Bentley

While paying homage to past Bentley greats, the brief for the new Mulsanne's design and engineering teams was to create a Bentley that represents the pinnacle of British luxury motoring. While other powertrain configurations were considered early on in the project, it soon became clear that these targets could best be achieved with a totally revised version of the 6.75-liter V8 engine - the very configuration that had been used so successfully in the past. In the new Mulsanne, the 6.75-liter V8 develops 505 bhp while the massive torque (752 lb.-ft.) is now delivered even earlier at 1750 rpm. These new technologies are complemented by the new eight-speed automatic transmission which, for the first time on a flagship Bentley, comes with steering-wheel mounted paddleshift.