It’s reported that the Bentley SUV Concept is heading for Geneva 2012 complete with plug-in hybrid powertrain. We reported last month that we though there was a strong possibility we could see the Bentley SUV at the Geneva Motor Show this year, although the only fly in that ointment of speculation was the imminent arrival […]
1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged. Set to be the most expensive Bentley ever?
Bonhams are offering a 1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged Racing Single-Seater at their Goodwood auction in June. The 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed is only four months away, and one of the highlights will be the Bonhams sale of the car collection of famed watch maker George Daniels, which includes a 1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged […]
Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification arrives
Bentley are adding a predictable sporty touch to the Mulsanne by adding Mulliner bits to create the Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification. Debuts at Geneva. It may not be quite a Mulliner Speed, but for now the new Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification offering from Crewe is as close as you’re going to get to a […]
Top Gear tonight: Mobility Scooters, Ferrari FF, Continental V8 & Michael Fassbender SIARPC
Top Gear tonight has Mobility Scooters, Ferrari FF, Bentley Continental V8, Fisker Karma, Brian Johnson and Michael Fassbender is SIARPC. We’re at episode 4 of Series 18 of Top Gear already – which means we’re more than halfway through. And so far so good – it’s been above par Top Gear all the way. Tonight’s featured […]
Bentley SUV Geneva debut?
Reports suggest that the Bentley SUV – Bentley’s first all-terrain car – will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. It seems certain that we will get a Bentley SUV at some point to mop up sales from wealthy car nuts in emerging markets and the Middle East. But as soon as next […]
Bentley Continental V8 flies in to Munich (video)
The Bentley Continental V8 made a dramatic public debut in Munich when it was flown to the SkyLounge for its launch. The plan to debut the new Bentley Continental V8 (apparently we shouldn’t call it the Continental GT V8, just the Continental V8) in Germany in Munich’s SkyLounge might sound like a perfectly reasonable thing to do. After all, every […]
Fancy a bit of Ice Driving with Bentley in Lapland?
The Bentley ‘Power on Ice 2012’ event offers the chance to drive the Bentley Continental GT W12 and Continental Supersports on ice in Finland. This time last year Bentley revealed that a convertible Continental Supersports had set a world record on ice in Finland of 205.48mph on the frozen Baltic sea in Finland, quickly followed by the announcement of […]
Bentley Continental GT V8 Detroit debut and UK pricing
Today sees the public debut of the Bentley Continental GT V8 ( and GTC V8) at Detroit, and the reveal of UK prices – £123,850 for the GT V8 & £136,250 for the GTC V8. We got the reveal of the new Bentley Continental GT V8 – and the Continental GTC V8 – last month, ahead of […]
Bentley sales returned to pre-recession levels in 2011
Bentley has seen sales in 2011 return to the levels of 2007, with sales up by 37 percent over 2010. China is now Bentley’s second biggest market. It doesn’t seem five minutes since Bentley were getting their highly skilled workforce to make furniture to keep them busy, so slow were sales as the recession started to bite. And despite […]
Bentley Continental GT V8 pricing revealed
A leaked price list for the Bentley Continental GT V8 and GTC V8 from Bentley in Berlin reveals prices for the new entry-level GT. Earlier this month we got the reveal of the Bentley Continental GT V8 ahead of its public debut at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show in January. And now we get the first idea of pricing. A leaked […]