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Old 02-11-23, 04:17 PM
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The FS I drove was the V8
I figured, try the W12. It's a totally different car, truly nothing alike while the 4.0 feels like my 2015 A8 and for good reason.
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Old 02-11-23, 06:04 PM
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The V8 certainly drives sportier imo but totally different car? Meh, can’t agree with that.
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Old 02-11-23, 06:19 PM
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The V8 certainly drives sportier imo but totally different car? Meh, can’t agree with that.
V8 weighs way less and actually changes the handling around for the better.
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Old 02-11-23, 10:25 PM
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The V8 certainly drives sportier imo but totally different car? Meh, can’t agree with that.
Take it over 150 and drive them back to back for about an hour each. Totally different cars
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Old 02-11-23, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by TangoRed

On a completely different note, I just spent an hour in the back of a Lucid. Neither my husband’s AMG EQS not this car can compare to the rear seat of an i7. The Lucid is worse as my knees are very elevated due to the battery pack and there’s zero room for your feet under the front seat. It’s a very cool technical exercise but much like a Model S not for me at all.
I sat in a Lucid Air Grand Touring today and immediately noticed the same thing in the back seat. The regular Touring they had didn’t have the extra battery pack so the floor was much lower.

As for the Bentley’s, I was in Tyson’s Corner, VA today and it took all of a few minutes to see a Bentley, Aston, Ferrari and others at the mall. Good god that place has some serious cars/money.
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Old 02-12-23, 06:30 AM
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Take it over 150 and drive them back to back for about an hour each. Totally different cars
How is anyone supposed to get their hands on two new Bentley Flying Spurs and drive them at 150MPH for an hour each?!? Please lol

I actually was very underwhelmed by the Flying Spur. They are BEAUTIFUL, inside and out. So classy, but ride and drive honestly my S560 is better.

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Old 02-12-23, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by patgilm
I sat in a Lucid Air Grand Touring today and immediately noticed the same thing in the back seat. The regular Touring they had didn’t have the extra battery pack so the floor was much lower.
Yep, there are literally two floorpans...
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Originally Posted by Striker223
Take it over 150 and drive them back to back for about an hour each. Totally different cars
Yeah, if it takes me driving in a rare circumstance like driving over 150mph to feel a dramatic difference, then they are quite similar after all.
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Had the Mercedes out yesterday and let this guy in this classic ahead of
me in traffic- I didn’t even realize the peace gesture until after I took the pic.


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Originally Posted by AJT123
Had the Mercedes out yesterday and let this guy in this classic ahead of
me in traffic- I didn’t even realize the peace gesture until after I took the pic.


As a young teenybopper, I still remember the day the first Mustang was introduced in April 1964, with a base piece of $2368. It set off a hype-craze in the car-selling buisness that was probably not equalled until the GM X-Body compacts of 1980.
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As a young teenybopper, I still remember the day the first Mustang was introduced in April 1964, with a base piece of $2368. It set off a hype-craze in the car-selling buisness that was probably not equalled until the GM X-Body compacts of 1980.
Yes, my guess is that’s a ‘65??
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Old 02-12-23, 12:44 PM
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Yes, my guess is that’s a ‘65??
64/65/66 convertibles all had the same trunk and rear end. A redesign came in 67.

It was the same wth the competing Plymouth Barracuda.....almost identical 64/65/66 styling, with a 67 redesign.
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How is anyone supposed to get their hands on two new Bentley Flying Spurs and drive them at 150MPH for an hour each?!? Please lol

I actually was very underwhelmed by the Flying Spur. They are BEAUTIFUL, inside and out. So classy, but ride and drive honestly my S560 is better.
Be friends with people who own them. That's the easiest answer.

You say your S560 is better but do any of the Bentley owners even consider Mercedes? You yourself said people will defend what they have and no one is immune to it.....you said that to me a few years ago so I'm returning it here lol!
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Old 02-12-23, 03:07 PM
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Be friends with people who own them. That's the easiest answer
The one I drove was a friend of mines. I’m not driving friends cars at 150 MPH lol
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saw this gem today. When I looked over, the two in the car looked a little embarrassed driving around in it.
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