Bentley S-Series

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The Bentley S-Series is a line of luxury saloon cars produced by Bentley in the mid-1950s, renowned for their refined performance, elegant styling, and status as quintessential postwar British grand tourers.

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Label Occurrences
Bentley S-Series canonical 1
Bentley S-series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand tourer
luxury car
luxury saloon car
luxury saloon car
luxury saloon car
saloon car
bodyStyle 4-door saloon
chassisType body-on-frame
class full-size luxury car
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
doorCount 4
engineConfiguration 4.9-litre inline-6 engine
6.2-litre V8 engine
V8 engine
inline-6 engine
era 1950s
1960s
fuelType petrol
generation Bentley S1
Bentley S2
Bentley S3
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Bentley
marketedAs postwar British grand tourer
marketSegment high-end luxury
notableFeature luxurious interior trim
quad headlamps
refined ride quality
separate body and chassis construction
notableFor elegant styling
refined performance
status symbol in postwar Britain
predecessor Bentley R-Type
linked to: Bentley R Type
productionEnd 1959
1962
1965
1965
productionStart 1955
1955
1959
1962
relatedModel Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
seatingCapacity 5
stylingCharacteristic conservative, elegant design
prominent Bentley grille
successor Bentley T-Series
linked to: Bentley T-series
transmission 4-speed automatic
4-speed manual

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

Bentley R Type successorBodyStyleLine Bentley S-Series
Bentley S2 series Bentley S-series
linked to: Bentley S-Series