A topic covered before, but clearly worth covering again…
The author: Georg Kacher, seasoned European bureau chief for Automobile (i.e. not a newb)
The place: page 31, April 2012 issue
The car: Bentley Continental GT V8
The statement: “Alternatively, you can work the shift paddles to keep the engine revving between 4000 and 6300 rpm, where the power and torque curves approach, intersect, and then run almost parallel to the limiter.”
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Tagged as automobile magazine, Bentley, bentley continental gt, georg kacher, V8
Tagged as automobile magazine, Bentley, bentley continental gt, georg kacher, V8
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