Bentley Mulsanne Speed
Officially, the Bentley Mulsanne Speed is the most powerful sedan in the world. What’s particularly amazing is that you don’t know it by looking at one of these gorgeous, awe-inspiring performance luxury cars at face value. The Mulsanne Speed looks all business, from its squarish profile and round headlights to the 21-inch five-spoke wheels and chrome detail. Inside, it oozes luxury with diamond-stitched seats and door panels, piano-black accents, and more buttons than a Cessna in the center stack.
Yet, the sound from the rifled exhaust pipes says it all. The Bentley Mulsanne Speed has nothing short of 530 horsepower and 811 lb-ft of torque, propelling this three-and-a-half-ton megalodon to 60mph in 4.8 seconds. If you feel like it, 190mph is an easy Sunday afternoon cruise for the Mulsanne Speed.
BMW Alpina B7
This isn’t your typical business sedan from Bimmer. The BMW Alpina B7 raises the standard on its own 7 Series, as well as performance luxury cars, to a new height. It’s like an M model, but less obvious at first. It has exquisitely tailored interior details like 20-way power massaging front seats and hand-stitched Merino leather seats all around.
Yet, this one heads more in the direction of performance than luxury. Under the hood is a TwinPower Turbo 4.4-liter V8 with an incredible 600 horsepower. Top speed is 193 miles per hour and it captures a run to 60mph in just 3.6 seconds.
Mercedes-Maybach S 650
Your favorite lawyer TV show’s main character has probably exited the rear door of cars like this. The Mercedes-Maybach S650 is the epitome of what German performance luxury cars are about, all wrapped in one tidy, gloss-black and chrome package. Actually, the color choice is up to you. The S 650 is a stretched-out sedan with impeccable style. Massaging heated and ventilated front and rear seats, a panoramic roof, LED ambient interior lighting, true wood trim, are all standard, and that doesn’t even touch on its tech features.
And under the bonnet, you’ll find a 6.0-liter bi-turbo V12 that churns out 621 horsepower. It accomplishes a 0-to-60 run in 4.6 seconds. And despite the displacement and performance, efficiency is taken into consideration with Eco Start/Stop, reducing fuel costs at idle. As if fuel costs are a concern for Mercedes-Maybach S 650 owners…
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