Autoblog

Michael D. @ Mar 4th 2008 5:32PM

I posted this on a couple of other blogs, and I figured I'd post this here, too:

Applying technologies for efficiency and emission control is all well and good, and I'm all for it (direct Injection, auto stop-start, transmission innovations, etc.), but would this mean Bentley humbling or selling out? I certainly hope not! If lighter weight comes from more aluminum construction (i.e., Audi A8 or Jaguar XJ) and perhaps applications of Carbon-fiber and Magnesium, that's very good, but not the expense of downsizing or shrinking the beautiful stately Bentley machines. Also, like I said, I support the added innovations and technologies, but not reductions in engine displacement and power and/or lesser cylinders. Bentley, like other upper-eschelon marques, is NOT about humility.

I do agree with GM's car-czar "Maximum" Bob Lutz on this:

"If you want less C02 emissions, breath less times per minute"
"Global warming is a crock of #@*&%"

I certainly hope that future Bentley's aren't going to be compromised as a result.