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