RE: Bentley Mulsanne Speed: Driven
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t. The Germans though seen obsessed with them! What are they doing in the backs of their cars??Barchettaman said:
B10 said:
Amazing to think that the engine goes back nearly 60 years with the RR Silver Cloud II in 1959. I know it has had much redesigning by Rolls, Cosworth and Bentley. Is this the oldest engine design still in production?
Wikipedia tells us:'Except for the Chevrolet Small-block V8 and Lamborghini V12, the Rolls-Royce/Bentley V8 is the longest-lived engine currently in production. From a standpoint of usage in currently sold vehicles, the 6.75 litre engine is the second longest lived engine produced (after the Lamborghini V12, 1963-2010). Production of the Chevrolet small-block engine has been relegated to sale as a crate engine and the replacement GM LS engine is dynamically unrelated to the classic Chevrolet V8 engine, (though the Chevrolet 90-Degree V6 engine is directly related to the original small block and is still in production).'
Looks like a yes to me.
B10 said:
Amazing to think that the engine goes back nearly 60 years with the RR Silver Cloud II in 1959. I know it has had much redesigning by Rolls, Cosworth and Bentley. Is this the oldest engine design still in production?
Exactly, bentley are having a laugh. Lacks power. Should be 600 at least. Rolls all day long
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