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Bentley has just unveiled the replacement for the Arnage, the Bentley Mulsanne, at the Pebble Beach Concours in California.

The new car will go on sale next year as the range-topping Bentley.

The Mulsanne is described by Bentley as “neither an evolution or revision of Arnage.” It is a clean sheet design, and nothing on the car’s exterior is shared with any other Bentley apart from the door mirror, which comes from the ethanol-powered SuperSports.

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Beautiful. Especially the rear haunches, which remind me of earlier Bentleys. I also like the frontal treatment, although there was a 60's yank tank that looked vaguely similar. Can't remember what it was, but I liked that too.

a very poor attempt at a rolls phantom copy, looks like a cheap chinese copy!!!!! 

There will be some happy football managers out there today...

I was glad when Jaguar stopped that neo-brit-classic design with its new models, but this is simply hideous, specially the headlamps.

 Love it (except for those door mirrors)

Looks every inch a real Bentley.

 I looked at those lights and thought "Studebaker Avanti"

 Very nice. I cant believe they are still soldiering on with with original engine though

Vidge 123:

a very poor attempt at a rolls phantom copy, looks like a cheap chinese copy!!!!! 

Agreed, just saw the picture and thought it was another comedy design from the far east, turns out it is a rip-off of a chinese rip-off. I am sure it will look much better in the flesh though.

look at the rear third of the car - at the side - with the rear haunches - coke bottle style it reminded me straight away of the Mk3 Ford Cortina - see http://taunus.xl.free.fr/gfx_cortina/cortina_1975.jpg

This is a confusing design: sublime or banal?? From the back - Flying Spur evolved into something haughtier. From the side - GM coke-bottle revived, a bit too plain perhaps. From the front - a cartoon face, especially those big eyes (with pupils) and cheesy grin; makes me think of old P-series Rovers rather than Bentley. An odd mix of hard edges and soft curves. It shouldn't work but does (well, sort of!)

Good name too - racy and elegant. 

Autocar:

The Mulsanne is described by Bentley as “neither an evolution or revision of Arnage.”

Well, it's certainly not an evolution - it's a backwards step. Hideous coke-bottle side profile, while the drooping boot is reminiscent of a Nissan Primera, except more ugly. A staggeringly gauche and cack-handed design. Compared to this, the Maybach is a beauty.

It'll sell really well.