Bugatti Veyron-powered Bentley Arnage in the works?

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Wouldn't this be awesome? Even though it would be 250mph fast it still would more then likely be in the 220mph range and have some pretty impressive 0-60 numbers.

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We're all about synergies between sister companies when the result could be a Bentley Arnage powered by the Bugatti Veyron's 1,000+ horsepower quad-turbo W16 engine. That's the rumor coming out of Crewe, and we couldn't be happier to hear it. AutoCar is reporting that Bentley head honcho Franz-Josef Paefgen wants the Arnage to outgun the less expensive Continental Flying Spur again. The larger and older car is currently powered by a 6.75L V8 producing 500 HP. The Flying Spur, meanwhile, gets 552 HP from its twin-turbo W12. In order for the Arnage to trump the Flying Spur, a new engine is needed. Enter the Veyron from fellow VW/Audi Group member Bugatti. While the Veyron fits its engine like a tailored suit around a WWE Wrestler, the same powerplant in the Arnage would likely be significantly detuned. The Veyron has the benefit of all four wheels to help it hook up while the Arnage uses just its rears, so power would have to come down to a more manageable level. Nevertheless, a significantly detuned TT W16 would be more than enough to embarrass the Continental Flying Spur in a straight line.
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How are they goin to fit 10 radiators on the Arnage like they have on the Veyron? And is the Arnage chassis even designed for this kind of power?

But yea, if they made it work, it would be cook
 
How much power would a non-turbocharged W16 make? I do wonder if that alone would be enough to propel the car to the limits at which they hope to make this car reach...

...Furthermore; Are they still going to use a GM slushbox?
 
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Furthermore; Are they still going to use a GM slushbox?
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I thought they ditched it long ago, well, the 4-speed anyway.

I cannot see that engine drive the wheels through a planetary gearbox though, besides they already have the Borg-Warner 7-speed in the bin, which already has proven itself up to the job.

Or they could ditch the idea of a gearbox altogether! Just fit a torque converter directly to the driveshaft! It's not like that engine can't handle it.:dopey:
 
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Does this mean you don't approve?

Anyways, I don't count on seeing it at an autocross if it enters production, and not just because the working rich tend to avoid so doing. This kind of work would normally be seen at BMW, but Bentley brings it up to a new level.

A job well-done to them whether they prevail or if the engine overheats...

Are there any plans to borrow the Veyron's gearbox or perhaps the Mercedes' 8-speed automatic? It would be superfluous, but interesting to observe...
 
No he was tree'd.
 
Oh I was tree'd...wow.
 
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