A/W: Bentley Mulsanne Speed
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:42 am
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/81 ... anne-speed
The venerable 6.75L pushrod V8 is STILL around, which is so awesome. AutoWeek even uses the term "venerable" in describing the engine (a term the automotive press once reserved for much of GM's pushrod iron). Output is now 530 hp @ 4200rpm and 811 lb-ft @ 1750rpm. 5,919 lbs. It's awesome. I've always loved these cars.
The venerable 6.75L pushrod V8 is STILL around, which is so awesome. AutoWeek even uses the term "venerable" in describing the engine (a term the automotive press once reserved for much of GM's pushrod iron). Output is now 530 hp @ 4200rpm and 811 lb-ft @ 1750rpm. 5,919 lbs. It's awesome. I've always loved these cars.
Of course you also have to remember that as smooth, effortless and awesome as this is, it'll get wasted by a CTS-V2, which actually IS affordable (used).Bentley calls the Mulsanne Speed’s twin-turbocharged 6.75-liter V8 “legendary” and while we normally filter out automaker hyperbole when relaying these things to you, it sort of is legendary: the Rolls-Royce-Bentley L Series V8 was first introduced in 1959. It’s the unkillable small-block Chevy of the ultra-luxury world.
The motor has seen continuous updates since its introduction, but that’s not a bad stretch for a motor that has outlasted much of the British auto industry -- especially considering the 530 hp (@ 4,200 rpm) and 811 lb-ft (@1,750) outputs in this particular application. Like the rest of the Bentley range, it’s paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission sourced from ZF. Somehow, it manages to return 14 mpg combined (12 city, 19 highway).