According to reports from Germany, Volkswagen plan to put Bentley under the control of Audi is a rationalisation of its brand portfolio. Just last month we reported that VW are planning to sell Bugatti to Rimac as they look for a way to rationalise their diverse brands and fund a future of electric cars. But […]

The new Bentley Flying Spur V8 arrives promising a more involving drive for enthusiastic drivers from its 541bhp V8 engine. The new Bentley Flying Spur arrived last year as Bentley took all that was good and improved in the new Continental GT and applied it to the new Flying Spur, including its W12 powerplant. Now, […]

The Bentley Continental GT Mulliner Coupe arrives as the ultimate ‘off the shelf’ take on Bentley’s Continental GT. Debuts at Salon Prive. If you want a Bentley Continental GT, and you do, then a look at the list price might, if you’ve been fortunate in life, make you think “That’s not too bad”. But when […]

The new Bentley Bentayga Speed arrives with 626bhp from its W12 and updated looks and tech, but it appears it won’t be sold in the UK. Last week we had a bit of a tease for the new Bentley Bentayga Speed – the range-topping Bentley with the big W12 – and now it’s here. Or […]

The recently updated Bentley Bentayga SUV will get a Bentayga Speed version next week, with Bentley teasing the Bentayga Speed ahead of its debut. The new Bentley Bentayga – well, a facelifted Bentayga – was revealed at the start of last month as Bentley gave their first SUV, and their best-selling vehicle, something of a […]

Bentley announces new options for the updated 2020 Bentayga, from a throaty Akrapovic exhaust to a set of Bentley Bentayga scatter cushions. The Bentley Bentayga SUV has been with us for five years, and in that time it’s sold 20,000 plus as the world gets used to an SUV from a proper luxury car maker. […]

Bentley has updated the Bentayga SUV for 2020, with a cosmetic overhaul and a raft of new technology and trim updates. It’s hard to believe that it’s almost five years since the Bentley Bentayga SUV arrived as Bentley sought its own bit of ‘Cayenne Magic’ to boost profits. And it’s worked. Well, to a degree. […]

Production of the Bentley Mulsanne, and its 6.75 litre V8, ends as the final Bentley Mulsanne leaves Bentley’s Crewe Plant. Back in January, Bentley announced the arrival of a special edition Mulsanne – the Bentley Mulsanne 6.75 Edition – as the final iteration of the Bentley still powered by the venerable 6.75 litre V8. But […]

Bentley has announced it plans to cut its workforce by 1,000 – almost a quarter – as its Beyond100 plan aims to restore profitability, just as Bentayga sales hit 20,000. When Bentley finally got round to delivering an SUV with production of the Bentley Bentayga starting in late 2015, the hope was that the Bentayga […]