Bentley Brooklands
| Bentley Brooklands | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Bentley Motors Limited |
| Production | 1992–1998 2008–2011 |
| Model years | 1993–1998 2008–2011 |
| Assembly | Crewe, England |
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| Class |
Full-size luxury car (F) (1992–1998) Grand tourer (S) (2008–2011) |
| Layout | FR layout longitudinal engine |
| Bentley Brooklands | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1992–1998 |
| Model years | 1993-1998 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door saloon |
| Related |
Bentley Eight Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.75 L Bentley V8 6.75 L turbo Bentley V8 |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | SWB: 3,061 mm (120.5 in) LWB: 3,162 mm (124.5 in) |
| Length | 1996-98 LWB: 211.8 in (5,380 mm) 1993-95 SWB: 207.5 in (5,270 mm) 1993-95 SWB: 5,268 mm (207.4 in) 1996-98 LWB: 5,370 mm (211.4 in) |
| Width | 1992-95: 1,887 mm (74.3 in) (w/mirrors: 2,007 mm (79.0 in)) 1995-98: 1,914 mm (75.4 in) (w/mirrors: 2,111 mm (83.1 in)) |
| Height | 1,486 mm (58.5 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Bentley Mulsanne S |
| Successor | Bentley Arnage |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2008–2011 550 units |
| Designer | Bentley design team under Dirk van Braeckel |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door hardtop coupé |
| Related |
Bentley Arnage Bentley Azure |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.75 L twin-turbo Bentley L Series V8 |
| Transmission | 6-speed ZF automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,116 mm (122.7 in) |
| Length | 5,411 mm (213.0 in) |
| Width | 1,900 mm (74.8 in) (w/mirrors: 2,125 mm (83.7 in)) |
| Height | 1,473 mm (58.0 in) |
| Kerb weight | 2,650.5 kg (5,843 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Bentley Continental R Bentley Continental T |
Bentley Brooklands is the name of two distinct models made by Bentley Motors. The first Brooklands was a full-size luxury saloon, launched in 1992 to replace the Bentley Mulsanne and in turn succeeded by the Bentley Arnage in 1998. Bentley resurrected the nameplate in 2007 with the Brooklands Coupé, a 2-door, 4-seater hardtop coupé version of the Bentley Azure made between 2008 and 2011 in limited numbers.
These cars were named after the Brooklands banked race track in Surrey, where Bentley obtained some of its greatest triumphs in the 1920s and 1930s.
The Bentley Brooklands was introduced in 1992 as a replacement for the Bentley Mulsanne S and Bentley Eight models. It was intended as a slightly cheaper alternative to the Bentley Turbo R, featuring the same styling, underpinnings and the Rolls-Royce 6.75-litre V8 engine, but without the more powerful model's turbocharger. The Brooklands continued Bentley's relatively angular design theme, which was also used on contemporary Rolls-Royce vehicles, throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. The exterior design featured the classic Bentley waterfall grille as well as dual headlights with wraparound parking lights. As in many Bentley and Rolls-Royce vehicles, the Brooklands also featured the trademark descending bootlid and chrome B-pillars.
The interior remained relatively unchanged from previous Bentley models, with more curvaceous design elements surrounding the leather-wrapped centre console. The steering wheel and interior door panels remained largely unchanged; the major change arrived in the form of relocating the gear selector to the centre console - for decades the standard practice among R-R and Bentley models utilised a steering column mounted selector. The interior continued to be surrounded by ample woodgrain which featured engraved, lighter-colored outlines on the door panels.
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