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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read More >> →

The name Continental first appeared on a Bentley in 1952 (the R Type Continental) and lives on in today’s Continental GT range. Between the two came a Bentley Continental of Read More >> →

The Bentley Brooklands was a full-size luxury sedan introduced for 1992 as the marque’s new flagship after the Bentley Mulsanne and Bentley Eight were discontinued. The Brooklands was replaced by Read More >> →

The Bentley Brooklands is a stunning model that marks the company’s return to the luxury coupé market and reaffirms its reputation as creator of the world’s most exclusive coupés. It Read More >> →

Today’s Bentley Flying Spur owes its name to coachbuilders H.J. Mulliner, whose inspired idea to offer a four-door body on the Continental chassis created the Continental Flying Spur in 1957. Read More >> →

The Mulsanne Turbo of 1982 revived the Bentley marque as motoring magazines hailed ‘the return of the Blower Bentley’. Its successor, the Turbo R, was introduced in 1985 with significant Read More >> →

Bentley’s Turbo R of 1985 had set the company on a bold new course, re-establishing its performance credentials. But it was the Continental R, launched to acclaim at Geneva in Read More >> →

When the Bentley Continental convertible ceased production in 1995, it could trace its origins back almost 30 years to the T-Series Corniche. Fortunately, by the mid-1990s there was a new Read More >> →

The enduring appeal of the Bentley 6.75-litre V8, and continuing demand for hand-built craftsmanship at the highest level, inspired Bentley to offer a limited-edition coupé based upon the Arnage platform. Read More >> →