Bentley S1

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The Bentley S1 is a luxury British saloon car produced in the mid-1950s, renowned for its refined performance, elegant styling, and handcrafted coachbuilt variants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bentley automobile
luxury car
saloon car
assembly Crewe
surface form: Crewe, England
bodyStyle 2-door convertible
2-door coupé
4-door saloon
brakeType hydraulic front, mechanical rear (servo-assisted)
class full-size luxury car
coachbuiltVariantsBy H. J. Mulliner
Hooper
James Young
Park Ward
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
doorConfiguration front-hinged doors
drivetrain rear-wheel drive
engineConfiguration inline-6
engineDisplacement 4.9 L
enginePlacement front
fuelType petrol
height 64.0 in (approximate)
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
length 211.0 in (approximate)
manufacturer Bentley
surface form: Bentley Motors Limited
marketedAs luxury touring saloon
marketPosition upmarket luxury saloon
modelYears 1955–1959
notableCharacteristic refined ride quality
traditional British coachwork
notableFeature drum brakes on all wheels
independent front suspension
power-assisted steering (optional)
separate chassis construction
platformSharedWith Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I
predecessor Bentley R Type
surface form: Bentley R-Type
productionEnd 1959
productionStart 1955
productionType hand-built
relatedModel Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I
seatingCapacity 5
steering recirculating ball
successor Bentley S2
suspensionFront independent, coil springs
suspensionRear live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs
transmission 4-speed automatic
4-speed manual
wheelbase 123.0 in
width 74.0 in (approximate)

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Bentley hasModel Bentley S1
Bentley R Type successor Bentley S1