Bentley has launched a micro site to herald the launch of the 2011 Bentley Continental GT on 7th September. It’s not going to come as a shock to regular readers to learn that Bentley are giving the evergreen Continental GT a nip and a tuck for 2011. We reported on the Continental GT facelift as […]
Bentley 3 door hatch, Bentley Crossover & now Bentley 5 door hatch
In addition to a three door coupe and crossover Bentley are reported to be working on a Porsche Panamera rivalling Super-Hatch The Germans like a niche. The British expect to stick to what works. Somewhere in between there’s a balance, and Bentley are a company trying to strike it. Despite reservations within the company – […]
Bentley Continental GT Design Series China & Continental Flying Spur Speed China Revealed
Bentley has revealed the Bentley Continental GT Design Series China and the Continental Flying Spur Speed China ahead of a reveal at the Beijing Motor Show. We know that this month sees the Beijing Motor Show which will showcase all the goodies – and baddies – the Chinese motor industry has to offer. And we […]
Bentley sales improving – buyers are back
Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen feels that the sales dip at Bentley is over and that buyers are starting to return to the showroom. The world recession in the motor industry has affected Bentley badly. Very badly. Their sales have dropped to half what they were at the peak a couple of years ago (down to 5,000 cars […]
Bentley Continental Supersports Coupe – now for four
Bentley have revealed that they are to start offering their fastest car – the Bentley Continental Supersports Coupe – as a proper four seater. When Bentley launched the fastest ever Bentley in February 2009 – the Continental Supersports Coupe – it went the Superleggera route – all weight stripping and gesture pruning of ‘unnecessary’ fripperies. […]
Bentley Continental GT 2011 Spied
We have a spy shot of the next generation Bentley Continental GT, which is due to hit the road in 2011 and will probably surface at the Paris Motor Show in the Autumn. The Bentley Continental GT – complete with its awesome W12 engine – has been with us for seven years and has managed to cement a reputation […]
Bentley at Geneva: Bentley Continental Flying Star
We’ve had a look at the Bentley Flying Star on the floor at Geneva – the Shooting Brake’ created by Touring Superleggera. It does look good. I suppose, strictly speaking, the headline should read: ‘Touring Superleggera at Geneva: Flying Star‘, but then who’s going to look for Touring Superleggera? And this really is a Bentley. […]
Bentley Mulsanne 2010 Specification Press Release
BENTLEY ANNOUNCES DETAILED SPECIFICATION OF NEW MULSANNE “The new Mulsanne is a thoroughly modern flagship that captures the essence of the Bentley marque. It is elegant yet distinctly sporting in character, delivering effortless performance while within its sumptuous cabin, advanced technology sits discreetly with handcrafted luxury.” Bentley Motors Chairman and Chief Executive, Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen […]
Bentley at Geneva: Bentley Mulsanne – all the details
Bentley has finally released comprehensive specifications for the 2010 Bentley Mulsanne at the Geneva Motor Show. Bentley has now finished producing cars of the pre-VW era. The last of the old-school Bentleys have now rolled off the production line and we now have a clean sweep of modern-day Bentleys. The Continental GT has spawned umpteen […]
Bentley at Geneva: Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible +video
The Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible has had its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and we have video of the convertible in action. It’s only a couple of weeks since we got confirmation that Bentley was producing the Continental Supersports Convertible, and that the debut would be at Geneva. So there’s not really an awful […]