“SUV racing will be the next big thing in motorsports,” said no one ever. Unless you count the Dakar Rally or SCORE off-road racing. (And I do remember seeing a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a Tiki Bar theme getting lapped numerous times at a LeMons race.) Seriously, though, it’s not a thing. And yet … Read more
Welcome to Critic’s Notebook, a quick and off-the-cuff collection of impressions, jottings, and marginalia on whatever The Drive writers happen to be driving. Today’s edition: The Bentley Mulsanne Speed. A rep for Rolls-Royce once elucidated the difference between his six-figures wares and Bentley’s: “You drive a Bentley,” he scoffed, “But you’re driven in a Rolls.” His slight missed the mark, … Read more
Gordon Gekko, that slicked-back, suspendered embodiment of Wall Street greed, would surely cheer the Bentley Continental GT Speed. Sorry, make that “Bentley Continental GT Speed Black Edition.” Like the acquisitive Michael Douglas character, the Bentley Black plays by its own penthouse rules. Get what you want, and then want some more: In this case, the … Read more