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First Look: Bliss
Two Yankee colonists on a lark infiltrate the lush green heart of English snobbery in the latest Rolls and Bentley--and never want to leave.
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February, 2009
Rolls-Royce Phantom VI
Bentley Continental Gt
Where Built
Painted/assembled at Goodwood facility near Chichester, West Sussex England, UK; Panels and Components created in Germany; interiors crafted at Goodwood
Assembled at Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK; engine also fully assembled in Crewe;paintedbodies shipped from Mosel, Germany; most components created in Germany before hand;interiors crafted at crewe"
Yearly Build Goal
1000
5000
Hours To Build One
250
150
Body/Frame Materials
Aluminum & composite body with; aluminum spaceframce structure; magnesium bulkheads
Aluminum body with some magnesium;
steel/cast-iron frame
Doors/Seats
Four/five
Two/four
Engine
Aluminum naturally aspirated 6749cc 48-valve quad-cam direct-injection V12
Aluminum 5998cc 48-valve quad-cam bi-turbo (KKK Warner)W12 w/port fuel injection
Borexstroke
92.0mm x 84.6mm
84.0mm x 90.2mm
Power
453 bhp @ 5350 rpm
552 bhp @ 6100 rpm
Torque
531 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm
479 lb-ft @ 1600-6000 rpm
Redline
5750 rpm
6300 rpm
Compression Ratio
11:01
9.5:1
Engine Oil Capacity
8.98 quarts
13.19 quarts
Curb Weight
2495kg/5,489 lb
2385kg/5258lb
Pounds per Horse
12.12 lb:1 bhp
9.53 lb:1 bhp
Transmission
Shift-by-wire ZF 6HP32 six-speed auto; rwd
ZF six-speed sequential auto-manual w/Torsen dif; awd
Final-drive Ratio
3.46
3.52
Length
5834mm/229.7 in.
4804mm/189.1 in.
Width
1990mm/78.3 in.
1918mm/75.5 in.
Height
1632mm/64.3 in.
1390mm/54.7 in.
Wheelbase
3750mm/140.6 in.
2745mm/108.1 in.
Track, f/r
1685mm/1670mm 66.3 in./65.7 in.
1623mm1607mm 63.9 in.163.3 in.
Turning Circle
13.8m/45.3ft
11.4m/37.4 ft
Drag Cd
0.38
0.32
Mfr. 0-60mph Time
5.7 sec.
4.7 sec
Top Speed
240 kph/149mph
318 kph/198 mph
Base Price In Us $
$321,000
$149,990
Trunk Space
460L/16.2 cu ft
370L/13.1 cu ft
Wheels
22-in. Michelin Pax
19-in.
Tires
Michelin Pax
Pirelli 275/40ZR
Brakes
Ventilated discs: front, 374mm/14.7 in.;
rear, 370mm/14.6in.
Ventilated discs: front, 405mm/15.9 in;
rear,335mm/13.2 in.
Suspension
Front: unequal length control arms;
Rear:multilink; self-leveling airsprings
Front: four-link independent;
Rear: multilink; self-leveling airsprings
Fuel Capacity
100L/26.42 gal.
90L/23.78 gal.
Combined Mpg (Us)
14.82 mpg
14 mpg
Range Per Tank (Combined)
391.5 miles
332.9 miles
Designed By/Where
Ian Cameron; Marek Djordjevic, Exterior Chief;
Charles Coldham, Interior Chief; In Downtown London
Dirk Van Braekel, Project & Exterior Chief;
Robin Page, Interior Chief; In Crewe
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