Vehicle Description
1992 Bentley Turbo R
The Bentley Turbo R is arguably the most significant car made
during Rolls-Royce's ownership of the company; it is the car that
really restored the iconic Bentley brand to its former glory,
transforming the original Mulsanne Turbo into a more complete
package with vastly improved road holding (the "R" is for "road
holding").
If you fancy British luxury, a bit of burl wood in your passenger
compartment, being surrounded by leather, have something hand
built, and want an experience akin to driving around a house, then
you need to take a tool in this Bentley Turbo R. Depending on road
conditions and speed you may not even realize you are
moving...until the local Bobby has a lick at you, pulling you over
to the side of the road...for speeding.
Exterior
Taking handmade luxury to the next level is what this car is all
about, plus it is not fooling around on the performance end either.
All steel panels bathed in black with just a hint of chrome thin
trimming throughout could be coined as menacing luxury! Even the
famous grille surround on this car is black with a chromed mesh
grille front flying "B" topper for the hood and thin trim spears
throughout. Not looking obviously as such don't be fooled this is a
large car. 4 doors with plenty of room for in and out for front and
rear passengers, and spacious storage in the trunk and for the legs
of the passengers. Side views offer almost unassuming looks, but do
not be fooled, it is all tight on the gaps and paint is the deep
end of the pool. Red pin striping runs the length of the sides as
does some 3 dimensional black moldings just above the rockers.
Nicely preserved window surrounds have clean slightly tinted glass
all around. Polished 17-inch wheels wrapped in like new
255/55/R17's all around help with the cloud like ride.
Interior
A fine mix of zebra wood and walnut burl painstakingly mitered
together make up just the door sills. Below his smooth black
leather and shiny electronic controls and the door actuator. Inside
a black padded dash top and bottom sandwiches more walnut burl for
the dash front. Round gauges and vents are within this burl as well
as a digital readout panel with warning lighting. The center
console meets the dash in the middle and runs downward with a CD
player, and more vents and round gauges. As it meets the floor temp
and fan controls are the mirror joysticks, an ashtray, lighter,
power seat adjustments, and heaters for the seats. Dual black
leather wrapped armrests fold down between the front buckets which
all are wrapped in black leather with red piping. Seating shows
some slight minor folds in the leather but gives it a nice look of
light usage. A big rear bench stretches from door to door. Noted
within the CD player is a flip out screen which offers up
navigation and digital readouts for the radio and CD player. Black
carpet is gracing the floors and above is a cream headliner with a
corresponding hanging console with some extra lighting for the rear
passengers.
Drivetrain
The heart of this car is shoehorned under the hood and presents as
a 6.75 liter V8 with a turbo attached. It is fed by Bosch
K-Motronic EFI and pushes power back to a 2.69 rear axle via a
4L80E 4 speed automatic transmission on back of the V8.
Undercarriage
The R in the name plate means "Road Holding" and there are plenty
of mechanicals that work together to accomplish this with this
large luxury automobile. Automatic Variable ride control with auto
leveling works with independent coil springs all around to provide
this road handling and smooth ride. No rust is seen under here, and
all structurally buttoned up. 4-wheel power disc brakes are on, and
a clean exhaust in dual form works its way out to the rear of the
car, passenger side.
Drive-Ability
I had the pleasure of driving me and a few of my cohorts to lunch
near the Classic Auto Mall, kind of a tradition with these
Bentleys. It accelerates like a storm blowing in, handles like it's
on rails, and rides like you are on the clouds of that incoming
storm. A true head turner...very comfortable inside and the
functionality of conveniences was excellent. I did notice the
passenger's power window and seat were in-op at the time of our
lunch jaunt.
A luxury car lovers dream, handbuilt in the Rolls Royce factory,
plenty of 6.75 liter turbocharged power, and room for several
friends to go along for the ride, this British masterpiece is ready
to roll.
VIN DECODE
SCBZR03D7NCX44375
SCB-Bentley England
Z-All Models
R-Turbo R
0-6.75L V8 320hp
3-Catalyst Equipped
D-Manual Belts, Driver's Air Bag
7-Check Digit
N-1992
C-Crewe, England Assy Plant
X-LHD
44375-Sequential Unit Number
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.