Specifications 2012 Bentley Mulsanne

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan

PRICE AS TESTED: $328,365 (base price: $291,295)

ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled V-8, aluminum block and heads

Displacement: 412 cu in, 6750 cc

Power (SAE net): 505 bhp @ 4200 rpm

Torque (SAE net): 752 lb-ft @ 1750 rpm

TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with manumatic shifting

DIMENSIONS:

Wheelbase: 128.6 in Length: 219.5 in

Width: 74.8 in Height: 59.9 in

Curb weight: 6036 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:

Zero to 60 mph: 4.9 sec

Zero to 100 mph: 12.0 sec

Street start, 5–60 mph: 5.9 sec

Standing ¼-mile: 13.4 sec @ 105 mph

Top speed (drag limited, C/D estimate): 187 mph

Braking, 70–0 mph: 165 ft

Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.81 g

FUEL ECONOMY:

EPA city/highway driving: 11/16 mpg

C/D observed: 12 mpg