| Bentley Hunaudières | |
| Manufacturer: | Bentley |
| Production: | 1999 (Concept car) |
| Class: | Sports car (S) |
| Layout: | RMR layout |
| Body Style: | 2 door coupé |
| Designer: | Andreas Mindt[1] |
| Weight: | 1400abbr=onNaNabbr=on[2] |
| Engine: | 8abbr=onNaNabbr=on VW Group (Bugatti) naturally aspirated WR16 |
| Related: | Bugatti Veyron |
| Powerout: | 623bhp |
| Transmission: | 5-speed manual |
The Bentley Hunaudières is a concept car built by Bentley for the 1999 Geneva Salon International de l'Auto. It is powered by a Volkswagen 8.0-litre, naturally aspirated, WR16 engine adapted and modified by Bentley to generate 623bhp of power at 6,000 rpm and 760Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm in conjunction with a five-speed manual transmission.[3] It is capable of a 3500NaN0 top speed.
The Hunaudières' name pays homage to the famous straight of Circuit de la Sarthe where Sir Tim Birkin in a "Blower Bentley" overtook Rudolf Caracciola in a Mercedes-Benz SSK at 1250NaN0 with one wheel on the grass down the Hunaudières straight.[4]
The concept, along with the similar Audi Rosemeyer, led to the production of the Bugatti Veyron by parent company Volkswagen.[5] [6] [7]
The Bentley Hunaudières was featured in the 2000 video game TOCA World Touring Cars as an unlockable car.