Bentley Eight

Bentley Eight
Overview
Manufacturer Bentley
Production 1984–1992
1,736 produced[1]
Assembly Crewe, United Kingdom
Body and chassis
Class Full-size luxury car
Body style 4-door saloon
Layout FR layout
Related Bentley Mulsanne
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
Powertrain
Engine 6.75 L (411.9 cu in) Rolls-Royce V8[1]
Transmission 4-sp 4L80-E automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 3,061 mm (120.5 in)[1]
Length 5,310 mm (209.1 in)[2]
Width 1,890 mm (74.4 in)[2]
Height 1,490 mm (58.7 in)[2]
Kerb weight 2,320.2 kg (5,115 lb)[3]
Chronology
Successor Bentley Brooklands

The Eight was Bentley's "entry-level" offering from 1984 until 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. This brought the introductory price to under the psychologically important £50,000 mark at the time of introduction, £6,000 less than the Mulsannne.[4] 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.[1]

Model specification

Rear view (1987)

The Eight was introduced with cloth upholstery, steel wheels, and a mesh grille that was simpler than the slatted grille of the Mulsanne. Fuel injection and anti-lock brakes were added in 1986, leather upholstery and power memory seats were added in 1987, and automatic ride height adjustment was added in 1990. In Britain, catalytic converters became optional in 1990 – although they had been available long before in markets where such were required. The three-speed automatic transmission was replaced by a four-speed transmission in August 1992.[5]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 4 K.-J. Rossfeldt. "Roßfeldt - Bentley Eight (1984 - 1992)". Rrab.com. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Octane: Model specs - 1984-1992 Bentley Eight Saloon". Classicandperformancecar.com. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  3. ↑ "1989 Bentley Eight - Specifications". Conceptcarz.com. Daniel Vaughan. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  4. ↑ Robson, Graham (November 2003), Bentley: A legend reborn (2nd ed.), Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, UK: Haynes (2010), p. 115, ISBN 978-1-84425-491-0
  5. ↑ Dawe, Jason (2002-11-17). "Bentley Eight". Times Online (London, United Kingdom: Times Newspapers). Archived from the original on 9 May 2009.

References

Bentley timeline, 1920s–present
Type 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Ownership Bentley Motors Limited
(1919–1931)		 Rolls-Royce
Bentley Motors (1931) Limited
(1931–1980)		 Vickers plc
Rolls-Royce
Bentley Motors (1931) Limited
(1980–1998)		 Volkswagen Group
(1998–)
Coachbuilder's
open
2/4 seater		 3 L 4½ L
6½ L
Speed Six
Coachbuilder's
large saloon
coupé or
convertible		 6½ L
Speed Six
8 L		 4L
3½ 
4¼L
Mark V		 Mark VI R S1
S2
S3		 T
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t		 Continental S1
Continental S2
Continental S3
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Large
saloon
 Mark VI R S1
S2
S3		 T1 T2 Mulsanne Brooklands Arnage Mulsanne
Turbo R
Coupé Corniche Continental R/S/T Br.
Convertible Corniche Continental Azure
Bentleys on the Volkswagen platform
Large
saloon		 Continental
Flying Spur
Coupé Continental GT
Convertible Continental GTC
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Saloon Eight
Mulsanne Mulsanne S Brooklands Arnage Arnage RL/R
Mulsanne Turbo Turbo R Turbo RT Arnage Red Label Arnage T
Coupé Continental R
Continental S Continental T
Convertible Corniche Continental Azure
Color code Silver Shadow-based Mulsanne-based Arnage-based
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