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The Bentley S2 (and the high-performance Bentley Continental S2 derived from it) was a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1959 until 1962. The changed designation S2 was to mark the new V8 engine and the improved air conditioning which could now be run from it. Power steering was also standard, and a new dashboard and steering wheel were introduced. Some early S2s were built with the earlier S1 dashboard. Announced at the beginning of October 1959〔Display Advertising ''The Times'', Friday, Oct 02, 1959; pg. 5; Issue 54581; col D〕 as with the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II, the S2 replaced the straight-six engine of the Bentley S1 with a new aluminium V8 engine displacing 6.2 L (6230 cc/380 in³). With this new engine, the S2 offered significantly better performance than the previous cars. 1,920 standard and long-wheelbase car chassis were built between 1959 and 1962. Almost all were fitted with standard factory bodywork. A number had coachbuilt bodies by Park Ward, Hooper, H. J. Mulliner & Co., and James Young. 388 more Continental chassis were built with higher performance engines and higher gearing for lighter bodywork built by the same group of coachbuilders. File:Bentley S2 hb.jpg|Bentley S2 standard saloon rear view File:1962 Bentley S2 Mulliner Drophead Coupe.JPG|Bentley S2 drophead coupé by H J Mulliner 1962 File:1962 Bentley S2 Continental.jpg|Bentley Continental S2 cabriolet by Park Ward 1962 File:Bentley_Continental_S2_Flying_Spur_4_door.JPG|Bentley Continental S2 4-door saloon Flying Spur 1961 by H J Mulliner File:1959 Bentley S Continental Flying Spur (H. J. Mulliner ) (18355719411).jpg|Bentley Continental S2 4-door saloon Flying Spur 1959 by H J Mulliner ==Production== * S2: 1863 (15 with H. J. Mulliner & Co. drophead coupe bodies) * S2 long wheelbase: 57 (5 with James Young bodies and 1 by Wendler) * S2 Continental: 388 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bentley S2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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