Autoexpress: Bentley hatches its Rapide rival

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Oct 18, 2010 | 03:46 PM

#11

strebo

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Hello Audi A5.

Oct 19, 2010 | 04:06 PM

#12

rmani

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i love it! way to go bentley. the rear end could use a slight tweaking but i love the front and side profiles. panamera looks too much like a wagon IMO

Oct 19, 2010 | 04:44 PM

#13

_CEO_

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I'll take that over a Panni any day.

Oct 19, 2010 | 04:54 PM

#14

woppum

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woppum You are a Teamspeed member that Rocks and Rolls!

Lol, what makes them think tis will work if they couldn't get a flying spur working.
Auto express bollox.

Oct 19, 2010 | 04:57 PM

#15

jox

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A word from a higher up that they "want to" have something between the Continental and the Mulsanne, and for proof Auto Express put together some quick hack job with a Mulsanne front, an Audi A7 body line and bits of Continental taillights clone-stamped on there?

Bentley isn't exactly a volume producer. Doubt we'll see this.

Oct 19, 2010 | 05:02 PM

#16

mannnu81

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Front and sides are well done. The back is lacking. I'd take the Panamera

Oct 19, 2010 | 05:32 PM

#17

ljg

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From: DC

The whole point is that it will have a much lower price than the FS. Doing a conversion from GBP yields about $135k, and the US prices are typically better than the conversion. This will easily play into the higher end sedan market (Panny, S600, 760, QP).