Bentley 8 Litre
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The Bentley 8 Litre is a luxury high-performance grand tourer introduced in 1930, renowned as W.O. Bentley’s largest and most powerful pre-war model.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bentley 8 Litre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9009592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bentley 8 Litre Context triple: [Bentley Speed Six, successor, Bentley 8 Litre]
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Bentley 3 Litre
The Bentley 3 Litre is a pioneering early-1920s British luxury sports car renowned for its engineering excellence and success in endurance racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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B.
Bentley Eight
The Bentley Eight is a full-size luxury sedan produced by Bentley in the 1980s and early 1990s as a slightly more affordable, performance-oriented variant of its flagship models.
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C.
Bentley Straight
Bentley Straight is the longest and fastest section of the Snetterton motor racing circuit, known for its high-speed runs and overtaking opportunities.
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D.
Bentley BR1
The Bentley BR1 was a British World War I rotary aircraft engine renowned for its power and reliability in frontline fighters.
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E.
Bentley Speed Six
The Bentley Speed Six is a high-performance luxury sports car produced by Bentley in the late 1920s and early 1930s, renowned for its racing success at Le Mans and its powerful six-cylinder engine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bentley 8 Litre Target entity description: The Bentley 8 Litre is a luxury high-performance grand tourer introduced in 1930, renowned as W.O. Bentley’s largest and most powerful pre-war model.
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A.
Bentley 3 Litre
The Bentley 3 Litre is a pioneering early-1920s British luxury sports car renowned for its engineering excellence and success in endurance racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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B.
Bentley Eight
The Bentley Eight is a full-size luxury sedan produced by Bentley in the 1980s and early 1990s as a slightly more affordable, performance-oriented variant of its flagship models.
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C.
Bentley Straight
Bentley Straight is the longest and fastest section of the Snetterton motor racing circuit, known for its high-speed runs and overtaking opportunities.
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D.
Bentley BR1
The Bentley BR1 was a British World War I rotary aircraft engine renowned for its power and reliability in frontline fighters.
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E.
Bentley Speed Six
The Bentley Speed Six is a high-performance luxury sports car produced by Bentley in the late 1920s and early 1930s, renowned for its racing success at Le Mans and its powerful six-cylinder engine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bentley vehicle
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grand tourer ⓘ luxury car ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Cricklewood, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | chassis-only (coachbuilt bodies) ⓘ |
| bore | 110 mm ⓘ |
| brakeType | mechanical drum brakes ⓘ |
| category | vintage car ⓘ |
| chassis | ladder frame ⓘ |
| class | full-size luxury car ⓘ |
| competition | Rolls-Royce Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | W. O. Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivetrain | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| emblematicOf | Bentley pre-war engineering excellence ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-6 ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement |
7983 cc
ⓘ
8.0 L ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II ⓘ |
| firstCustomerCarDelivered | 1930 GENERATED ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | twin SU carburettors ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last model designed by W. O. Bentley before Rolls-Royce takeover ⓘ |
| introducedAt | 1930 London Motor Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bentley Motors Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | top-of-the-range Bentley model ⓘ |
| notableFor |
largest and most powerful Bentley of the pre-war era
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smooth high-speed touring ⓘ |
| notableOwner | W. O. Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | around 220 bhp ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bentley 6½ Litre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCount | 100 chassis built ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| status | collector car ⓘ |
| stroke | 140 mm ⓘ |
| successor | Bentley 8 Litre (none direct, last W. O. Bentley model) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | fewer than 100 ⓘ |
| targetUse | high-speed long-distance touring ⓘ |
| topSpeed | over 100 mph ⓘ |
| transmission | 4-speed manual ⓘ |
| typicalBodyStyles |
limousine
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saloon ⓘ tourer ⓘ |
| valvetrain | single overhead camshaft ⓘ |
| wheelbase |
144 in
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156 in ⓘ |
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Subject: Bentley 8 Litre Description of subject: The Bentley 8 Litre is a luxury high-performance grand tourer introduced in 1930, renowned as W.O. Bentley’s largest and most powerful pre-war model.
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