remove the bodywork and it's 90% identical to the Audi R8. Amazed how they managed to call it a Bentley :P Fantastic car nonetheless, looks damn good too - even better than the R8!
Read up on this car and you will find that the only thing it 'shares' with the R8 is an enlarged version of it's engine. This car has a bespoke gearbox, chassis and bodywork (obviously). These components have nothing in common with the R8. I really can't fathom as to why people think, because the engines are similar, that the Bentley is just a clone of that car.
Cooking Most likely because the original 2001 car did use the exact same engine (the modified version is in this 2003 car) and the bodywork looks a little like the R8C.
Azenturi Plenty of racing cars share engines, so going by this logic, the Jaguar XJR-14 is a clone of a Benetton B189. Hell, any F1 car that used a Cosworth DFV would be a clone of a Lotus 49. But we don't say these things about those cars. It seems that only this particular car is called out as being a clone despite plenty of evidence to the contrary, and the only truly common component between the programmes being the shared engine in the EXP 8 as you said. That's why I raise my eyebrow whenever someone calls this Bentley a clone. With that said, I would expect the Speed 8 to look like the R8C considering that the same company and designer developed both cars.
Hands down this is absolutely one of the most beautiful cars ever!!
rootsman99 Agree
AMEN!!!
agree!
Possibly the only video where I didn't immediately skip to the track footage. Incredible car and video!
Dylan Paddison Wo thank you!
Still looks amazing to this day
Dr. Bananable Lector Oh yes!
9:08 YO, IS THAT A SUPRA!
it is!
The most beautiful LMP to date!
Amazing car 😍😍😍
Very nice video, thank you 🙏
The jaaag next to it
Aí está o meu preferido lmp1 ao lado do pescarolo courage c60 2003 e a Bmw v12 lmr 1999
The bentleys mechanic has a phone with a Ferrari cover 5:59 lol
WeneedHQvideos Nice Spot ahaha
Takuya yura sayd "Looks like ZAKU for mobil suit gundam".
Nice!
it looks Toyota GT-One
Agree!
What a sexy car!
Built for one thing....Beat Audi...SUCCESS!!!
It pretty much was an Audi.
remove the bodywork and it's 90% identical to the Audi R8. Amazed how they managed to call it a Bentley :P
Fantastic car nonetheless, looks damn good too - even better than the R8!
Exactly!
Read up on this car and you will find that the only thing it 'shares' with the R8 is an enlarged version of it's engine. This car has a bespoke gearbox, chassis and bodywork (obviously). These components have nothing in common with the R8. I really can't fathom as to why people think, because the engines are similar, that the Bentley is just a clone of that car.
Cooking Most likely because the original 2001 car did use the exact same engine (the modified version is in this 2003 car) and the bodywork looks a little like the R8C.
Azenturi Plenty of racing cars share engines, so going by this logic, the Jaguar XJR-14 is a clone of a Benetton B189. Hell, any F1 car that used a Cosworth DFV would be a clone of a Lotus 49. But we don't say these things about those cars. It seems that only this particular car is called out as being a clone despite plenty of evidence to the contrary, and the only truly common component between the programmes being the shared engine in the EXP 8 as you said. That's why I raise my eyebrow whenever someone calls this Bentley a clone.
With that said, I would expect the Speed 8 to look like the R8C considering that the same company and designer developed both cars.
Cooking Exactly how I feel too. Doesn't take long to find out that they're wildly different cars.