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Bentley Turbo S - smooth sports sedan with lots of potential

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Created on September 15, 2020

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Understatement - sportliche Limousine mit über 400 PS

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - dominiertende Doppelscheinwerfer

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - sportlicher Saloon für vier bis fünf Personen

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - den hätte sich mancheiner gerne in die Einfahrt gestellt

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - die Tagfahrlicher wurden nachgerüstet

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - über 3 Meter Radstand

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - macht vor jeder Fassade einen guten Eindruck

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - rund 5,3 Meter lang

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - viel Innenraum dank beinahe senkrecht Flächen der Kabine

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - über 1,9 m breit

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - gleitet fast lautlos heran

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Aerodynamik war nicht die oberste Zielsetzung im Designprozess

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - schlichte Doppelauspuffanlage

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - die Doppelscheinwerfer gab es ab Modelljahr 1985 beim Bentley

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - gedacht für den Selbstfahrer

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - klassisches Achtzigerjahre-Heckdesign

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - typisch Bentley ist der Kühler

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Fahrerarbeitsplatz mit zwei grossen Hauptinstrumenten

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - fast schon Club-Feeling kommt hier auf

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - grosse Fensterflächen

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - elegantes Interieur mit viel Leder und Holz

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - die meisten Bentley-Turbo-S-Käufer waren Selbstfahrer

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - grosser Drehzahlmesser, roter Bereich ab 4500 Umdrehungen

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - schön gezeichnete Zusatzinstrumente

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - klassischer Wählhebel für die Automatik, sehr wirkungsvolle Klimaanlage

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - viel Platz im Fond

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - auch hinten lässt sich die Fahrt geniessen

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - dieser Turbo S wurde in der Schweiz durch Schmohl ausgeliefert

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - elegant gestaltete Türverkleidungen

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - V8-Leichtmetallmotor

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - V8-Turbo-Motor mit 6,75 Liter Hubraum

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Motor deutlich beschriftet

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Nummer 53 von 75 geplanten Turbo S Modellen

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - massiv dimensionierte Feder zum Halten der Motorhaube

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Bentley-Zeichen über dem Kühlergrill

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - die zwei Rundscheinwerfer sahen sportlicher aus als die Breitversionen vorher

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - sportliche Doppelscheinwerfer

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - schöne 17-Zoll-Räder

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Schriftzug auf der Flanke

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - elegante Türgriffe

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - traditionelle Elemente

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - grosse Rückleuchten

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - die Gestaltung der Karosserie ging auf den Anfang der Achtzigerjahre zurück

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - so kann man Potential auch beschreiben

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Bentley-Schriftzug in roter Schrift

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Bentley-Zeichen am Heck

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - das "S" wies auf 20 Prozent mehr Leistung hin

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Bentley-Schriftzug auf dem Heck

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - Doppelauspuffrohre

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Bentley Mulsanne Turbo (1982) - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1982 - um Tradition zu zeigen, stellte Bentley einen alten Blower-Bentley von 1929 neben den neuen Turbo-Motor

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Bentley Mulsannne (1982) - noch mit den breiten Scheinwerfern

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Bentley Turbo (1989) - in Fahrt

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Bentley Brooklands (1992) - zusammen mit Vorkriegsvorfahre

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Bentley Turbo RT (1997) - späte Variante

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Bentley Turbo S (1995) - stattliche Limousine ohne Design-Firlefanz

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Summary

The Turbo version based on the Mulsanne saloon launched a success story for Bentley in 1982, which ultimately led to the fastest model in the series, the Turbo S from 1994/1995. Despite increasing performance and sporty chassis, the saloons remained suitable for everyday use and desirable. This has not changed to this day. This driving report focuses on the rare Bentley Turbo S, but covers the entire model evolution from the Mulsanne Turbo to the Turbo RT.

This article contains the following chapters

More power and a shorter name
Ever faster
There's more
Rarity
Gentle force

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"Reached rock bottom?" asked Automobil Revue rhetorically in March 1982 on the occasion of the Geneva Motor Show, referring to the battered British automotive industry, which was showing an upgraded Rover 3500 Vanden Plas, the Mini Metro and a cheaper Lotus Eclat at the motor show. On the Rolls-Royce stand, however, a Bentley took center stage for the first time in many years, specifically the new Mulsanne Turbo. The AR noted: "For once, it was not an RR vehicle that took center stage on the stand of the English luxury company Rolls-Royce, but a Bentley Mulsanne, whose additional designation "Turbo" refers to the more powerful V8 engine. Rolls-Royce again does not give exact horsepower figures, but the turbocharger is said to increase performance by around 50%. According to our estimates, that would be around three hundred horsepower or the same as the Jaguar V12 with May Fireball cylinder heads."

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