| msu79gt82 |
http://www.autocarmag.com/news_article.asp?na_id=214464
Thought about putting this thread in Comparisons :eek:
"Autocar has obtained tantalising details of a secret Bentley off-roader powered by a 450bhp 6.0-litre W12 engine that, if put into production, could radically alter the status quo at the upper end of the four-wheel-drive market. Codenamed BY616, the luxurious offering is among a number of proposals put forward by parent company Volkswagen in recent months as a means of further expanding the Bentley marque against a backdrop of surging sales, renewed brand awareness and an expanding customer base." |
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| BWSmith201 |
Whoa...anybody wanna take one of THOSE offroad? :eek:
The paradigms, they are a shiftin'... |
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| frostyra |
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Originally posted by BWSmith201
Whoa...anybody wanna take one of THOSE offroad?
How 'bout rock climbing? |
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| anjan |
| How about the maintenance cost to keep it running :D It is a british car after all! |
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| eurohazard |
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How about the maintenance cost to keep it running It is a british car after all!
That's true, almost.....seems to have lots of german influence....but still.
Also I never fully understood the "W" concept for the engines. (3 banks of cylinders running off of one common crankshaft, for those who don't know) I understand the need for "packaging efficiency", but the complexity and tooling costs have to outweigh the ease of packaging. I think a twin turbo V8 or a large displacement V12 would have been more cost effective and less headache-inducing to the owner. |
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| anjan |
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Originally posted by eurohazard
That's true, almost.....seems to have lots of german influence....but still.
Also I never fully understood the "W" concept for the engines. (3 banks of cylinders running off of one common crankshaft, for those who don't know) I understand the need for "packaging efficiency", but the complexity and tooling costs have to outweigh the ease of packaging. I think a twin turbo V8 or a large displacement V12 would have been more cost effective and less headache-inducing to the owner.
Considering that the Germans have the least reliable cars now with VW at the bottom of the heap doesn't help :2:
The VW engineers love the W configuration and seem to apply it in everything from Passat to Bugatti and now possibly a Bentley. For the Bugatti I can understand the absolute necessity because its a W16 with 1001hp but in smaller its much more efficient and cost effective to have V8 or V12 like you said. |
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| frostyra |
| Anyone know where there's a cross-section view of that "W" engine? I think I know about what it looks like, but a pic is worth a lot of words. Thanks. |
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| eurohazard |
| I found a few, but they're not the best "cut aways". |
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| anjan |
| Again this is not a true cross-section but this is the W16 from the Bugatti Veyron EB110 |
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