Spy Shots: Updated Bentley Arnage in Spain
by Jonathon Ramsey on Sep 23rd 2008 at 4:58PM 
The latest Bentley Arnage is doing the rounds in Spain, but it isn't the sedan's appearance that's news, it's how it might be powered. As far as cosmetic bodywork, the changes appear minimal, including new fog light placement, rear apron and exhaust exit. A little more substantially, the car is widened at the B-pillar, which should finally give back bench passengers the kind of room that befits a Bentley sedan.Exterior and interior tweaks aside, what's under the hood is where things are supposedly cracking. Rumors that we can only guess are highly speculative suggest that the coming Arnage will get a diesel engine. We're not sure if those rumor-mongers got the memo a month ago in which Bentley CEO Josef Paefgen stated there will be no diesel Bentleys. But supposing one of Rudolph's children was dropped in that massive engine bay, suspects are Audi's V12 TDI for the standard model, and the Veyron's W16 to create a thermonuclear Arnage T. Sign us up.
[Source: Global Motors]
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Golfa 5:08PM (9/23/2008)
yawn Bentley....
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Quattroporte 7:17PM (9/23/2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ux-eGJoP0
Golfa 5:09PM (9/23/2008)
yawn Bentley...
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Quattroporte 7:16PM (9/23/2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ux-eGJoP0
Hike15 5:36PM (9/23/2008)
hmm...veyron engine and rwd....it should come with a few sets of tires
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Michael D. 5:46PM (9/23/2008)
I believe this is a mule with body panels from the current generation full-sized Bentley, not unlike the next-generation Jaguar XJ mules testing, which also sport it's current body panels.
I understand that the next full-sized Bentley is to be larger and based on a more cutting-edge aluminum body structure and should spawn a large, bespoke Bugatti Royale-like Sedan.
The current full-sized Bentley is based on a dated platform which basically began in MY1982 and was rebodied along with the Rolls-Royce Serraph clone during MY1998.
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Hike15 5:57PM (9/23/2008)
with a monster of an engine that was first designed like 40 years ago
so once the xj is redone this will be the last of the truly classic luxury
BOB 6:33PM (9/23/2008)
".......the car is widened at the B-pillar, which should finally give back bench passengers the kind of room that befits a Bentley sedan.
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Hmmm -- I think we mean....
"lengthened at the B pillar, which is now wider" -- which allows more back seat room using the existing door.
But wasn't that version already available???
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Peter NoWorkDay.com 12:51AM (9/24/2008)
Hi Jonathon,
You have got the link wrong.
it should be:
http://globalmotors.net/spied-2010-bentley-arnage/
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