Bentley S2

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Bentley S2
Manufacturer	Bentley
Also called	Bentley S2 Continental
Production	1959–1962 2308 produced
Predecessor	S1
Successor	S3
Engine(s)	6.2 L V8
Wheelbase	3124.2 mm (123 in) 3225.8 mm (127 in)
Related	Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II

The Bentley S2 (and derivative Bentley S2 Continental) was a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1959 until 1962. Based on the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II, the S2 replaced the straight-6 engine of the Bentley S1 with a new aluminium V8 engine displacing 6.2 L (6230 cc/380 in³). With this new engine, the S2 offered significantly better performance than the previous cars.

Many had coachbuilt bodies by Park Ward, Hooper, H. J. Mulliner & Co., and James Young.

[edit] Production

• S2: 1863 (15 with H. J. Mulliner & Co. drophead coupe bodies)
• S2 long wheelbase: 57 (5 with James Young bodies and 1 by Wendler)
• S2 Continental: 388

v • d • e Bentley ownership and road car timeline, 1920s–present – now a marque of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) (VWAG)
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