Bentley S2

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The Bentley S2 is a luxury British saloon car produced from 1959 to 1962, notable for introducing a V8 engine to Bentley’s postwar S-series lineup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bentley motor car
luxury car
saloon car
assemblyLocation Crewe, England
linked to: Crewe
bodyStyle 2-door convertible (coachbuilt)
2-door coupé (coachbuilt)
4-door saloon
brakeType servo-assisted drum brakes
chassisType separate chassis
class full-size luxury car
coachbuiltVariantsBy H. J. Mulliner
James Young
Park Ward
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
doorCount 4
drivetrain RWD
engineConfiguration V8 engine
engineDisplacement 6.2 L
enginePosition front
engineType all-aluminium V8
fuel petrol
fuelSystem twin SU carburettors
fuelType gasoline
generation second generation of Bentley S-series
height 64.0 in
introducedAt 1959 London Motor Show
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
length 211.8 in
manufacturer Bentley Motors Limited
linked to: Bentley
marketedAs Bentley S2 Standard Steel Saloon
linked to: Bentley S2
marketSegment luxury segment
notableFeature first Bentley S-series model with V8 engine
improved braking system over S1
power-assisted steering as standard on most cars
platformSharedWith Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II
predecessor Bentley S1
productionEnd 1962
productionStart 1959
relatedModel Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II long-wheelbase
series Bentley S-series
linked to: Bentley S-Series
successor Bentley S3
successorEngineFamily Bentley–Rolls-Royce L-series V8
suspension independent front suspension
live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs
transmission 4-speed automatic
wheelbase 123.0 in
width 74.0 in

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Bentley S1 successor Bentley S2
Bentley R Type category post-war Bentley
linked to: Bentley S2
Bentley S2 marketedAs Bentley S2 Standard Steel Saloon
linked to: Bentley S2
Bentley S-Series generation Bentley S2