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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bentley vehicle ⓘ
grand tourer ⓘ
luxury car ⓘ
assemblyLocation Cricklewood, London ⓘ
linked to: Cricklewood
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 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer W. O. Bentley ⓘ
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 ⓘ
fuelSystem twin SU carburettors ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
historicalSignificance last model designed by W. O. Bentley before Rolls-Royce takeover ⓘ
introducedAt 1930 London Motor Show ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Bentley Motors Limited ⓘ
linked to: Bentley
marketPosition top-of-the-range Bentley model ⓘ
notableFor largest and most powerful Bentley of the pre-war era ⓘ
smooth high-speed touring ⓘ
notableOwner W. O. Bentley ⓘ
powerOutput around 220 bhp ⓘ
predecessor Bentley 6½ Litre ⓘ
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) ⓘ
linked to: Bentley 8 Litre
survivingExamples fewer than 100 ⓘ
targetUse high-speed long-distance touring ⓘ
topSpeed over 100 mph ⓘ
transmission 4-speed manual ⓘ
typicalBodyStyles limousine ⓘ
saloon ⓘ
tourer ⓘ
valvetrain single overhead camshaft ⓘ
wheelbase 144 in ⓘ
156 in ⓘ

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Bentley Speed Six → successor → Bentley 8 Litre ⓘ
Bentley 8 Litre → successor → Bentley 8 Litre (none direct, last W. O. Bentley model) ⓘ
linked to: Bentley 8 Litre