Demise of 6.75 litre engine

[WightGT]

As many of you will already know, Bentley are discontinuing the 6.75 litre engine. Henceforth, the top model will be the Flying Spur. This is partly because the EU have put a prohibitive tax of producers of big V8 engines.
My question is whether this will have a positive influence on second hand values of V8 Bentleys?

[Macboy]

WightGT said:

This is partly because the EU have put a prohibitive tax of producers of big V8 engines.

What complete and utter nonsense. How about keeping your Leave means leave opinions on Facebook and sticking to car facts on PH.

[journeymanpro]

Macboy said:

What complete and utter nonsense. How about keeping your Leave means leave opinions on Facebook and sticking to car facts on PH.

bitter remainer?

[Fiammetta]

Macboy said:

WightGT said:

This is partly because the EU have put a prohibitive tax of producers of big V8 engines.

What complete and utter nonsense. How about keeping your Leave means leave opinions on Facebook and sticking to car facts on PH.

Ouch ! Bit harsh .

Can’t you see that the current big 6.75 L ( doesn’t matter on the co figuration ) in the future is gonna be a problem meeting future EU emissions directives and other diarrhoea spawned out of Brussels ?

VAG are an EU Co so have to toe the line .

On the other hand from Feb 2020 ( hopefully with a few big ben gongs to boot in earshot ) U.K. PLC with Boris helming can write its own rules as we go along to suit us .
Like sticking two fingers up at EU competition laws to bail out Flybe ......to help the “ people “

After all the “people have spoken “ twice on this subject .
Weren’t you listening ?

[21st Century Man]

I don't think the OP was alluding to Brexit. It's simply the direction of travel. See also BMW V12 and V8's being discontinued, RR phasing out ICE completely etc.

[breakfastmeansbreakfast]

21st Century Man said:

I don't think the OP was alluding to Brexit. It's simply the direction of travel. See also BMW V12 and V8's being discontinued, RR phasing out ICE completely etc.

exactly, there is no need for petrol engines this size anymore

[SRT Hellcat]

breakfastmeansbreakfast said:

exactly, there is no need for petrol engines this size anymore

small capacity turbo engines do not make a Bentley or a Rolls Royce

[Mr E]

SRT Hellcat said:

small capacity turbo engines do not make a Bentley or a Rolls Royce

They’re only that size for immediate effortless shove. Smaller turbos can do that pretty effectively.

Electric is the drivetrain RR always wanted I suspect.

[dazzalse]

I think you will find that the W12 is being dropped from the revised Bentayga range as well as they can't get it through emissions