難道Bentley Arnage和Rolls Royce Silver Seraph是出自一轍﹖
昨天下午在灣仔看到台寶藍色掛中港牌的Bentley Arnage﹐咦﹖等等怎麼車身前面會有女神的標誌﹖原來是台Rolls Royce Silver Seraph﹐但是怎麼車身外形跟我們熟悉的賓利Arnage一模一樣﹖
後來查了下WIKI﹐沒錯﹐當年Bentley Arnage和Rolls Royce Silver Seraph的確是出自一轍﹐因為Rolls Royce很早就收購了Bentley﹐所以歷年很多的車款都是相似的。
Aside from the radiator grille, badges and wheels, the Rolls-Royce was externally identical to the contemporary Bentley Arnage, sharing both its platform and body shell. The exterior was available in one and two-tone finishes.
Inside, the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph and the Bentley Arnage were similar but quite distinct from one another. In the Seraph, the gear selector was column-mounted and the gauges followed a traditional Rolls-Royce layout (for example, there was no tachometer). In both cars, the seats and dashboard were upholstered in Connolly Leather, with dashboard trim and folding picnic trays for rear passengers faced with glossy burl walnut veneer.
The Seraph was known for its relatively limited acceleration and comfortable handling, in comparison to the Arnage, which had a twin turbocharged V8 of its own design and firmer suspension. However, the Seraph still had a top speed of 140 mph (230 km/h). The Arnage was to be powered by a BMW V8 engine, with Cosworth-engineered twin-turbo installation, and the Seraph was to employ a BMW V12 engine.
