Bentley · 1984–1992
Bentley Eight
The Bentley Eight was Bentley's "entry-level" offering from 1984 until 1992. Distinguished mainly by a wire-mesh grille radiator instead of vertical slats, the Eight also had somewhat less equipment than the similar Mulsanne on which it was based. This brought the introductory price to under the psychologically important £50,000 mark at the time of introduction, £6,000 less than the Mulsanne. A firmer suspension offered slight handling improvements. The Eight was so popular that sales expanded from the original UK market to Europe and the United States.
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Successor: Bentley Brooklands
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Model specification
The Eight was introduced with cloth upholstery, steel wheels, and a mesh grille that was simpler than the slatted grille of the Mulsanne. Fuel injection and anti-lock brakes were added in 1986, leather upholstery and power memory seats were added in 1987, and automatic ride height adjustment was added in 1990. In Britain, catalytic converters became optional in 1990 – although they had been available long before in markets where such were required. The three-speed automatic transmission was replaced by a four-speed transmission in August 1992.
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Specifications
- name
- Bentley Eight
- Manufacturer
- Bentley
- Production
- 1984–1992, 1,736 produced
- Assembly
- United Kingdom: Crewe (Bentley Crewe)
- Predecessor
- none
- Successor
- none, Bentley Brooklands (successor of Mulsanne S), Bentley Flying Spur (later, much cheaper)
- Class
- Full-size luxury car
- Body style
- 4-door saloon
- Layout
- FR layout
- Engine
- 6.75 L Rolls-Royce V8
- Transmission
- 4-sp 4L80-E automatic
- Wheelbase
- 3061 mm
- Length
- 5310 mm
- Width
- 1890 mm
- Height
- 1490 mm
- Kerb weight
- 2320.2 kg
- Related
- Bentley Mulsanne, Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2080136CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_EightCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1368226273 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1989_Bentley_Eight_front_left.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Mr.choppers · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.