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According to some rumours that are on the interwebz, Bentley boss Franz-Josef Paefgen is putting everything at risk to get a W16 Bentley Arnage. The Arnage W16 should first become a showcar, but if the public and press are positive there might even come a production model.
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DO IT!!!!!!
Bentley need something extravagant. After all, they are the "sportier" alternative to Rolls Royce.
and to shut Fleet500 up.
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What's wrong with the V8 ? They pumped in millions recently to let it meet the new demands.. Seems quite a waste to be honest. Im not sure the financial and product planning management will be happy with this.
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Is it going to have a "fast key" ??? loool
Seems now that not even Bugatti are exempt from this wife swapping party going on in the motor industry !!!
What next??? A Smart motor in a Bug ??? SmartBug....hmmmmm..quite catchy.
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It's less powerful than the W12 in the smaller, less expensive Continental Flying Spur (500 hp vs. 552 hp).
The idea of a W16 in an Arnage body is mind-boggling, and in a good way.
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DO IT!! the arnage is already very powerful and very lew fuel efficient. they might be targeting the maybach 62S or the 57S.
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what is being risked, exactly?
it was actually me who killed vasilli zaitsev, heinz thorwald, carlos hatchcock, and simo hayha
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Understeer anyone? (Edit- I forgot about 4WD.
It's stupid to put the W-16 in the Arnage. It kills the image of the Buggati, which was to create a unique car. Sharing the W-16 would kill the unique-ness VW fought so hard to create. I know VW has W-12 engines and W-8's that share the general shape, but they're still different in the sense that they have less cylinders.
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And in a bad way. I don't really like the idea of an Arnage that shares its bore centers with a Golf...
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I agree. However, I think VAG is looking to make back some of the untold millions they put into Bugatti. I suspect it won't be the quad turbo version or at least it be be severly de-tuned.Understeer anyone? (Edit- I forgot about 4WD.
It's stupid to put the W-16 in the Arnage. It kills the image of the Buggati, which was to create a unique car. Sharing the W-16 would kill the unique-ness VW fought so hard to create. I know VW has W-12 engines and W-8's that share the general shape, but they're still different in the sense that they have less cylinders.
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Buggati's already dead, man.Understeer anyone? (Edit- I forgot about 4WD.
It's stupid to put the W-16 in the Arnage. It kills the image of the Buggati, which was to create a unique car. Sharing the W-16 would kill the unique-ness VW fought so hard to create. I know VW has W-12 engines and W-8's that share the general shape, but they're still different in the sense that they have less cylinders.
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That's my point. They need an outrageous engine that shows off their engineering achievements.
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Sounds good on paper but lets see how it actually turns out, if it happens at all.
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Why not pop a Weineck Cobra 12,9 litre in there, or is that too Anglo Am???lol
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