Bentley Continental R

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The Bentley Continental R is a luxury grand tourer coupe produced by Bentley from the early 1990s to the early 2000s, known for its powerful performance, handcrafted interior, and status as one of the most exclusive and expensive cars of its era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand tourer ⓘ
luxury coupé ⓘ
0-60mphTime approximately 6.6 seconds ⓘ
assemblyLocation Crewe, England ⓘ
linked to: Crewe
bodyStyle 2-door coupé ⓘ
brakeType ventilated disc brakes ⓘ
category British automobile ⓘ
luxury vehicle ⓘ
chassisOrigin derived from Bentley Turbo R ⓘ
designer John Heffernan ⓘ
Ken Greenley ⓘ
doorCount 2 ⓘ
driveType rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration V8 ⓘ
engineDisplacement 6.75 L ⓘ
engineType 6.75 L Rolls-Royce–Bentley V8 ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
height 1473 mm ⓘ
induction turbocharged ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
length 5270 mm ⓘ
manufacturer Bentley Motors Limited ⓘ
linked to: Bentley
market global luxury car market ⓘ
marketPosition flagship Bentley coupé of the 1990s ⓘ
notableCharacteristic among the most expensive production cars of its era ⓘ
emphasis on high-speed cruising comfort ⓘ
notableFeature Connolly leather upholstery ⓘ
extensive wood veneer trim ⓘ
handcrafted interior ⓘ
high level of customization ⓘ
notableVariant Bentley Continental R Le Mans ⓘ
Bentley Continental R Mulliner ⓘ
Bentley Continental S ⓘ
platform Bentley SZ platform ⓘ
predecessor Bentley Continental (S3) ⓘ
linked to: Bentley S3
productionEnd 2003 ⓘ
productionStart 1991 ⓘ
productionYears 1991–2003 ⓘ
relatedModel Bentley Turbo R ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit ⓘ
seatingCapacity 4 ⓘ
successor Bentley Continental GT ⓘ
suspensionType independent suspension ⓘ
topSpeed approximately 150 mph ⓘ
transmission 4-speed automatic ⓘ
unveiledAt 1991 Geneva Motor Show ⓘ
wheelbase 3061 mm ⓘ
width 1886 mm ⓘ

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

Bentley Azure → relatedModel → Bentley Continental R ⓘ
Bentley Continental GT → successorTo → Bentley Continental R (as Bentley’s main coupé GT) ⓘ
linked to: Bentley Continental R
Bentley Brooklands → predecessor → Bentley Continental R ⓘ
Bentley Brooklands → predecessor → Bentley Continental T ⓘ
linked to: Bentley Continental R
Bentley Continental R → notableVariant → Bentley Continental S ⓘ
linked to: Bentley Continental R
Bentley Continental R → notableVariant → Bentley Continental R Mulliner ⓘ
linked to: Bentley Continental R
Bentley Continental R → notableVariant → Bentley Continental R Le Mans ⓘ
linked to: Bentley Continental R
Rolls-Royce SZ platform → usedByModel → Bentley Continental R ⓘ