An Exquisitely Handcrafted Car


It is good news that Bentley is coming out with a replacement for the Arnage, which has been around since the end of the last century. It will have the usual Bentley 6.75-litre V8 but it is redesigned with modern features so that it will meet Euro 5 emissions regulation as well as being lighter and with 'new' technology like cylinder de-activation and variable cam timing Looks like Bentley has decided to leave the 1950s at last. Not that I really care, as I always loved the old 6 75-litre engine that has been around basically unchanged since those days in the pre-split up with Rolls Royce, especially in its Turbocharged form in the Turbo R versions. I have had the pleasure of listening to a 1970s Rolls Royce Corniche being started a few years ago and it is a characterful V8 lump. Not as silent as you think as it burbles like a traditional V8 Each car will take 9 weeks to build and there will be 114 paint choices, 21 carpet colours, 9 wood veneers and 24 different leather hides. But if the customer isn't happy with the choices, they can always specify a custom colour and leather schemes subject to cost of course All the latest technology that you can find in an Audi can be found in this new Bentley (as Bentley is owned by the Volkswagen-Audi Group) and you can specify a NAIM audio system, whatever that is as I am not an audiophile, iPod/MP3 user inputs and a derivative of the Audi MMI system
Of course robots are already used in the W12 engine assembly of slightly cheaper Continental models but according to them the new robots have programming that would enable them to spot weld with great accuracy with a maximum tolerance of less than 8/100ths of an inch throughout the Mulsanne's length.
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