MKW:
Grant:
easy_rider911:

Exactly - nobody belittles the Bentley Continental GT's engine even though it is essentially the same engine as that used in the VW Phaeton W12...

Yes, they do.  The hardcore Bentley people have a huge prejudice against the VW motor and insist on the old 6.75L V8. 

 

Those push-rod 6.75L motor Bentley loving people are all 60-80 years old now putzing around the gardens in their country hutches in the British countryside - not exactly a prime market , esp when going forward the  buyers of lux cars are in their 30s/40s in Russia and China who grew up on buses and bicycles just 20 years ago.


Exactly Smiley Bentley Motors is only alive today because of VW's financial backing and the new-money buyers (Russians, Chinese, Arabs, celebs, soccer stars, younger/aspirational types etc) who want to buy a Bentley Continental GT. (Think back to how many people bought a Continental GT when J Lo bought one. One may or may not like J Lo but she was good for business Smiley). The old school crowd (in the 60-80 years old bracket) are the reason why Bentley Motors (prior to VW injecting new life into the brand) was a near bankrupt shadow of its former self. So, their opinion is simply to resist any change (even if it is manifestly for the better and reinvigorates the marque).
 


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