The Bentley Java is a

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shown at the 1994 Geneva Motor Show. It was designed by

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head of design Graham Hull in collaboration with

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of Design Research Associates. Although only intended to be a show car, 18 Javas were produced to order between 1994 and 1996 for Mohammed Mandari then sold to Sultan

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, the current Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of

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Darussalam. There were 6 coupes, 6 convertibles and 6 estates. They were built on a

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platform and reportedly powered by a 3.5L (although some sources say it was 4.0L) BMW twin-turbocharged 32 valve V8 engine modified by

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and coupled to a 4-speed automatic transmission sending power to the rear wheels. Rolls-Royce's projected performance figures for the original Java coupe concept with this engine were 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.6 seconds and an electronically governed top speed of , however, actual performance figures for the production models are unknown. A second generation of the Java, codenamed P1000, was reportedly in development in 1996, based on the new E39 generation of

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. The project, however, ended up being shelved and the Java's concept was ultimately realised in the form of the

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as a smaller less expensive Bentley with wider appeal and larger volume production. Some design elements, such as the shape of the dashboard, were carried over from Java into the Continental GT as well.

References

External links

Rolls-Royce and Bentley
* http://www.bentleyspotting.com/2007/03/sultan-of-brunei-darussalams-different.html

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...

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