Bentley Hunaudières

The Bentley Hunaudières is a concept car built by Bentley for the 1999 Geneva Salon International de l'Auto. It is powered by a Volkswagen 8.0-litre, naturally aspirated, W16 engine adapted and modified by Bentley to generate 623 bhp (465 kW; 632 PS) of power at 6,000 rpm and 760 N⋅m (561 lb⋅ft) of torque at 4,000 rpm in conjunction with a five-speed manual transmission.^[1] It is capable of a 350 km/h (217 mph) top speed.^[1]

Name

The Hunaudières' name pays homage to the famous straight of Circuit de la Sarthe where Sir Tim Birkin in a "Blower Bentley" overtook Rudolf Caracciola in a Mercedes-Benz SSK at 125 mph (201 km/h) with one wheel on the grass down the Hunaudières straight.^[2]

The concept, along with the similar Audi Rosemeyer, led to the production of the Bugatti Veyron by parent company Volkswagen.

The Bentley Hunaudieres was featured in 2000 video game TOCA World Touring Cars as an unlockable car.

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Coachbuilder's open 2/4 seater	3 L	4½ L 6½ L Speed Six
Coachbuilder's large saloon coupé or convertible		6½ L Speed Six 8 L	4L 3½ 4¼L Mark V		Mark VI	R	S1 S2 S3		T
Coachbuilder's large saloon coupé or convertible						C o n t	Continental S1 Continental S2 Continental S3
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Large saloon													Turbo R
Coupé										Corniche				Continental R/S/T						Br.
Convertible										Corniche			Continental		Azure
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Coupé																		Continental GT
Convertible																		Continental GTC
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Saloon					Eight
	Mulsanne								Mulsanne S					Brooklands					Arnage			Arnage RL/R
			Mulsanne Turbo				Turbo R											Turbo RT		Arnage Red Label			Arnage T
Coupé												Continental R
Coupé															Continental S		Continental T
Convertible	Corniche				Continental											Azure
Color code	Silver Shadow-based								Mulsanne-based								Arnage-based
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Coupé	Continental R					Continental GT								Continental GT
Coupé	Continental T										Brooklands Coupé
Convertible										Continental GTC				Continental GTC
Convertible	Azure								Azure
Color code	Old Mulsanne-based Arnage-based Continental GT-based New Mulsanne-based
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