Bentley does not build many cars like the Bentley Continental R: a 2-door 2+2 (car body style) / 2+2 coupé (Continental R, S, T) / 2-door 2+2 (car body style) / 2+2 Targa top (Continental SC) with 6.75 , built from 1991 to 2003 when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. Its designer of record is John Heffernan / Ken Greenley.
The story
The Bentley Continental R is a luxury coupé manufactured by British automobile manufacturer Bentley Motors from 1991 to 2003. It was the first Bentley to feature a body not shared with a Rolls-Royce model since the 1965 S3 Continental and was the first to use the GM 4L80-E transmission.
The Continental R was the fastest, most expensive, and most powerful Bentley of its day. It was also the most expensive production car in the world at its introduction. A convertible derivative, called the Bentley Azure, was launched in 1995.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 6.75 . Kerb weight is 5340 lb. The gearbox is a 4-speed GM 4L80-E automatic. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is Continental R: 120.5 in / Continental T: 116.5 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Bentley's history is not in doubt: the Bentley Brooklands Coupé (Direct) / Bentley Continental GT followed it; it was built at Crewe (Bentley Crewe), United Kingdom. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Dodge Viper, the Opel Astra, the Volvo 850. Nearby in the Bentley catalogue sit the Armoured Arnage and the Bentley 3 Litre.
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