Road Test
Bentley Brooklands
Test date 18 June 2008
Price as tested £230,000
For Handling balance and agility, robust structure, rear room, standard of finish
Against Inconsistent throttle response, over-firm seats, too noisy
How much ?
- Price as tested £230,000
- Price as tested £230,000
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.3 sec
- 0-60mph 5.4 sec
- 0-100mph 11.9 sec
- 0-150mph 31.4 sec
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
13.7 / 107.5 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
24.6 / 136.4 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
65 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
13.6 mpg
- Test best/worst
18.1 / 6.1
Government figures
- Combined/urban
14.5 / 9.8 mpg
- CO2 emissions
465 g/km
How big?
- Length
5411 mm
- Width
1908 mm
- Height
1473 mm
- Wheelbase
3116 mm
- Weight
2665 kg
- Fuel tank
96.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V8 cyls Vee , 6761 cc
- Max power 530 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 774 ft at 3200 rpm
- Specific output 78bhp/litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 199bhp/tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 104.1x99.1 mm
- Compression ratio 7.8:1
- Valve gear no data
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st 4.17 / 6.8
- 2nd 2.34 / 12.2
- 3rd 1.52 / 18.5
- 4th 1.14 / 25
- 5th 0.87 / 32.8
- 6th 0.69 / 41.4
- Final drive 2.92
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs, electronic dampers, anti-roll bar.
- Rear Double wishbones, coil springs, electronic dampers, anti-roll bar.
Steering
- Type Rack & Pinion, power-assisted, speed sensitive
- Lock to lock 3.11
Brakes
- Front 420mm ventilated discs
- Rear 345mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front Alloy 8.5J X 20'' in
- Size rear Alloy 8.5J X 20'' in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 255/40 ZR 20
- Tyres rear 255/40 ZR 20
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