Bentley 4 Litre | |
Manufacturer: | Bentley Motors Limited |
Production: | 1931 50 produced |
Assembly: | Cricklewood, London |
Class: | Luxury car |
Body Style: | as arranged with coachbuilder by customer |
Layout: | FR layout |
Wheelbase: | 134inches 140inches |
Predecessor: | 6½ Litre & Speed Six |
Successor: | 3½ Litre |
Designer: | Walter Owen Bentley, Harry Ricardo |
Sp: | uk |
The Bentley 4 Litre was a motor car built on rolling chassis made by Bentley Motors Limited. The 4 litre chassis was conceived and built in a failed attempt to restore Bentley to a good financial state. Announced 15 May 1931, it used a modified four litre Ricardo IOE engine in a shortened 8 litre chassis at two-thirds of the price of the 8 Litre in an attempt to compete with the Rolls-Royce 20/25. Instead, Bentley went into receivership shortly afterward, from which it was purchased by Rolls-Royce Limited.
The conventional straight-6 engine used an 85mm bore and a 115mm stroke for a total displacement of 3.9 L (3915cc) and a power output of 120bhp at 4,000 rpm. The engine power was not suitable for the heavy chassis.