Mulsanne '6.75 Edition' marks end of production

[TheOversteerLever]

What were they thinking with those wheels? They're awful.

[RobEB]

Thats a lovely colour. Sad to see an established great come to the end of its days, but as with all things, onwards and upwards.

[sisu]

Still one of my favourite Sniff adverts..

[Jeremy Marshall Roberts]

I am lucky enough to have an S3 Bentley with the Slightly smaller V8. Wonderful engine but at 13 - 14 mpg a bit thirsty

[ffhard]

OK, I can't afford one and I'll never be able to afford one!
But with that bit out of the way I just loved to know that they were still being built. The very last of the proper Bentleys, I don't count the newer footballer-specials/drug dealer versions they make now, and I'm quite ludricously sad to see it go.

[fortfive]

Having owned a Turbo R('96) and Arnage Red Label for some reason I never liked the quite dumpy Mulsanne. All things considered I preferred the Turbo R as it was lighter to drive, airy inside, more craftsman built and mine was a bit quicker than the later Arnage. Find a good one and keep up with the maintenance.

[Taaaaang]

fortfive said:

Having owned a Turbo R('96) and Arnage Red Label for some reason I never liked the quite dumpy Mulsanne. All things considered I preferred the Turbo R as it was lighter to drive, airy inside, more craftsman built and mine was a bit quicker than the later Arnage. Find a good one and keep up with the maintenance.

I don't think you can compare a 25 year old pre VW Bentley with the Mulsanne to be honest.

[21st Century Man]

Of course you can, it's not an SZ but there's still a hell of a lot of SZ in there, not least the L series drivetrain.

[Ares]

dvs_dave said:

Ares said:

dvs_dave said:

Marvelous thing. Always loved these and it’s a shame to see regulations forcing it (the engine) into retirement. It’s the only true Bespoke Bentley as all the others are now rebodied stretched Panamera's. So I’m not sure why they aren’t keeping this as the flagship and just re-engine it with a compliant engine? Seems like a missed opportunity.

Probably because the people Bentley actually targets, don't agree with the "rebodied stretched Panamera" bks?

It doesn’t matter what you think they might agree with, its factually accurate. In the same way the last gen GT/ Flying Spur was a Phaeton in a frock, and the Bentayga is a Q7 in a Gucci fat suit.

It isn't 'just a rebodied' Porsche. It may share underpinnings, but so does just about every car across a manufacturers range. If you take a trip around the Pym's Lane factory, you'll see.

[R400TVR]

One of both of these would feature in my lottery garage. The last proper hand-built Bentleys. Also the last classy Bentleys.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Yet another thing I've failed at in life, would have loved to be able to spec and order one of these and just keep it forever.