The Bentley Brooklands Coupé is a two-door hardtop

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). As a hand-assembled car made in very small numbers, employing traditional coach-building techniques and craftsmanship skills in wood and leather, the Brooklands Coupé is the true successor to the discontinued

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and T. Lifetime production was limited 550 cars, and deliveries started in the first half of 2008, with the car being discontinued three years later.deLorenzo, Matt: "Ampersand: Bentley Brooklands", p.30, ''Road & Track'', May 2007 The Brooklands is powered by a 6.75-litre

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, producing and , the highest

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ever developed by a production V8 engine using petrol (there are diesel V8s producing more). It was featured on ''

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, and due to the car having so much torque, one of the car's tires blew out during a powerslide after prolonged aggressive driving with its traction control off. It can achieve in around 5.0 seconds, and a top speed in the region of . With an optional Carbon fibre-reinforced Silicon Carbide (C/SiC) ceramic composite braking system with 14-inch

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brake discs (only with 20-inch wheels), the new Brooklands offered more stopping power than any other passenger vehicle then available for purchase. This coupé lacks a "B" pillar. When retired in 2011, it marked the end of the last Rolls-Royce Crewe platform, concluding the history of the old Rolls-Royce. Specifications: *maximum rated motive

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: at 4,000 rpm *maximum

: at 3,250 rpm *: 5.0 seconds *: 5.3 seconds *Top speed: *: 11.7 seconds

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References

External links

BentleyMotors.com
official international portal
Bentley Brooklands Image Gallery
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Brooklands Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit as well as one of Britain's first airfields, ...

Sedans Rear-wheel-drive vehicles 2010s cars Cars introduced in 2008 Cars discontinued in 2011