Kristin Shaw is a freelance writer specializing in anything with wheels, and calls on her technology background to explain complex concepts. Currently living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she does most of her work in coffee shops around Austin.
ArticleBody:New car designs are flashy and shiny, and auto manufacturers put their futuristic ideas on display in the form of concept cars and next-generation technology. Bentley is no exception. In the last couple of years the British luxury brand has rolled out a high-tech thermal imaging system, seats that know you’re going to sweat before you do, and a zippy V8 hybrid.
The mule car also endured a six-hour race simulation and a top speed test to 115 miles per hour, also in line with period specs. Bentley’s Speed Six continuation car is an exact reproduction of the 1930 Le Mans-winning vehicle. Images: Kristin Shaw/Popular Science “The engine generates about 205 horsepower, which doesn’t sound like much for a six-and-a-half-liter engine, but back in the 1920s that was a supercar level of performance,” Sayer says.
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