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Originally Posted by Deutsch This car will compete w/ the Bentley CGT > same size, same prospective customers, same performance, but no, not the same price. RR is of a different caliber than Bentley now, albeit, not that different, but another step up(if you can imagine). Not as sporty? This is a car engineered by BMW you know... |
This car (I would assume) is going to use the same 6.7 liter V12 as in the Phantom, which produces 453hp and 531 lbft of torque. Compare this to the Bentley Continental GT with 552hp, 675 lbft of torque and roughly the same weight and you're not going to have a close fight on your hands. This RR coupe is going to much more of a luxury cruiser than the Bentley. The 100EX Concept, off which this more production ready version is based, was huge, much bigger than the Bentley. I'm fairly certain that this car is going to be larger than the Bentley. Also the car will not have the same prospective clients because people who can spend $160K do not necessarily have the resources to spend ~$300K on a car. The reason the Bentley is so successful is partly because it is so relatively cheap for the Bentley name. Don't forget that BMW designed the Phantom and I wouldn't call that car sporty.