The ‘Embiricos’ Bentley 4¼ Litre of 1938 inspired Bentley to create an aerodynamic Mark V called the Corniche. Although the original body was destroyed in the war, it was the precursor to the iconic R Type Continental of 1952. To celebrate Bentley’s 2019 centenary, the Corniche was recreated using a combination of original Mark V … Read more
The Bentley Arnage is a full-size luxury car manufactured by Bentley Motors in Crewe, England, from 1998 to 2010. The Arnage and its Rolls-Royce-branded sibling, the Silver Seraph, were introduced in the spring of 1998. They were the first entirely new designs for the two marques since 1980. The Arnage was powered by a … Read more
Bentley Motors today revealed financial performance for 2023 that was heavily influenced by record levels of interest in luxury personalisation. Operating profits reached €589 million as three-quarters of customers explored the 46 billion different configurations available from the options range to add bespoke content from Bentley’s Mulliner division, representing a 43 per cent rise over … Read more
In 1925 W.O. Bentley created a limited run, highly tuned Bentley 3 Litre called the Supersports, following the success of his Speed model in 1923. More than eight decades later the company revived both names with the first-generation Continental GT Speed in 2008 and Supersports in 2009. Development The Supersports began as an ‘under the … Read more
The new Bentley Batur – the handcrafted, coachbuilt coupe from Mulliner – showcases a new technology that delivers welcome animation sequences projected to the ground from the door. Bentley Motors has spent the last 100 years providing customers with exceptional luxury cars formed in metal, wood and leather. Looking to the future, light will be … Read more
Launched in late 1999 was the Arnage Red Label. Volkswagen, who had purchased the Bentley name and Crewe factory was loathe to continue purchasing BMW’s engines, and it turned out that Bentley engineers and customers felt the same way. The BMW-powered Arnage, while objectively more modern than the Turbo RT it replaced, was more than … Read more
Bentley Motors was today named Britain’s Most Admired Automotive Manufacturer according to the UK’s longest running corporate reputational survey, in a vote by industry executives. This year marks Bentley’s third number one position in the past five years and reflects the luxury brand’s extraordinary line-up of cars, its business success, and future-looking Beyond100 strategy. The … Read more
The Bentley of 2009 was a very different company to the one that launched the first Arnage models in 1998. Consistently strong investment from parent group Volkswagen AG saw a transformation in the company fortunes and morale, with the Continental GT and its related models accounting for a ten-fold increase in production volumes. Constant Evolution … Read more
Bentley Motors revealed the production version of the new Azure at the 2005 IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt. The luxurious four-seater Bentley Azure, which went on sale in Spring 2006, is the latest in a portfolio of wonderfully desirable ‘dropheads’ stretching back many decades and reaffirms Bentley’s reputation as creator of the world’s most elegant … Read more
In honour of International Women’s Day and the wider Women’s History Month, Bentley Motors is excited to announce three special Bentayga specifications to celebrate the famous ‘Bentley Girls’: Mary Petre Bruce, Dorothy Paget and Diana Barnato Walker. Two bespoke designers – Emma Carruthers and Georgia Gough – commissioned three unique interpretations inspired by the amazing … Read more