Bentley Mulsanne Speed

摘要

5.5.15, Wye Valley New range-topper combines luxury with more muscle and sharper responses. Despite being Bentley's newest flagship motor, the Mulsanne Speed is probably closer to the original vision of WO Bentley than any in the past half-century. Think of vintage Bentleys and you think of his cars pounding around Le Mans, exhausts thundering, raffish drivers smiling wolfishly beneath flying hats and goggles. But for his road cars, Bentley would never have sacrificed comfort or mechanical refinement for raw speed. It was the blend that mattered, and so it is today. In typical Bentley form, extensive modifications have been made to the Mulsanne's vast V8 engine and ZF transmission for apparently rather modest gains: a 25 bhp hike that has to be seen in the context of a car weighing almost 2.7 tonnes, and an 8% increase in torque, leading to a (Msec reduction in the 0-62mph time and a 6mph rise in top speed. The standard car's adaptive damping and steering mapping now allow a wider range of driver-selectable settings.