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Bentley S2 Saloon 

1959-1962, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
59-62: V8/16V 8.0:1 6230cc.(380ci)

200-bhp

@4000rpm

32.1 hp/l carb. ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
6.2l200hp: 182kph/113mph ?s 11.5s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 8.20 x 15
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed automatc/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 5380 x 1890 x 1630 mm (211.8 x 74.4 x 64.2 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3124 mm - 1473/1524 mm (123.0 in - 58.0/60.0 in)
some calculations: base aera: 10.17 m² (109.4 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.54 m² (~27.4 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 16.57 m³ (585.5 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1916 kg (4225 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 9.6 kg/hp (21.1 lb/hp) 104 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 5,661 £ (1959) 
production: 1,863

   

The Bentley S2 replaced the S1. In fact only the engine was changed, the old
inline 6 was replaced by a new V8-engine. everything else remained unchanged.
The Bentley S2 was identical to the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II, only the grille and badges were different.

Pictures taken at the "Classic Days at Schloss Dyck 2009" in Jüchen (near Mönchengladbach), Germany
 
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