Bentley 4 Litre
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Bentley 4 Litre | |
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Manufacturer | Bentley |
Production | 1931 50 produced |
Predecessor | 6½ Litre & Speed Six |
Successor | 3½ Litre |
Class | Luxury car |
Engine(s) | 3.9 L Ricardo I6 |
Wheelbase | 134 in (3404 mm) |
Designer | Walter Owen Bentley |
The 4 litre was an attempt at restoring the Bentley company to a good financial state. Introduced in 1931, it used a Ricardo F-head engine (modified by Walter Owen Bentley) in an attempt to attract more buyers. Instead, the company went into receivership shortly after, with archrival Rolls-Royce successfully purchasing the company.
The conventional straight-6 engine used an 85 mm (3.3 in) bore and 115 mm (4.5 in) stroke for a total of 3.9 L (3915 cc/238 in³) of displacement. It lacked the high power output and technology of the previous Bentley-designed engines.
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Type | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | |||||||||||||
Independent | Rolls-Royce | Volkswagen Group | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sports car | 3 L | 4½ L | WWII | |||||||||||||||||||
Saloon | 6½/Six | 4L/3½ 4¼L/V | VI | R | S1/S2/S3 | T1 | T2 | Mulsanne | CFS | |||||||||||||
Premium | 8 L | Camargue | Arnage | |||||||||||||||||||
Coupé | Corniche | Continental & C Turbo | Continental R/S/T | C GT | ||||||||||||||||||
Convertible | Azure | C GTC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Founder: Walter Owen Bentley • Bentley Motors corporate website • A marque of the VWAG group • Bentley Boys |