First half-year sales up 20% driven by high demand for new Continental GT Crewe, 1st July 2011: Bentley today confirmed that its global sales for the first half of 2011 have increased by 20% on the same period last year. 2978 cars were delivered to customers in the first six months, the best start to [...]
Bentley Motors this week announced that it had sold a record 396 cars in Mainland China in the first four months of 2011. This shattered the previous record – which was set only last year – by a staggering 66%. In 2010, Bentley sold just under a thousand cars in China – nearly double the [...]
Rally champion, Juha Kankkunen achieves 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) in extreme Bentley convertible (Oulu, Finland. 15 February 2011) Finland’s four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen drove a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland, at a breathtaking 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) to set a [...]
(Crewe and Detroit. 10 January, 2011) Wolfgang Durheimer (52) prepared for his new role as the Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors at the Detroit Motor Show today when he accepted the keys to one of the company’s most revered cars – W.O. Bentley’s 1930 8-litre saloon which was his official company car.
* New, sculptured exterior exudes quality and design integrity. * Contemporary, hand-crafted cabin with class-leading refinement. * More powerful W12 engine at launch with FlexFuel capability. * A new high-efficiency V8 from late 2011. * Dynamic, engaging driving experience. * Class-leading infotainment systems. (7 September 2010, Crewe, England.) For Crewe’s design and engineering teams, the [...]
Iconic British coupe to make world on-line debut (31 August 2010. Crewe, England) Bentley will reveal its new and compelling vision of the Continental GT next month with a unique internet reveal. The studio lights are switched-on and the cameras will start rolling at 1500 British Summer Time on Tuesday 7 September.
Continental GTC and GTC Speed 80-11 Editions Unveiled (Pebble Beach, CA) Bentley Motors is displaying the company’s new limited-edition Continental GTC and GTC Speed 80-11 models, designed exclusively for the North American market, on the Concept Lawn at the 60th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
* Bentley Motors launches two unique special-edition Continental models for the Middle East * A total of only 50 Continental Flying Spur Arabia and Continental Flying Spur Speed Arabia cars will be built (Crewe, England) Bentley Motors has unveiled two unique Continental models, which have been engineered and designed exclusively for the Middle East market. [...]
* Bentley Motors to launch unique special-edition Continental models for China * Continental Flying Spur Speed China and the Continental GT Design Series China to make debut at 2010 Auto China Motor Show in Beijing (Crewe, England)Bentley Motors is ready to unveil two unique Continental models which have been engineered and designed exclusively for the [...]
FlexFuel technology now standard across Continental model range * The Continental Supersports Convertible is the fastest, most potent drop-top Bentley ever built – 0-60mph in just 3.9 seconds (0-100km/h in 4.2 seconds) and a top speed of 202mph (325km/h). It is also the fastest four-seat convertible in the world. * The Supersports is the extreme [...]
