TheBentley S2 is aluxury car produced byBentley from 1959 until 1962. The successor to theS1, it featured the newRolls-Royce–Bentley L-series V8 engine and improved air conditioning made possible by that engine's increased output. Power steering was also standard, and a new dashboard and steering wheel were introduced. Some early S2s were built with the earlierS1 dashboard.

Bentley S2
Standard saloon
Overview
Manufacturer	Bentley Motors Limited (1931)
Production	1959–1962 2,308 produced
Assembly	Crewe,England
Body and chassis
Body style	2-doorsaloon 4-doorsaloon 2-doordrophead coupe
Related	Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II
Powertrain
Engine	6.2 LBentley L410V8
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3124 mm (123 in) 3226 mm (127 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Bentley S1
Successor	Bentley S3

A high-performance S2-derivedContinental edition was also produced.

1,863 standard and 57 long-wheelbase S2 car chassis were built^[1] between 1959 and 1962. Almost all were fitted with standard factory bodywork. A number hadcoachbuilt bodies byPark Ward,Hooper,H. J. Mulliner & Co., andJames Young.

Announced at the beginning of October 1959^[2] the S2 replaced the S1'sstraight-six engine with the new aluminiumRolls-Royce - Bentley L Series V8 shared with theRolls-Royce Silver Cloud II. It displaced 6.2 L (6230 cc, or 380 cu in), and offered significantly improved performance.

As advertised inThe Times, Friday, 2 October 1959:^[2]

The cylinder block and heads are cast in aluminum alloy and hydraulic tappets operate the overhead valves. The engine has a compression ratio of 8 to 1 and is fitted with twin carburetors with automatic choke.

Other features available include fully automatic transmission, power-assisted steering, electrically operated ride control, redesigned and more flexible air conditioning, electric rear window demisters and press button window lifts.

Of the 1,863 standard S2 models produced, 15 hadH. J. Mulliner & Co.drophead coupe bodies. Of the 57 long-wheelbase cars, five hadJames Young bodies and one a Mercedes-Bentley yachting station-wagon body byWendler.^[1]

An "S2 Continental" chassis was built with higher performance engines and higher gearing for lighter bodywork. 388 were built, bodied by the same group of coachbuilders as the standard S2.

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  Bentley S2
  standard saloon
  rear view
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  Bentley S2
  drophead coupé
  by H J Mulliner 1962
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  Bentley Continental S2 2-door saloon by H J Mulliner
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  Bentley Continental S2 cabriolet
  by Park Ward 1962
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  Bentley Continental S2
  4-door saloon
  Flying Spur 1961
  by H J Mulliner
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  Bentley Continental S2
  4-door saloon
  Flying Spur 1959
  by H J Mulliner
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  Bentley Continental S2 interior
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  1960 Bentley S2 Shooting Brake by Wendler