Turbodiesel Bentleys soon?
Bentley is considering expanding it’s engine line-up to something more than the current petrol guzzlers, either hybrids or turbodiesels. I personally think the Volkswagen Group’s V12 TDI turbodiesel found in the Audi Q7 is perfect for usage in a Bentley, or perhaps the V10 TDI from the top of the line oil burner Touareg, but then that’s just me. Shouldn’t be an issue for Volkswagen to supply it to Bentley, considering they own Bentley.
Just a recap, the V12 twin turbodiesel in the Q7 makes over 500 horsepower (510 to be exact) and pushes out a massive 1,000Nm of torque from as low as 1,750rpm. Yes, you read right. A thousand newton meters. From an engine speed just over idle. Yet fuel consumption is rated at 20mpg, or 11.9 liters per 100 kilometers, hardly anything at Prius-levels, but considering the amount of power it makes, I would like one please!
March 14, 2007 @ 9:54 pm
but this kind of big taukeh car doesn’t need a frugal engine…. they only need to power! taukeh can afford Rm5.00 per liter fuel so diesel doesn’t come into their mind and most importantly when people come near to view Bently but heard the diesel clattering….. its a no no! image would deteriorate if its a diesel burner…. taukeh don’t buy such!
March 14, 2007 @ 9:56 pm
1000Nm of torque is power to me.
March 14, 2007 @ 10:47 pm
Yay! Another up for turbodiesels! I’m actually beginning to feel that I’m very ‘in’ cause most cars I drive are turbodiesels ahaha, and more carmakers are moving towards it. Paul, I agree with you, 1000Nm IS power! and from a measley 1750rpm too!
March 15, 2007 @ 1:12 am
with that much torque u could start in 5th gear and still had a wheelspin, haha..
March 15, 2007 @ 3:18 am
yea..i like turbodiesel….i just drive everest 2.5, big smile when accelerating
March 15, 2007 @ 9:43 am
1000Nm of torque??
wow!! can do wheelspin with even 20″ rims..
lol…dats realli supersweet…
but dont you think it will be abit tough to drive?
coz jeremy clarkson once drove the BRABUS BITURBO SLK ROADSTER
(think so) it handled terribly becoz it was a rear wheel drive…
it also was generating 768 nm of torque if im not mistaken..
but jeremy was commenting dat soo much of torque was useless as the car handled terribly, with the traction control kicking in, the car became wobbly at corners, etc..
this is 1000!!
whoa..i can imagine
March 15, 2007 @ 1:55 pm
Thought if you own a car like that you are supposed to be sitting on the back seat when it moves. So why care for torque? Ah, and when you guys do your wheespins you can also add a black cloud of Diesel smoke to it, cool! The people in the neighbourhood will certainly notice …