg at the kerb.
The Bentley Mulsanne is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 296 km/h, or 184 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 393.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3266 mm | 128.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1615 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1652 mm | 65 inches | |
| Length | 5562 mm | 219 inches | |
| Width | 1926 mm | 75.8 inches | |
| Height | 1526 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2585 kg | 5699 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
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| 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 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1020 Nm (752 ft·lb) (104 kgm) at 1800 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 | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1898.9 kPa (275.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 843.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | Twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.6 s | ||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 296 km/h (184 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 198.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 145.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 195.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.86 kg/kW 11.47 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 393.0 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
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| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/45 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/45 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 202906 | ||
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| RAC rating | 53.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Bentley Mulsanne added 2009-09-15. Last modified 2014-11-21. |
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