I'll get a Bentley"
This is automotive engineering at its best. This power. Power thats flow from the eight-cylinder engine and effortlessly answers every demand. This too the power to stop safely and surely... without fal, without fade. This is a complete partnership owner and car.
Source: The Field, November 17, 1960
Famous Bentley S2 owners
King Hassan II of Morocco paid 81,000 francs for a Bentley S2 Continental Drophead Coupé.
Sean Connery, Scottish actor and James Bond actor owned the 1961 Bentley S2 Saloon.
Bentley S2 Standard / Continental technical data
V8 light-alloy engine 190 hp from 6230 cc identical in construction to that of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II
2 SU carburettors
Cylinder heads made of light alloy
Rated speed (rpm): 4000
Bentley S2 Standard: 178 hp
Bentley S2 Continental: 190-200 hp
Top speed: 180 km/h
Fuel consumption: approx. 20 litres
Bentley S2 Standard: kerb weight 2076 kg
Bentley S2 Continental: kerb weight 1980 kg
Four-speed Hydramatic
L x W x H in mm: 5380 x 1900 x 1580
Air conditioning on request
Designer: J.P. Blatchley for S2 Standard Saloon
Designer: Vilhelm Koren for S2 Continental DHC (Norway)
Number of units: 1863 (Saloon Steel Standard)
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