2015 Bentley Mulsanne - Automobile
Bentley’s flagship sedan has already distinguished itself from its rival, the Rolls-Royce Phantom, as a car that an owner might care to drive, at least when Jeeves has the day off. That lets the Bentley rush to 60 mph in 4. 8 seconds, 0. 3 second quicker than the “base” model, with horsepower nudged from 505 to 530. And the Bentley’s steamship force, with bowels-deep thrust to a mere 4,500-rpm redline, elicits chuckles... Appropriately, Bentley showed off its bigger-is-better Mulsanne in Texas, underlining the brand’s performance bona fides with the Bentley GT3’s participation in the Pirelli World Challenge race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. The Bentley lapped the circuit with estimable grace for a nearly 3-ton steer of a sedan. The Bentley’s console “charisma switch” accessed smartly calibrated settings for the air suspension, throttle, steering, and eight-speed transmission. And while the rear-drive 2015 Bentley Mulsanne Speed is only “sporty” in the manner of an agile sumo wrestler, it rocked downhill sweepers at triple-digit speeds with gratifying. Source: www.automobilemag.com
