The Continental V8 S is a passenger car from Bentley, with all wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 521 bhp (528 PS/389 kW) at 6000 rpm and 680 N·m (502 lb·ft/69.3 kgm) at 1700 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic 'box.
The Bentley Continental V8 S weighs a stated 2295 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 309 km/h or 192 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 15.4/7.7/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 246.0 g/km.
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 | 2746 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4806 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1944 mm | 76.5 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2295 kg | 5060 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3993 cc (243.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 89 mm
3.33 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 528 PS (521 bhp) (389 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 680 Nm (502 ft·lb) (69.3 kgm) at 1700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 97.3 kW/litre 132.3 ps/litre 130.5 bhp/litre 2.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
170.3 Nm/litre
2.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2140 kPa (310.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 309 km/h (192 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 230.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 169.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 227.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.91 kg/kW 9.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.4/7.7/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.4/7.7/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.5/13.0/9.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.3/36.7/26.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.3/30.5/22.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 246.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/40 Zr 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 Zr 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 405 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 357027 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Bentley Continental V8 S added 2013-09-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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