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The E Class Influenced Bentley!?!?!?

Old Nov 16, 2004 | 09:55 PM
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The E Class Influenced Bentley!?!?!?

I saw something very interesting in Car and Driver (December edition - Page 36). They were showing a soon to be introduced Bentley sedan and it looks VERY similar to the E-Class from a small picture of the front end. I think it is the headlights and grill that make me think this. It is clearly a different car but it is very interesting to see what I think is a slight influence.

It will be priced above the S but will be less than the Arnage so it should check in below $200K.

I know all of you want a picture but unfortunately I can't post it until next week because I don't have access to a scanner. Thus, if anyone else has this issue and wants to post a pic...
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 10:09 PM
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The car was actually the new Bentley sedan that was disguisedto look like an S class Benz...
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 11:12 PM
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http://forums.autoweek.com/thread.js...threadID=10583
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i dont like the look...
what i really like about Bentley is actually the huge grill panel

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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mike82y
i dont like the look...
what i really like about Bentley is actually the huge grill panel

Mike
I love the logo!
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