Bentley's V8 engine turns 50

First introduced in the 1959 S2 Continental

Bentley Brookland's V8 Engine
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Bentley Arnage Final Series
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Bentley Arnage Final Series
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Bristol411S3

This engine was declared dead long ago, just after the German's took the helm at Crewe. After a backlash Bently was forced to re-introduce the engine in the Arnage Red Label and it has turned into the mainstay of the larger model range since. It will be a shame to see it go when the time comes, as it inevitably will.

January 21, 2009 1:42 pm

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lucifa

i love that engine; it's a true hark back to the days when nobody gave a damn about the environment, when all that mattered was ludicrous torque in a massive luxury sedan/coupe

January 21, 2009 2:07 pm

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sub39h

i'm a massive fan of British engineering (being, as I am, British) but this engine isn't that spectacular! Think of what Mercedes can do with smaller engines! As much as 525 bhp from an N/A 6.2 litre V8, or 1100Nm (limited to 1000Nm in production) of torque from their 6.0 bi-turbo. this engine should be replaced with an engine that big Bentleys truly deserve (and that does NOT mean a Volkswagen W12!)

January 21, 2009 2:17 pm

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BENZian

I totally agree with sub39h previous comments. BMW also had a problem when they installed one of their V12s into Rolls Royce models...the BMW engines lacked torque and failed to move the rich in the manner to which they had grown accustomed. The MB/AMG 6.2 litre V8 engine is a master class in engine building. The only downside I see...is that when thy add twin turbos to the 6.2 it will render V10s and V12 irrelevant except as status symbols...

January 22, 2009 3:00 am

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NISMO

A testament to push rod motors everywhere!

January 21, 2009 2:55 pm

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benz_man

Its interesting that no one is hating on this pushrod engine like they do Chevy's smallblock; which is actually a better design than this...

January 22, 2009 4:45 pm

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NISMO

LOL...Precisely where I was going with my comment!

January 22, 2009 6:27 pm

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January 21, 2009 8:24 am By Michael Gauthier

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