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SEMA 2009: Blackout Bentley balances the bad

It seems that matte black is the new black this year at SEMA, especially if you broaden if to gray and slip bare carbon fiber into the category. This particular application of said coloring resides on a sinister looking Bentley Continental GT. Besides the satin paint, it's wearing a Premier 4509 Limited Widebody kit that, to this blogger's eyes at least, might have been a better choice for Bentley's own SuperSports. The interior has a nicely contrasting saddle and black design, with diamond-stitched suede inserts on the seats. It's a ... Read more →

AB stops at the 27th Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort Frank Filipponio

For its 27th iteration, Orange County's most prestigious classic car show returned to the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, and finally dropped the "Newport Beach" from its name. No ...

REPORT: Bentley to delay flex-fuel capability for 2010 Continental Supersports Jeremy Korzeniewski

While the environmental merits of any 621 horsepower, twelve-cylinder behemoth that's capable of traveling at speeds of up to 204 miles per hour are, at the very least, debatable, Bentley hasn't ...

Bentley said to be "seriously considering" Continental Supersports convertible Noah Joseph

The Bentley Continental is getting a little on in years. And sooner or later, Crewe's going to need to replace it. But while their focus has been fixed on the new Mulsanne and the various ...

REPORT: Bentley Mulsanne to spawn coupe and convertible to replace Brooklands and Azure Noah Joseph

Bentley works on a two-tier system, with its entire product line-up based on a pair of platforms. At one end you've got the Continental family, including the GT coupe, GTC convertible and Flying ...

Official Cash for Clunkers trade-in list reveals oddities too strange to believe 1 month ago on Autoblog

Mixed reaction has surrounded the government's Cash for Clunkers program, but after spending around $2.8 billion, some 700,000 new vehicles have found homes. But what got traded in? We've heard some horror stories, but now that the full list of executed vehicles has been released on the Cars.gov ...

Frankfurt 2009: Mansory Vitesse Rose is anything but pretty in pink 1 month ago on Autoblog

Opinions in the Autoblog media room here in Frankfurt are divided once again. Some of us think the Mansory Vitesse Rose is the ugliest thing on wheels, the most heinous thing ever done to a Bentley, while Lieberman just has no taste. Either way, we had trouble keeping it down while snapping the ...

Frankfurt 2009: Bentley Continental GTC Series 51 ain't so bad under the lights 1 month ago on Autoblog

When we walked up to the Bentley Continental GTC Series 51 resting on the hardwood floor of the Bentley stand, it immediately had us thinking a familiar thought. Just to make sure, we asked our colleagues if they had been experiencing the same thing, and that turned into a spirited discussion ...

Frankfurt 2009: 2011 Bentley Mulsanne looks better in blue 1 month ago on Autoblog

So far, we've only seen the one champagne-colored Bentley Mulsanne. While not our first choice, it's the shade Bentley thought would drum up the most interest amongst potential customers. Not knowing too much about how the mega-wealthy think, we'll trust Bentley. However, us plebes ain't been ...

Frankfurt 2009: Bentley Mulsanne makes 752 lb-ft of torque at 1,800 rpm. 'Nuff said 1 month ago on Autoblog

We warned you the specs would be "staggering." And really that's all you need to know. Fine, we'll tell you a little more. First of all, despite the gumption, it's not a diesel. The Mulsanne generates all that thrust barely off-idle from a gasoline-powered 6.75-liter twin-turbo V8. 505 ...

Mansory Bentley Vitesse Rose isn't really all that rosy 1 month ago on Autoblog

As a testament to its range, the same company that brought you the evil blackness of the Vincero would like you to focus your attention here, on the Bentley Vitesse Rose. The full-on Mansory kit itself is fine. The pink-a-licious color its draped in, matched with the carbon fiber hood, is best ...

Frankfurt Preview: Bentley Continental Series 51 1 month ago on Autoblog

As with Rolls-Royce and its Bespoke Collection, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Bentley will be introducing its Continental Series 51 cars for the GT and GTC. These will be a cadre of models further tailored by Crewe's designers. Each car "will feature a highly distinctive interior color palette ...

2010 Bentley Mulsanne puts in some face time at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel 1 month ago on Autoblog

Bentley invited a few of us auto journo types down to the decadently posh Beverly Wilshire Hotel to meet its COO Christophe Georges and admire the company's new super land yacht, the 2010 Bentley Mulsanne. Not only that, but they spilled the beans on all the juicy technical details that makes ...

Monterey 2009: Bentley racecars gather at Pebble Beach 2 months ago on Autoblog

When they pick a featured marque at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, they really go big. For instance, all of the Ferrari TR59 race cars ever made were gathered together this year. For Bentley's racing class, the organizers managed to corral the largest gathering of historic Bentleys ...

VIDEO: Bentley Mulsanne #1 auctioned at Pebble Beach for $500,000 2 months ago on Autoblog

After marking its highly anticipated debut at Pebble Beach, it was straight off to the auction block for the all-new Bentley Mulsanne, where Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen and Richard Charlesworth, head of the Bentley Heritage Collection, joined auctioneers Gooding & Company in selling off ...

Monterey 2009: Introducing the Bentley Mulsanne 2 months ago on Autoblog

It's an all-new Bentley, it's called the Mulsanne, and it's a vehicle that more than a few auto aficionados have been waiting for. Introduced this afternoon at Pebble Beach, the Mulsanne is a clean sheet redesign of Bentley's ever-enduring flagship and according to Bentley CEO Franz-Josef ...

Bentleys Galore: Bentley Drivers Club 60th Anniversary Meeting 2 months ago on Autoblog

It's hard to argue against Bentley. From the marque's start as high speed play things for Europe's Jazz Age, monied neerdowell/rapscallion set to an impressive string of Le Mans victories at the hands of ubermenschen like Woolf "Babe" Barnato to all the Bond Villianesque Coupes of the 1950s to ...

Spy Shots: Grand Bentley covered in camo before Pebble Beach unveiling 3 months ago on Autoblog

Like every big reveal of the past few years, Bentley has decided to dish out a series of teasers before unveiling its new model to the world. Thankfully, we're only a few weeks away from the Grand Bentley's debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and before the main event takes place, ...

Review: 2010 Bentley GTC Speed is like Heaven. Only better. 3 months ago on Autoblog

The Bentley Continental GT has been lauded and derided for being too much: too powerful, too fast, too easy, too big, too ubiquitous, and yes, too good. The convertible version, the Continental GTC, dismissed its roof but retained the excess. Now, Bentley has worked its "Speed" hocus-pocus in ...

VIDEO: New Grand Bentley teaser reveals round headlights, big grille are the real deal 3 months ago on Autoblog

Bentley seems to again be following in the footsteps of its corporate siblings at Audi with the latest teaser video for the upcoming Grand Bentley. Like the last teaser for the A5 Sportback, this one features the company's lead designer, Dirk van Braeckel sketching the replacement for the ...

Spy Shots: New Grand Bentley test mule out in public 3 months ago on Autoblog

Time is ticking away until the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where Bentley will be taking the wraps off its new flagship limousine, tentatively known as the Grand Bentley or by its internal code-name Project Kimberley. But while Crewe has released a pair of teaser shots to keep our mouths ...

Crewe warehouse opens doors to liquidate vintage Bentley and Rolls-Royce parts 3 months ago on Autoblog

The 143,000 square foot Bentley warehouse in Crewe, England, has got to be a dream come true for British motor enthusiasts. The facility, which sits adjacent to the Bentley Motors automobile factory, holds some 55,000 part lines totaling over seven million individual items for Bentleys made after ...

Derek Bell runs the Bentley Continental Supersports at Goodwood [w/VIDEO] 3 months ago on Autoblog

At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Bentley unveiled its fastest most powerful road car in its 90 year history in the form of the Continental Supersports. Besides significantly reducing the weight of the existing Continental GT, the Supersports marked the first step of Bentley's move reduce its ...

Hot Shot: Another (official) pic of the New Grand Bentley 4 months ago on Autoblog

Car magazine has been keeping up on the story of the New Grand Bentley, aided by someone at Crewe who's been snapping illicit shots of the vehicle. This is Bentley's next official photo, however, and unless the British automaker has thrown a MacGuffin into the plot, it appears to contradict one ...

Bentley gets a Brazilian: Continental GT by pop artist Romero Britto 4 months ago on Autoblog

With dozens of exterior paint shades and even more choices for the interior, there's no shortage of color combinations on the Bentley Continental GT. Beyond that, the British automaker's Mulliner customization division will be glad to set yours up any way you want... for a price, of course. But ...

Born to be Bentley: One-off Crewe chopper 4 months ago on Autoblog

As similar as the two industries are, there aren't as many automobile/motorcycle crossovers as you might otherwise think. A handful of carmakers (Honda, Suzuki, Peugeot, BMW, Triumph once upon a time...) also make motorcycles. Ford has their Harley-Davidson edition F-Series pick-up trucks. Some ...

Spy Shots: New Grand Bentley pics smuggled out of Crewe factory 4 months ago on Autoblog

Bentleys may be as large and luxurious as yachts, but that doesn't mean the premium automaker's factory in Crewe is without leaks. Although Bentley is keen on metering out glimpses at a snail's pace, British auto mag CAR managed to get a hold of a batch of photos of the highly anticipated new "Grand ...

VIDEO: New Grand Bentley teasers don't reveal anything new 4 months ago on Autoblog

Few cars have been as long in the making as the upcoming "grand Bentley." The long-awaited replacement to the Arnage is tipped to debut sometime this summer – possibly at Pebble Beach in August – but the stoic British automaker is intent on teasing us with little video clips every ...

The house of the Winged B teases the New Grand Bentley [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog

Aspiring Thomas Crowns have been waiting for a brand new Bentley to replace the Arnage for too long. Grab your monocles and have a look, chaps – what you see above is an initial taste of "the height of British luxury motoring" and "the purest expression of the Bentley spirit." Simply ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1954 Bentley R-Type fastback racer 5 months ago on Autoblog

Have you got two-hundred grand to drop on a Bentley Continental? Well, then you're more fortunate than most of us, but before you head down to the local luxury dealership and place your order for the same car that everyone else in your tony gated community already owns, why not consider something ...

Spy shots: Is Bentley testing a hybrid Continental GT? 5 months ago on Autoblog

Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen has repeatedly said in the past that the British luxury marque will introduce lower-CO2-emitting powertrains over the next several years, starting with the flex-fuel W12 in the Continental Supersports that arrives this fall. As part of the Volkswagen Group, Bentley is ...

REPORT: Bentley Arnage successor to go even further upscale, debut at Pebble Beach in August 5 months ago on Autoblog

The auto show circuit may be on its annual summer break, but that's not going to stop Bentley. A recent report suggests the crew from Crewe is preparing to take the wraps off its next-generation Arnage at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in Monterey, California this coming August. And when it ...

Scrap the Rich: Bentley Continental is 85% recyclable 5 months ago on Autoblog

Good news for all Bentley Continental owners who plan to recycle their ultra-expensive and luxurious automobile after the GT outlives its usefulness: Bentley now guarantees that the Continental line is 85 recoverable. In recognition of this achievement, the automaker has been awarded an ...

Spy Shots: Bentley Continental Supersports spotted near 'Ring 5 months ago on Autoblog

Watch out. A blacked-out Bentley Continental Supersports has been spotted pointing its grille at the Nürburgring. In an era when Cobalts and Clios are flogged around the 13-mile loop, it comes as a mild surprise that nobody has timed and tested the Bentley Continental on that particular tarmac. ...

REPORT: Bentley prepares for market recovery by advancing new Continental debut 6 months ago on Autoblog

While other automakers cut back their development programs in hopes of streamlining overhead during this difficult economic climate, Bentley is taking the opposite approach. Rather than cut back on developing new vehicles, they're actually pushing to move things ahead on their calendar. ...

Hamann introduces Bentley Continental GT Speed-based Imperator 6 months ago on Autoblog

- A few months ago, Hamann Motorsport previewed its tuning program for the Bentley Continental GT and GT Speed, and now they have released full details and photos. Dubbed "Imperator" (sorry, Isdera) Hamann's version of Bentley's coupe features an aggressive aero kit including a new front and ...

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