The Continental GT, launched in 2003, wasn’t simply the first new Bentley of the Volksawagen AG era. It was also arguably the first all-new Bentley since the original 3 Litre of 1919, with no components carried over from a previous generation. The car marked a revolution for Bentley and Crewe, propelling the company from a maker … Read more
Chief Designer John Blatchley’s S Series proved a major success for Crewe, with strong sales on both sides of the Atlantic. Launched in 1955 with the 4.9-litre six-cylinder engine from the preceding Mark VI, the S Series gained fresh impetus in 1959 with an all-new aluminium V8 engine in the S2. By 1962 those stately … Read more
Bentley’s first Azure, a flagship convertible based on the drivetrain and platform of the Continental R, remained in production from 1995 to 2003. The combination of effortless 6.75-litre V8 power and a hand-built luxury convertible was clearly popular with Bentley customers, and thus Bentley showed a concept at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show for … Read more
AXB 3 is claimed to be one of the first 3½ Litre Derby Bentleys to be delivered to a customer, as earlier examples were either experimental cars or demonstrators. It is an excellent example of the Bentley known as the ‘Silent Sports Car’, which was produced in Derby after the company changed hands in 1931. … Read more
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