Road Test

Bentley Continental (91-05)

Test date 23 August 1995  Price as tested £199,750

For  Unparalleled sense of occasion, cabin ambience, styling, handling, slick gearbox

Against Costs more to run than a castle in Scotland, lumpy low-speed ride, wind noise, fuel consumption

How much ?

  • Price as tested £199,750
  • Price as tested £187,354

How fast

  • 0-30mph no data
  • 0-60mph no data
  • 0-100mph no data
  • 0-150mph no data
  • 0-200mph  no data
  • 30-70mph  no data
  • 0-400m  no data
  • 0-1000m  no data
  • 30-50mph in 3rd/4th  no data
  • 40-60mph in 4th/5th  no data / no data
  • 50-70mph in 5th  no data
  • 60-0mph  no data
  • Top speed  no data
  • Noise at 70mph  no data

How thirsty?

  • Test average  no data
  • Test best/worst  no data / no data

Government figures

  • Combined/urban  15.1 / 10.1 mpg
  • CO2 emissions  418 g/km

How big?

  • Length  5350 mm
  • Width  1878 mm
  • Height  1462 mm
  • Wheelbase  3016 mm
  • Weight  2402 kg
  • Fuel tank  108.0 litres

Engine

  • Layout V8 cyls , 6750 cc
  • Max power 400 bhp at 4100 rpm
  • Max torque 590 ft at 2150 rpm
  • Specific output 59.3 bhp per litre bhp per litre
  • Power to weight no data
  • Installation F
  • Bore/stoke 104/99mm mm
  • Compression ratio 8.0:1
  • Valve gear no data
  • Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded

Gearbox

  • Type U-speed Automatic
  • 1st no data
  • 2nd no data
  • 3rd no data
  • 4th no data
  • 5th no data
  • 6th no data
  • Final drive no data

Suspension

  • Front Wishbones, coils, electronically controlled dampers, anti-roll bar
  • Rear Semi-trailing arms, coils, electronically controlled damping with self-levelling

Steering

  • Type Rack and pinion, power assisted
  • Lock to lock 3.20

Brakes

  • Front 279mm ventilated discs
  • Rear 277mm discs

Wheel & tyres

  • Size front 7.5x17in in
  • Size rear 7.5x17in in
  • Made of Cast alloy
  • Tyres front 255/55 WR17
  • Tyres rear 255/55 WR17

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