The 2016 Bentley Mulsanne Speed Is Like Driving a Cloud - Bloomberg
She rides a vintage Honda motorcycle, has a powerful job producing fashion shows, and speaks four languages, including her native French, which produces the intoxicating accent most men first notice when they speak to her. I drove Mel, along with a few surf dudes, out to Montauk the other week in search of some waves unadulterated by hipster hoards and fussy families crowding the water. We took the 2016 Bentley Mulsanne Speed, a $335,600 sedan best enjoyed by those fortunate enough to ride in the back seat, for that's where you access such charms as the champagne cooler, automatic foldout polished-wood work tables, and $30,000... Powerful Punch Here’s the deal: The Mulsanne Speed has a twin-turbocharged pushrod 16-valve, V8 aluminum block engine. Using an 8-speed automatic transmission (manual shifting mode included) pushing its rear-wheel drive, that 530-horsepower engine gets this 6,000-plus pound brute to 60 mph in 4. 8 seconds. Top speed hovers near 200 mph. The massive iron-black brakes are somehow unobtrusive, a feat when you consider the amount of force required to stop the Mulsanne quickly and in a straight line. Better yet, the steering feel aligns more closely with the Bentley Continental Speed—a $237,000 sports coupe that has set racing records worldwide—than the. Source: www.bloomberg.com
