New teaser released for the ‘Grand Bentley,’ Pebble Beach debut confirmed

Grand Bentley

Bentley celebrated its 90th anniversary today with a new round of teasers for the all-new Grand Bentley. It also confirmed that the new model will make its debut at the 2009  Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance in Monterey, California.

Bentley said that the Grand Bentley pays homage to the “immortal Bentley Boys – a select group of businessmen, sportsmen and bons vivants – forged the company’s proud sporting pedigree both on and off the racetracks of Europe. The Bentley Boys made the legendary Le Mans endurance race their own, winning five times between 1924 and 1930.”

“The all-new grand Bentley captures the 1920s “˜grand touring’ spirit of the Bentley Boys, delivering the effortless driving, exclusivity and adventure desired by the real motoring enthusiast.”

While that sounds like something that can be very exciting, Bentley held off on telling us the technical details. We guess we’ll have to wait until Pebble Beach.

Click through for the press release and a short teaser video

The all-new Grand Bentley:

Grand Bentley The New Grand Bentley

Press Release:

BENTLEY TO CELEBRATE 90 ANNIVERSARY WITH DEBUT
OF ALL-NEW MODEL AT PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS
D’ELEGANCE

“Cars undoubtedly have a personality to the real enthusiast, to whom they are not
mere collections of steel and aluminium, but animal-like, show their spirit just so soon
as the clutch bites home and feeling comes through to the driver….”

(Sammy Davis, first Bentley road test report, January 1920)

Crewe: Wednesday 8 July. Bentley Motors today celebrates its 90th anniversary and confirms that its
all-new Bentley will be revealed – and named – in August at the Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance
in Monterey, California where the company is a featured marque.

Founded by W.O. Bentley in 1919, the company’s first production car, the 3-litre was delivered in
September 1921. Over the next ten years, Bentley went on to produce an array of iconic motor
cars. At the same time, the exploits of the immortal Bentley Boys – a select group of businessmen,
sportsmen and bons vivants – forged the company’s proud sporting pedigree both on and off the
racetracks of Europe. The Bentley Boys made the legendary Le Mans endurance race their own,
winning five times between 1924 and 1930.

The all-new grand Bentley captures the 1920s “˜grand touring’ spirit of the Bentley Boys, delivering
the effortless driving, exclusivity and adventure desired by the real motoring enthusiast. A unique
fusion of elegant design, hand craftsmanship and technological innovation, the new model embodies
the potent yet luxuriously refined driving experience that is “˜pure Bentley’. These have been the
hallmarks of a Bentley since that first test drive in 1920.

It is fitting that the 90th anniversary of the Company will be marked by an all-new car. Such events
are rare milestones in the Company’s history. Designed, engineered and built in Crewe, which has
been home to Bentley Motors for over 60 years, it has been a “˜once in a career experience’ for
many involved. The car and its name, which will be revealed at Pebble Beach on 16 August, signal a
new era in British luxury motoring.

– By: Omar Rana