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.
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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