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It's been known for over a year now that Bentley is planning to supplement the range of its Continental series with a brand new twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine sourced, of course, from the Volkswagen Group's vast parts bin.While Bentley remains tight lipped on the details, today, the British carmaker released the first teaser video of a Continental GT coupe fitted with the base V8 powerplant that is currently shared with the Audi S6, S7 and S8 models.For the record, in the Audi S6 and S7 Sportback, the 4.0 TFSI delivers 420-horses and 550 Nm (405.66 lb-ft) of peak torque, while in the S8 sports saloon, the bi-turbocharged V8 pushes out 520-horses and a 650 Nm (479.42 lb-ft).Bentley accompanied the video with a laconic press statement that reads: "Welcome to the new sound of Bentley -- a stirring and thunderous soundtrack and the prelude to a potent new Bentley driving experience that begins in 2012".VIDEO
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To captivate an enthusiast's heart, an automobile needs to entice a driver's senses on many different levels. For example, some cars are beautiful to the eyes but lack the performance, handling and feel to create that unique bond between man (or woman) and machine.It's far too early to say if Maserati's first attempt to build a car that targets the premium mid-size segment, the all-new Ghibli sports saloon, is one of those vehicles, but it does look and sound promising.For starters, it possess an interesting, albeit somewhat understated (which isn't always a bad thing), design, which, of course, we will have to see up close and from different angles to have a more realistic opinion.The fact that it can be had with rear-wheel drive and turbocharged V6 gasoline engines is also extremely positive, though, unfortunately, Maserati has only made word of a traditional 8-speed automatic transmission.Speaking about the Ghibli's 3.0-liter turbocharged V6, which Maserati says will be offered in two flavors in terms of output, we have a small treat for you in the video that follows below: the sounds of the new Ghibli's V6. Hear it out and tell us what you think about it.VIDEO
