We're all about synergies between sister companies when the result could be a Bentley Arnage powered by the Bugatti Veyron's 1,000+ horsepower quad-turbo W16 engine. That's the rumor coming out of Crewe, and we couldn't be happier to hear it. AutoCar is reporting that Bentley head honcho Franz-Josef Paefgen wants the Arnage to outgun the less expensive Continental Flying Spur again. The larger and older car is currently powered by a 6.75L V8 producing 500 HP. The Flying Spur, meanwhile, gets 552 HP from its twin-turbo W12. In order for the Arnage to trump the Flying Spur, a new engine is needed. Enter the Veyron from fellow VW/Audi Group member Bugatti. While the Veyron fits its engine like a tailored suit around a WWE Wrestler, the same powerplant in the Arnage would likely be significantly detuned. The Veyron has the benefit of all four wheels to help it hook up while the Arnage uses just its rears, so power would have to come down to a more manageable level. Nevertheless, a significantly detuned TT W16 would be more than enough to embarrass the Continental Flying Spur in a straight line.
[Source: AutoCar]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rafa @ Oct 17th 2007 2:06PM
Weird, I wonder if the engine is going to fit.
Jon @ Oct 17th 2007 2:11PM
If Dodge can put a V12 in a motorcycle, I think they boys at Bentley can shoehorn it in.
Mr. Oak @ Oct 17th 2007 2:13PM
Jon: That was a V-10.
the fronge @ Oct 17th 2007 2:22PM
"significantly detuned TT W16"
You mean QT (quad-turbo) W16?
Quattroporte @ Oct 17th 2007 2:24PM
I wonder what the weight distribution would be?
isrltrkfn @ Oct 17th 2007 2:30PM
Imagine rhyming that in a rap song...
"I got my Veyron-powered Bentley cruisin' the hood..."
Any way, awesome idea.
DJ @ Oct 17th 2007 2:35PM
Hmmm, a 750 - 850HP Bentley.....just in time to become Bond, James Bond's ride once again. It'd be worth purchasing Ford's product placement rights for the next Bond movie.
Matt @ Oct 17th 2007 3:21PM
I was wondering when someone was going to put that engine in something else.
gouzizi @ Oct 17th 2007 3:29PM
maybe less powerful, but the old good V8 is producing way more torque than the high rev (for a bentley) W12.
Jruhi4 @ Oct 17th 2007 4:07PM
A more thorough rebodying of the Bentley Arnage platform and calling it a reborn Bugatti Royale would be intriguing as well.
testa di cazzo @ Oct 18th 2007 7:21AM
interesting thought...
MikeW @ Oct 17th 2007 4:58PM
Sounds like the Bentley Hunaudieres concept.
Nix the turbos, or convert from quad to dual. They can keep the high torque capacity 6 speed auto (774ft-lbs) of the brooklands.