New Arnage replacement “Grand Bentley” teased!
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Bentley has released this teaser image and video of a new car they call a “Grand Bentley”. Their press release includes a quote from what they say is Bentley’s first customer back in October 1921. “The reason I bought a Bentley was because of its exceptional performance in all respects on the road. Such features…leave nothing to be desired,” said Noel Van Raalte.
The new Grand Bentley has yet to be named but it will replace the flagship Arnage and will be, in their own words, “the epitome of Bentley”. Hopefully the all-new car will also feature an all-new engine, putting the 50 year old 6.75 liter two valve per cylinder pushrod V8 first introduced in the 1959 S2 Continental as a 6.23 liter to rest.
In its latest incarnation, the old engine puts out 530 horses and 1050Nm of torque through the help of turbocharging and intercooling. But that 1050Nm kicks in at a mid-range 3,250rpm which is not very impressive. The Arnage’s sibling the Continental is powered by a more modern engine, a Volkswagen W12.
Watch the teaser video after the jump.
June 10, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
something tells me this will have a portruding grille design, you know, like those shark nosed cars out recently?
guess we’ll have to wait and see.
June 10, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
You gotta love their retracting hood ornament, that angel thingy… The one seen in the pic above isn’t as big, bold and intimidating as the other models. But no matter, its a Bently… nuff said…
June 10, 2009 @ 9:35 pm
More curved lines.
Oh yeah.
June 10, 2009 @ 9:39 pm
1050Nm at 3250rpm may not look impressive on paper but if I’m not mistaken, 80% of it is available throughout the rpm range and the fact it has lasted almost unchanged over 40 years and till this very day emissions compliant is an achievement by itself
June 10, 2009 @ 10:09 pm
I hope it feature the infamous long bonnet and purely rwd unlike latest VW shared platform bentley that looks like fwd car
June 11, 2009 @ 12:47 am
I don’t think it will be long before they reveal this “Arnage replacement”. Hope it’s worth all the hype. :p
June 11, 2009 @ 10:24 am
big engine, big money and big tank for the fuel and a lot of money to pay for the fuel. huh……
June 11, 2009 @ 10:37 am
80%… impressive compared to Campro CPS but that just doesn’t cut it compared to what its competitors can do.
June 11, 2009 @ 10:53 am
not often you see 1050nm and not very impressive in the same sentence