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The Bentley Hunaudières is a concept car built by Bentley for the Geneva Motor Show#1999, 1999 Geneva Salon International de l'Auto. It is powered by a Volkswagen 8.0-litre, naturally aspirated engine, naturally aspirated, list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines#W16, W16 engine adapted and modified by Bentley to generate of power at 6,000 rpm and of torque at 4,000 revolutions per minute, rpm in conjunction with a five-speed manual transmission. It is capable of a top speed.
Name
The Hunaudières' name pays homage to the famous straight of Circuit de la Sarthe where Henry Birkin, Sir Tim Birkin in a Bentley 4½ Litre, "Blower Bentley" overtook Rudolf Caracciola in a Mercedes-Benz SSK at with one wheel on the grass down the Hunaudières straight.Production
The concept, along with the similar Audi Rosemeyer, led to the production of the Bugatti Veyron by parent company Volkswagen.Video game
The Bentley Hunaudières was featured in the 2000 video game TOCA World Touring Cars as an unlockable car.References
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