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Video: New Grand Bentley teaser shows headlamps

Posted: Jul 21, 2009

Filed under: Bentley, Videos

Bentley has released yet another teaser video of its upcoming ‘Grand Bentley’ scheduled to debut next month at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance in Monterey, California.
“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,” Bentley said [...]

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Bentley holding ‘garage sale’ in Crewe, England

Posted: Jul 17, 2009

Filed under: Bentley

Bentley has announced that it will hold its first parts and accessories ‘garage sale’ in Crewe, England on September 26 through September 27.
“It most definitely is the first time we have done something like this parts fair,” Bentley’s U.S. spokesman David Reuter told Inside Line. ”It’s rather unprecedented. But it has nothing to do with $$. [...]

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Video: Derek Bell takes Bentley Continental Supersports around Goodwood Hill Climb

Posted: Jul 15, 2009

Filed under: Bentley, Hybrids, Green News, Videos

One of the most outstanding attractions at the Goodwood Festival of Speed is the Sunday Times Supercar Runs. This year, former British race-car drive Derek Bell took the Bentley Continental Supersports around the track. Just to point out how good Bell is, the man is a 5 time winner of Le Mans and also raced in Formula One [...]

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

Posted: Jul 08, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Bentley, Videos

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 [...]

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Spy Shot: CAR Magazine scoops the ‘New Grand Bentley’

Posted: Jul 03, 2009

Filed under: Bentley, Spy Shots/Renderings

Bentley has been very secretive about its upcoming model, known only as the ‘New Grand Bentley.’ The company has released only one teaser along with a bunch of useless videos that show us the landscape around Bentley’s Crewe headquarters.
Thanks to UK’s CAR Magazine, we now have the first official scoop on the Bentley Arnage replacement. [...]

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Videos: New Grand Bentley teasers don’t show anything, feature nice music

Posted: Jun 25, 2009

Filed under: Bentley, Videos

The only real teaser we have from Bentley about the all-new Grand Bentley (otherwise known as the successor to the Arnage) is the image released on June 10. Other than that Bentley feels releasing small videos of random landscapes in its hometown of Crewe, England are enough to keep us interested.
Guess what? We’re still interested – [...]

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Bentley Continental hybrid in the works, Arnage hybrid coming as well

Posted: Jun 15, 2009

Filed under: Bentley, Hybrids, Green News

Not only is Bentley getting ready to unveil the next-generation Arnage, the Crewe, England automaker is also working on a hybrid model. According to AutoExpress, spies have caught a Bentley Continental prototype testing around the company’s headquarters with a gasoline-electric hybrid drivetrain.
Spies have taken shots of a Bentley Continental filed with a new unit featuring [...]

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The all-new Grand Bentley: Bentley teases the Arnage successor

Posted: Jun 10, 2009

Filed under: Bentley

Bentley has just released a teaser to the Arnage successor due out in 2011. The short press release stated:
The all-new Grand Bentley
“The reason I bought a Bentley was because of its exceptional performance in all respects on the road. Such features…leave nothing to be desired”
(Noel Van Raalte, W.O. Bentley’s first customer, October 1921)
An all-new grand [...]

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Want to scrap your Bentley? Bentley Continentals are 85% recyclable

Posted: May 14, 2009

Filed under: Bentley, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

After making the world’s “fastest, most powerful Bentley ever produced” run on gasoline and E85 biofuel with the Continental Supersports, Bentley announced today that it has taken another step forward in delivering class-leading environmental strategy.
Bentley announced today that it now guarantees 85 percent recyclability of the materials for its Continental models. The move makes it [...]

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Miscellaneous Thoughts: Chinese Bentley knockoff, Brad Pitt to play McQueen, Aston Martin owner defaults on bonds

Posted: May 12, 2009

Filed under: Aston Martin, Bentley, Miscellaneous Thoughts

And now time for some of the random things we’ve been coming across behind our desks.
Hautai working on Bentley Continental knockoff: In an effort to take on Geely and its Rolls-Royce Phantom knockoff, Chinese automaker Hautai is working on a Bentley Continental knockoff. Of course, we’re sure they’ll deny that their car is no way [...]