Bentley Hunaudières
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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 Script error: No such module "convert". of power at 6,000 rpm and Script error: No such module "convert". of torque at 4,000 rpm in conjunction with a five-speed manual transmission.[1] It is capable of a Script error: No such module "convert". top speed.[1]
Name
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 Script error: No such module "convert". with one wheel on the grass down the Hunaudières straight.[2]
Production
The concept, along with the similar Audi Rosemeyer, led to the production of the Bugatti Veyron by parent company Volkswagen.[3][4][5]
Video game
The Bentley Hunaudières was featured in the 2000 video game TOCA World Touring Cars as an unlockable car.
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| Ownership | Bentley Motors Limited (1919–1931) |
Rolls-Royce Bentley Motors (1931) Limited (1931–1980) |
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| Coachbuilder's open 2/4 seater |
3 L | 4½ L 6½ L Speed Six |
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| Coachbuilder's large saloon coupé or convertible |
6½ L Speed Six 8 L |
4L 3½ 4¼L Mark V |
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| Large saloon |
Mark VI | R | S1 S2 S3 |
T1 | T2 | Mulsanne | Brooklands | Arnage | Mulsanne | |||||||||||||||
| Turbo R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | Corniche | Continental R/S/T | Br. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible | Corniche | Continental | Azure | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Large saloon |
Flying Spur | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | Continental GT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible | Continental GTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUV | Bentayga | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ownership | Vickers | Volkswagen Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saloon | Eight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mulsanne | Mulsanne S | Brooklands | Arnage | Arnage Red Label | Arnage R | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mulsanne Turbo | Turbo R | Turbo RT | Arnage Green Label | Arnage T | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnage LWB/ RL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | Continental R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continental S | Continental T | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible | Corniche | Continental | Azure | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Color code | Silver Shadow-based | Mulsanne-based | Arnage-based | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ownership | Volkswagen Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saloon | Continental Flying Spur | Flying Spur | Flying Spur | Flying Spur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnage | Arnage Red Label | Arnage R | Mulsanne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnage Green Label | Arnage T | Mulsanne Speed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnage LWB/ RL | Mulsanne EWB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | Continental R | Continental GT | Continental GT | Continental GT | Continental GT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continental T | Brooklands Coupé | Batur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible | Continental GTC | Continental GTC | Continental GTC | Continental GTC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azure | Azure | Bacalar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUV | Bentayga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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