Bentley T-series
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The Bentley T-series is a line of luxury saloon cars produced from the mid-1960s to late 1970s, closely related to the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow but distinguished by Bentley’s sportier character and styling.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bentley vehicle
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luxury car model line ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Crewe, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 4-door saloon ⓘ |
| brakeSystem | four-wheel disc brakes ⓘ |
| chassisType | monocoque ⓘ |
| class | full-size luxury car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
Bentley-style radiator shell
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more understated grille than Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow ⓘ |
| doorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| drivetrain | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 engine ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement |
6.2 L V8 (early models)
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6.75 L V8 (later models) ⓘ |
| era |
1960s luxury cars
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1970s luxury cars ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carburetted V8 ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| generation |
first generation: Bentley T1
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second generation: Bentley T2 ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bentley Motors Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
European luxury car market
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North American luxury car market ⓘ |
| marketPosition | sportier alternative to Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
self-levelling suspension
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unitary body construction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Bentley’s counterpart to the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
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more driver-focused image than contemporary Rolls-Royce models ⓘ |
| parentCompanyOfManufacturer | Rolls-Royce Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformSharedWith | Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bentley S3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1980 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1965 ⓘ |
| productionVariant |
Bentley T1
NERFINISHED
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Bentley T2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 5 ⓘ |
| segment | premium executive car ⓘ |
| steeringPosition |
left-hand drive (export markets)
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right-hand drive (home market) ⓘ |
| successor | Bentley Mulsanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | independent suspension all round ⓘ |
| transmission | automatic transmission ⓘ |
| wheelbase | standard wheelbase ⓘ |
| wheelbaseVariant | long-wheelbase version (selected markets) ⓘ |
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