With the all-new 2011 Bentley Mulsanne, there's reason to believe that Bentley has a little grudge against its former sibling Rolls-Royce. The Mulsanne had its world debut at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours back in August, and Bentley makes no veiled references to challenging Rolls-Royce's Phantom with the new sedan. They're saying it outright, calling the Mulsanne the "pinnacle" of luxury cars.

With a 505-horsepower and a massive 752-pound-feet of torque churning out from its twin-turbocharged 6.75-liter V-8 engine, an expected of pricetag of more than $300,000, and leather hide and wood trim as far as the eye can see, we have little reason to doubt those claims.

Named for the 90-degree turn at Le Mans, the Mulsanne arrives in the middle of next year, however, you can get a feel for the car and decide whether it has what it takes to topple the Rolls-Royce Phantom in this latest official video.

 

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and those are big tarantula eyes

 

This was on autoblog today.

 

Yeah none of the Mulsanne pictures were ever renderings.

 

They were not real life shots. They look like brochure pics. The new shot offers a better look, so in the end you guys are wrong. These pics are new and better. I looked at the original post from August.