Bentley R Type

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The Bentley R Type is a luxury saloon car produced by Bentley in the early 1950s, known as the successor to the Mark VI and for its refined performance and coachbuilt elegance.

All labels observed (5)

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Bentley Mark VI 1
Bentley Mark VI chassis 1
Bentley R Type canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bentley model
luxury car
saloon car
assemblyLocation Crewe
surface form: Crewe, England
bodyStyle 4-door saloon
brakeType drum brakes
category Bentley S2
surface form: post-war Bentley
chassisType separate chassis
class full-size luxury car
doorCount 4
drivetrain rear-wheel drive
engineBlockMaterial cast iron
engineConfiguration inline-6 engine
engineDisplacement 4.6 L
enginePlacement front
era 1950s automobiles
fuelDelivery twin SU carburettors
fuelSystem carburettor
fuelType petrol
headMaterial aluminium
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Bentley
marketAvailability left-hand drive
right-hand drive
marketPosition upmarket luxury saloon
marketSegment luxury segment
notableCharacteristic successor to Bentley Mark VI
notableFeature coachbuilt body options
luxurious interior
refined ride quality
notableVariant Bentley R Type self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bentley R Type Continental
parentCompanyOfManufacturer Rolls-Royce Limited
surface form: Rolls-Royce
platform Bentley R Type self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bentley Mark VI chassis
predecessor Bentley R Type self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bentley Mark VI
productionCountry United Kingdom
productionEndYear 1955
productionStartYear 1952
relatedModel Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn
seatingCapacity 5
successor Bentley S1
successorBodyStyleLine Bentley S-Series
suspensionType independent front suspension
transmission 4-speed manual
transmissionOption 4-speed automatic
typicalCoachbuilders Freestone & Webb
H. J. Mulliner
James Young
Park Ward
wheelbase 120 inches

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bentley hasModel Bentley R Type
Bentley S1 predecessor Bentley R Type
this entity surface form: Bentley R-Type
Bentley R Type predecessor Bentley R Type self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bentley Mark VI
Bentley R Type notableVariant Bentley R Type self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bentley R Type Continental
Bentley R Type platform Bentley R Type self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bentley Mark VI chassis