Luxury EV conversion specialists Lunaz Design has converted a rare 1961 Bentley S2 Continental to electric power. But is it sacrilege? Like many petrolheads, we find the conversion of classic cars to electric a proper quandary. Yes, turning them EV does potentially make them more practical as an everyday car but, especially if the classic […]
Bentley follows Rolls-Royce by declaring RECORD sales in 2022
Bentley announces record sales for 2022 despite the economic gloom, up by 4 per cent on a record-breaking 2021. Yesterday, we reported on record-breaking sales for Rolls Royce in 2022, despite the ever-growing economic clouds, and now – in a mirror of last year – Bentley arrives to proclaim its own record-breaking sales in 2022. […]
Bentley Bentayga Odyssean Edition – it’s a ‘SUSTAINABLE’ Bentley Bentayga
The Bentley Bentayga Odyssean Edition arrives as a Bentayga PHEV with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability. Just 70 are being built. Last year, Bentley revealed the Flying Spur Hybrid Odyssean Edition complete with PHEV powertrain and focusing on ‘Wellness’ and ‘Sustainability. And now it’s the turn of the Bentayga SUV to get a very […]
Bentley Bentayga EWB production STARTS – already accounts for 40% of Bentayga orders
The Bentley Bentayga EWB – Bentley’s new range-topping Bentayga – goes into production in Crewe and already accounts for 40 per cent of orders. Back in the spring, Bentley revealed their latest model as the Bentayga EWB, a longer-wheelbase Bentayga aimed at mopping up sales from former Mulsanne buyers (the Mulsanne is now dead and […]
Bentley Bentayga S and Bentley Bentayga Azure add to Bentley’s HYBRID offerings
Bentley adds to its Hybrid offerings with the arrival of the new Bentayga S Hybrid and Bentayga Azure Hybrid. It’s more than four years since Bentley’s first hybrid car arrived in the guise of the Bentayga Hybrid – four years after it was first mooted in the Mulsanne Hybrid concept – since when Bentley has […]
New Bentley Flying Spur Speed REVEALED – but it’s not a ‘Speed’ as we know it
A new W12-engined Bentley Flying Spur Speed arrives – perhaps the last outing for the W12 engine – but it’s just a cosmetic job with no extra power. We’ve got used in recent years to Bentley’s performance models carrying the ‘Speed’ moniker to, naturally, denote their performance credentials, and although it’s difficult to claim a […]
New Bentley Mulliner Batur is a £2 million titivated W12 Continental GT with 730bhp
The new Bentley Batur arrives as a run of 19 cars at £2 million each, featuring a 730bhp W12 and previewing Bentley’s future EV design language. No one can doubt Bentley’s ability to deliver appealing cars to its customers, especially as they’ve just posted record profits despite the doom and gloom clouding the car industry. […]
Bentley Mulliner Batur TEASED – previews new Bentley design
The Bentley Mulliner Batur is teased ahead of a Monterey reveal as a Coupe take on the Bentley Bacalar and previewing Bentley’s future design language. Two years ago, Bentley revealed the Bentley Bacalar as a run of just 12 ‘special’ Bentleys based on the Continental GT and each costing £1.8 million, despite which they’d all […]
Bentley makes more PROFIT in the first half of 2022 than in the whole of 2021
Bentley annouunces profits of £334 million in the first half of 2022 – more than in the whole of 2021 – despite Covid and ‘Chip’ shortages. We know car makers are struggling to make enough cars to fulfil demand in a world of Covid hangovers and parts shortages, and it’s something of a logistical nightmare […]
Bentley Bentayga EWB’s Airline Seats are the most advanced car seats…in the WORLD
The optional airline seats for the new Bentley Bentayga EWB are, claims Bentley, the most advanced seats ever fitted to a car. Bentley has only just revealed the Bentyaga EWB as a sort of replacement for the now-defunct Mulsanne, delivering all the luxury and space the Mulsanne offered but in an on-trend SUV. Of course, […]