best luxury car to be driven around in - Page 6

I have a weak spot for old turbo bentleys...

I dunno. A friend of mine has one and he (obviously) loves it. But even his father asked whether he's old enough to be driving it - and although I've only ever been in front passenger seat, I think it's an overtly ostentatious machine without that much in the way of added distinction even as a 'driven-in' car, and given the choice I'd personally prefer to be in the back of it's kind-of-replacement, the Volkswagen Continental FS - which I think blends in better.

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The Arnage is the replacement, the shitty flying spur will never replace the true full size bentleys..

but it will rape it around a track... right where a Bentley belongs.

exactly.

Although bentleys do go way further in their racing heritage than a vette or a 911. Which is ironic.

I mean I am a sports car guy at heart. I want all of my cars to be fast, but as far as I am concerned there are certain cars which should not be fast. A Rolls, A Bentley, A Maybach, and a Range Rover should all simply "whaft" along. They should be majestic. You should be floating on air. There should be no rush, no hurry, just a smooth relaxing ride.

Still, even outside of the retarded stepchild VW-based family, Arnage and Brooklands are pretty fucking fast. Mmmmmm.... Brooklands.. So sexy. Maybachs and Phantoms are not exactly slow either.

They have big engines and forced induction not for horsepowersssss, but for torque. Obviously if you throw a 16 banger with a couple of turbos in the bonnet you are going to have a car that moves. You cant put an inline 6 in a Bentley, it just dosent happen. You need a big low revving engine that only needs hit 2 or 3k rpms to make power.

this is also why the originally intended bimmer V8 just didn't do it compared to the 6.75L

Ha ha , yeah it does project quite an old-fashioned image.

Full size? -- the FS is almost the same size as the Arnage True, although I am not personally a big fan of the Flying Spur ...it is technically superior to the Arnage. Can't wait to see what the new model (Arnage successor) is like

I love/hate the GT and the FS. They are "good" looking cars, nothing amazing. They preform pretty well, but who cares ITS A BENTELY. The cars certainly have been good for business, but not good for the pedigree. A Bentley is big, lazy, and majestic. The new models are sporty, quick, and more limber.

The S class is still probably the best in the business ...sure, it isn't terribly inspirational and I never liked the bloated wheel arches/fenders ...but I do think the face lifted version (new bumpers, grille, and lights) will help to improve its looks a bit.

My uncle drives a two-tone, mid 80's silver spur. Whenever we travel together I sit in the back. It pisses him off but I have a good time.

Ariel Atom.

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