1999 Bentley Hunaudieres Concept
Project HunaudiSres has a 16-cylinder engine with 8 litre capacity. The engine has an output of 463kW (623 bhp) and a maximum torque of 760 Nm (561 lb ft). Thanks to variable camshaft timing, 85% of the torque is available at as low as 1,500 revs. The engine is made up of two banks of eight cylinders which are fitted at 72o to form a W, based on the VR principle with a cylinder angle of 15o.
The name HunaudiSres refers to the famous high-speed straight at Le Mans where the Bentley legend was born in the 1920’s with five victories in the vingt quatre heures du Mans.
In Detail
| price $ | $ Prototype |
| engine | 64 Valve W16 (4 rows of 4) |
| displacement | 8004 cc / 488.4 in³ |
| bore | 84 mm / 3.31 in |
| stroke | 90.3 mm / 3.56 in |
| power | 464.6 kw / 623.0 bhp @ 6000 rpm |
| specific output | 77.84 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | bhp per tonne |
| torque | 760.6 nm / 561.0 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm |
| body / frame | Carbon Fibre |
| driven wheels | Mid Engine / 4WD |
| front tires | 265/30 ZR 20 |
| rear tires | 335/30 ZR 20 |
| f brake size | mm / in |
| r brake size | mm / in |
| length | 4432 mm / 174.5 in |
| width | 1985 mm / 78.1 in |
| height | 1192 mm / 46.9 in |
| transmission | 5-Speed Manual |
| gear ratios | :1 |
| top speed | ~350 kph / 217.5 mph |
