Bentley Eight

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Bentley Eight

| image = 1989 Bentley Eight front left.jpg

| manufacturer = Bentley

| aka =

| production = 1984–1992
1,736 produced{{cite web|author=K.-J. Rossfeldt |url=http://www.rrab.com/beight.htm |title=Roßfeldt - Bentley Eight (1984 - 1992) |publisher=Rrab.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-06}}

| assembly = United Kingdom: Crewe, England (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 = {{convert|6.75|L|CID|1|abbr=on}} Rolls-Royce V8

| transmission = 4-sp 4L80-E automatic

| wheelbase = {{convert|3061|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|5310|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=1561 |title=Octane: Model specs - 1984-1992 Bentley Eight Saloon |publisher=Classicandperformancecar.com |accessdate=2010-12-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708163745/http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=1561 |archivedate=8 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}

| width = {{convert|1890|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1490|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|2320.2|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/default.aspx?carID=12135&catID=0&eventID=&i=2#menu |title=1989 Bentley Eight - Specifications | work = Conceptcarz.com | publisher = Daniel Vaughan |date= |accessdate=2010-12-04}}

| related = Bentley Mulsanne
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit

| designer =

| sp = uk

}}

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.{{citation | title = Bentley: A legend reborn | edition = 2nd | last = Robson | first = Graham | publisher = Haynes (2010) | location = Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, UK |date=November 2003 | isbn = 978-1-84425-491-0 | page = 115 }} 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.