Classics Monthly

WHAt FLAVOUR GRUNT?

AU-turn loomed on power for my brewing bentley special. I had been planning to fit a bMW 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 used in the bentley Arnage, with a fivespeed manual ZF gearbox. but that's just not really a bentley engine, is it? The last real bentley engine is still the turbocharged 6.75-litre rr V8. bMW engines are supposed to be screaming as they tailgate white vans in the fast lane, not rumbling with old-school torque. The beemah engine claims 350bhp and 420lb.ft of torque with two turbos, so maybe 300 and 370 for real, and

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