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 Ja...
more
Read article at Wikipedia
Bentley S2
Automobile Model
Make
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley (known as W.O. Bentley or just "W.O."). Mr. Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later...
Similar topics in Freebase
-
Bentley 4.25 Litre
The Bentley 4.5 Litre was a car produced by Bentley (Rolls Royce) from 1936 to 1939. -
Bentley Mulsanne
The Bentley Mulsanne was a performance luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1980 until 1992, though derivative models like the Continental T and Azure lasted into the 2000s. The name is derived from Bentley's famous history, which included five victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans... -
Bentley Mark VI
The Bentley Mark VI was the first post-war luxury car from Bentley. Produced from 1946 to 1952, it was also the first car from Rolls-Royce with factory coachwork but chassis were still also supplied to independent coachbuilders . The chassis and engine went on to be used as the basis of those in... -
Bentley Blower
The Bentley 4½ Litre is a British sports car built by Bentley Motors. Its supercharged variant is also known as the Blower Bentley. Famous for his statement "there's no replacement for displacement", Walter Owen Bentley upped the displacement of the Bentley 3 Litre in 1926 to produce the 4½ Litre.... -
Bentley 4 Litre
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... -
Bentley Azure
The Bentley Azure is a large, four-seater luxury convertible from Bentley Motors Limited, a subsidiary of Volkswagen. The Azure is based on the Arnage Drophead Coupᅢᄅ prototype, and uses a 6.8ᅡᅠL twin-turbo V8 petrol engine which produces 450ᅡᅠhp (335ᅡᅠkW) and 645ᅡᅠftᅡᄋlbf (874ᅡᅠNm), 450ᅡᅠbhp ... -
Bentley Arnage
The Bentley Arnage is a large luxury car produced by Bentley Motors in Crewe, England from 1998 to 2009. The Arnage, and its Rolls-Royce-branded sibling, the Silver Seraph, were introduced in the Spring of 1998, and were the first entirely new designs for the two marques since 1980. Another break... -
Bentley 3.5 Litre
The 3½ Litre (and later 4¼ Litre) was presented to the public in September 1933, shortly after the death of Henry Royce, and was the first new Bentley model following Rolls-Royce's acquisition of the Bentley brand in 1931. This era of Bentley models are also known as "Derby Bentleys" because they... -
Bentley 8 Litre
The 8 Litre was the largest and most luxurious Bentley luxury car made prior to the purchase of the marque by Rolls-Royce. It used a massive 8 L (7983 cc/487 in³) straight-6 engine and rode on a long 144 in (3658 mm) or longer 156 in (3962 mm) wheelbase, making it the largest car produced in the... -
Bentley Continental Flying Spur
The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a four-door variant of the Bentley Continental GT coupé, and the Bentley Continental GTC convertible. The Bentley Continental Flying Spur was introduced in 2005. The Continental Flying Spur is equipped with a 5,998 cubic centimetres (366.0 cu in) (6.0 litre)...
You can help improve this topic by adding more facts here