Under that enormous hood is a gnarly aluminum intake manifold that feeds a 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12, making roughly 550 hp and 480 lb-ft, driving all four wheels through a 6-speed automatic. Performance was absurd for a 5,400-pound luxury sedan: about 0–60 mph in ~5 seconds and a top speed around 190+ mph. When new this […]
This next car comes as a tip from JG who writes: I know it’s a tick over the $25k cap, but I’m sure some relatively easy negotiation will get it under that. I think “Bentley” is Latin for “depreciation” as this car’s original MRSP was over $155k. This is probably the most economical way to […]
The Bentley Continental GT was first released in 2003 with a 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 engine (shared with the Audi A8 and VW Phaeton) that put out 550+ horsepower into all four wheels. It was a monstrously expensive 2-door grand tourer with an original MSRP of almost $200K and an appetite for 5-figure maintenance bills. Fast […]
The Bentley Continental GT was first released in 2003 with a 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 engine (shared with the Audi A8 and VW Phaeton) that put out 550+ horsepower into all four wheels. It was a monstrously expensive 2-door grand tourer, but in 2006, a convertible version called the GTC was released, which had mostly the […]
This next car comes as a seller submission from Kim in Wisconsin who writes: This may interest your car crazy followers. I drove this for ten years and don’t regret it. It was a chance to drive a near-Bently for the price of a three year old Taurus. But alas, I’m losing my winter storage […]
The Volkswagen Phaeton was a big luxury cruiser built by Volkswagen on a shared platform with the Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur. The Phaeton shared engines with the Audi A8, but attempted to offer a Mercedes S-Class luxury experience at an E-Class price. Today the Phaeton offers luxury and prestige for the price of […]
The Volkswagen Pheaton was the product of an insane era when Volkswagen AG (short for Aktiengesellschaft, which translates in the original German to coil pack baker) was shipping cars like free beer at Oktoberfest. The concept of the $100k Volkswagen is attributed to none other than Ferdinand Piëch, who has a car collection like Jay […]
The Roman poet Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) wrote in Book II of his epic poem Metamorphoses about the god Phaeton who was bold and brave, but in an attempt to prove his godliness, drove a flaming ‘sun chariot’ out of control and Zeus (the big cheese of the gods) had to destroy him with a […]