Bentley Motors is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of its own Design department at Crewe. The first Crewe-designed Bentley was the R-Type Continental in 1951, and was the responsibility of John Blatchley, the Head of Styling. John’s previous experience as chief designer from Gurney-Nutting, the coachbuilders responsible for the iconic ‘Blue Train’ Bentley, […]
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Sep
Sep
Bentley engineers have collaborated with Akrapovič – known for its expertise in class leading performance exhausts, to offer a new titanium sports exhaust for the new Continental GT Speed and GT Speed Convertible. The new lightweight exhaust system is the result of an extensive development process that included testing on the record-breaking Pikes Peak Continental […]
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Mar
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Bentley Motors today releases details of the new Continental GT Speed – the most dynamic road car in Bentley’s 101 year history and ultimate performance-focused interpretation of the world’s benchmark luxury Grand Tourer. Designed, engineered, developed and handcrafted in Bentley’s carbon neutral luxury automotive factory, this new third-generation model builds on a long tradition of Speed […]