Bentley R Type | |
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![]() Standard steel sports saloon 1953 | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Bentley Motors Limited (1931) |
Also called | Bentley Mark VII |
Production | 1952–1955 2,323 built |
Assembly | Crewe, England |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Luxury car |
Body style | Standard 4-door saloon; otherwise as arranged with coachbuilder by customer |
Layout | front engine, rear-wheel drive |
Related | Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 4.6 L IOE straight-6 130 hp (97 kW)(estimate)[1] |
Transmission | 4-speed manual 4-speed automatic (optional) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 120 in (3,048 mm) [2] |
Length | 200 in (5,080 mm) [2] |
Width | 69 in (1,753 mm) [2] |
Height | 64.5 in (1,638 mm) [2] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Mark VI |
Successor | S1 |
The Bentley R Type is the second series of post-war Bentley automobiles, produced from 1952 to 1955 as the successor the Mark VI. Essentially a larger-boot version of the Mk VI, the R type is regarded by some as a stop-gap before the introduction of the S series cars in 1955. As with its predecessor, a standard body was available as well as coachbuilt versions by firms including H. J. Mulliner & Co., Park Ward, Harold Radford, Freestone and Webb, Carrosserie Worblaufen and others.
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