Bentley biography
Bentley T-series
Motor vehicle
The Bentley T-series is a luxury automobile produced by Bentley Motors Limited in the United Kingdom from to It was announced and displayed for the first time at the Paris Motor Show on 5 October as a Bentley-badged version of the totally redesigned Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.
The Bentley T series was available as a four-door saloon and as a long wheelbase four-door saloon. A small number of two-door saloons were built with coachwork by James Young and Mulliner Park Ward and a two-door convertible with coachwork by Mulliner Park Ward was introduced in September A total of 2, examples were produced.
Design
The T series was the first unibodied Bentley, and was totally different from its predecessor the S series.[2] It featured a new steel and aluminium monocoque body with subframes to mount the engine and suspension.
Headquartered in CreweEngland, the company was founded by W. Bentley — in in Cricklewood, North London, and became widely known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in, and Bentley has been a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since and consolidated under VW's premium brand arm Audi since Today most Bentley models are assembled at the company's Crewe factorywith a small number assembled at Volkswagen's Dresden factoryGermany, [ 17 ] and with bodies for the Continental manufactured in Zwickau and for the Bentayga manufactured at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant.While smaller overall, it had more passenger room, particularly in the rear compartment, yet more luggage space. Overall the car was 7 inches (18&#;cm) shorter, 5 inches (13&#;cm) lower, 3+1&#;2 inches (9&#;cm) narrower, and pounds (68&#;kg) lighter than the S.
Because of entity fitted with the traditional round-shouldered "Bentley" style front grille – its sole material styling difference from the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow – it was also somewhat lower at bonnet height, giving it a slightly more assertive look.
The 'T' also featured independent suspension on all four wheels with automatic height manage according to loading. Other major improvements included disc brakes on all wheels (with a triplicate hydraulic braking system patented from Citroën that also supplied pressure for the self leveling suspension); new and lighter power steering, improved automatic transmission, eight-way adjustable electric front seats, and a larger fuel tank.
bentley biography1: Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded by W. O. Bentley (–) in in Cricklewood, North London, and became widely known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in , , , , andThe engine received a redesigned cylinder head that allowed a speed increase to miles per hour (&#;km/h).[2]
In October , the T saloon's pretax 'list price' of £ was £50 less than the Silver Shadow.[3]
Image
The formerly more sporting image of Bentley motor cars differing from Rolls-Royces was long gone and far from being renewed by the time the Bentley T was introduced.
Effectively, the two were indistinguishable.
T2
The T was upgraded to the "T2" in , which featured rack and pinion steering, improved wind conditioning, rubber-faced bumpers, a modern fascia and, for non-federalized cars, a front air dam.
Bosch CIS Fuel Injection was introduced for late and models for the US and other markets, similarly to the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II.
The T2 was discontinued in
Production numbers
Note: 15 of the two-door Saloons were built with coachwork by James Young, the remainder by Mulliner Park Ward.[4]