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Oct 28, 2011 5:25 am
Oct 28, 2011 5:25 am
Subject: Re: Mulliner V12
On the Bentley Continental R; comparing specifications, the Conti. is not such a great leap forward. 0 - 60 mph slower than the Short Chassis V 12 and top speed no higher,(if that). Output form the engine about the same as a Sanction 2 and below a Le Mans version.(also a heavier, higher and, perish the thought, less smooth engine). Suspension slightly less sophisticated (not the torsion bar front Independent Bentley design ) and styling no more striking than Feely's sublime body. All this, in a car touted as the "fastest saloon" in 52, fourteen years after V 12s set records at faster speeds, on public roads, and came 3rd and 4th at Le Mans (on a try out). Just shows what a well funded and consistent PR message can do.
On the Bentley Continental R; comparing specifications, the Conti. is not such a great leap forward. 0 - 60 mph slower than the Short Chassis V 12 and top speed no higher,(if that). Output form the engine about the same as a Sanction 2 and below a Le Mans version.(also a heavier, higher and, perish the thought, less smooth engine). Suspension slightly less sophisticated (not the torsion bar front Independent Bentley design ) and styling no more striking than Feely's sublime body. All this, in a car touted as the "fastest saloon" in 52, fourteen years after V 12s set records at faster speeds, on public roads, and came 3rd and 4th at Le Mans (on a try out). Just shows what a well funded and consistent PR message can do.