Bentley 4½ Litre car engine
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The Bentley 4½ Litre car engine is a robust, high-performance four-cylinder powerplant from the late 1920s that powered Bentley’s famous racing and sports cars, including Le Mans–winning models.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bentley 4½ Litre | 2 |
| Bentley Speed Six engine | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bentley engine
ⓘ
internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| application |
Bentley 4½ Litre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bentley 4½ Litre Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ Bentley 4½ Litre racing cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| blockMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| bore | 100 mm ⓘ |
| compressionRatio | about 5.3:1 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cylinderConfiguration | inline-four ⓘ |
| designedBy | W. O. Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement |
4.4 L
ⓘ
4398 cc ⓘ |
| engineCycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| era | late 1920s ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| headMaterial | aluminium ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with the Bentley Boys racing drivers
ⓘ
powered successful Bentley factory racing team cars ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | dual ignition ⓘ |
| layout | front-mounted ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bentley Motors Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dual ignition system
ⓘ
four-valve-per-cylinder design ⓘ high performance for its era ⓘ robust construction ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | vintage racing era ⓘ |
| notableRace | 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse | Bentley Le Mans–winning cars ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 4 ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
approximately 110 bhp
ⓘ
approximately 82 kW ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1931 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| stroke | 140 mm ⓘ |
| totalValves | 16 ⓘ |
| usedInVehicleClass |
racing car
ⓘ
sports car ⓘ |
| valvesPerCylinder | 4 ⓘ |
| valvetrain | single overhead camshaft ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bentley Speed Six engine
this entity surface form:
Bentley 4½ Litre
this entity surface form:
Bentley 4½ Litre