Two years ago, the Premier League’s favourite became a much-improved car by the fitment of a (shock, horror!) smaller engine. Bentley needed to quite literally clean up its act by offering a more parsimonious engine that drank and polluted much less, while still delivering the punch that its W12 block is famous for.
But can this behemoth ever be expected to drive like a proper sports car? Apparently yes, and while its maker’s engineers say they have retained that sacrosanct ‘Bentleyness’, the V8 S has stiffer suspenders and bushes, more power and more torque – all of which translates into more fun behind the wheel.
