Bentley Eight
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| Bentley Eight | |
| Manufacturer: | Rolls-Royce |
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| Production: | 1984–1992 1736 produced |
| Successor: | Bentley Brooklands |
| Class: | Full-size luxury car |
| Body style: | 4-door sedan |
| Platform: | FR |
| Engine: | 6.75 L Rolls-Royce V8 |
| Transmission: | 4-sp 4L80-E automatic |
| Wheelbase: | 3061 mm (121 in) |
| Related: | Bentley Mulsanne Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit |
The Eight was Bentley's "entry-level" offering from 1984 through 1992. Distinguished mainly by a wire-mesh grille radiator instead of vertical slats, the Eight also had somewhat less equipment than the similar Mulsanne on which it was based. A firmer suspension offered slight handling improvements. The Eight was so popular that sales expanded from the original UK market to Europe and the United States.
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| Bentley automobile timeline, 1980–2003 - | Later -> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Saloon | Eight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mulsanne | Mulsanne S | Brooklands | Arnage | RL/R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mulsanne Turbo | Turbo R | RT | Red Label | T | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | Continental R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S | Continental T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible | Corniche | Continental | Azure | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silver Shadow-based | Mulsanne-based | Arnage-based | |||||||||||||||||||||||
