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23 February 2008

The 6½ Litre Speed Model

The word "unique" is one, which is much abused but can justly be applied to the 6½ litre Bentley speed model, which we have recently tested at Brooklands and on the road. This exceptional car, in addition to being capable of a maximum speed of 90 m.p.h. with a full-sized saloon body, has such a flexible and silent performance on its top-gear ratio of 3½ to 1 that only its instant and exhilarating response to the accelerator pedal gives an inkling of its speed capabilities when it is being driven on crowded roads where a moderate rate of travel is enforced.