I know, just earlier today I was raving about the merits of a green supercar running on ethanol saving the world from the wrath of angry penguins upset about melting icecaps ... but come on, a new Bentley can't be missed, especially this one!
The Brooklands, based on the Arnage, sports the same old 6.75L V8 (introduced in 1325), pumped up to 530hp and 1020 torques. 1020 torques is what egyptians used to raise all three major pyramids over the course of a hundred years, it's that much. How they enabled this dinosaur to put out so much power and abiding by the emissions laws is beyond me.
I am genuinely excited about the Brooklands because it's not some rebadged Volks like the Continental GT, GTC and Flying Spur (cringe if you will). Oh, don't get me wrong, they aren't bad cars, I just like seeing the pedigree and heritage in a car, and the last W12 Continentals didn't have the classic interior design or old world smell a Bentley should have. Sure, they sold by the million, I still don't like them much. Sitting in the car is such a unique experience, believe it or not. In an Arnage, the door sill is so low and seat so high, you can't help but sit gracefully, you can almost hear the working class applaud as you remove your top hat and light a cigar. In the Continental GTC, you just sit in as if it were a random car.
I have no doubts the Brooklands will be even more unique than the Arnage can be ... one just needs to read the press release, scattered with beautiful words such as hand-assembled, traditional coach-building techniques, peerless craftsmanship ... I can't help but appreciate that in a Bentley, where loud innovation and complex engineering just isn't appropriate, it needs to be hidden under a metal skin skillfully and patiently formed by talented craftsmen. And the Brooklands sure seems to be a traditional Bentley.I hope this work of art will be displayed at the New York Auto Show ...
- Julien
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