Showing posts with label Bentley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bentley. Show all posts
Saturday, 9 June 2012
Monday, 4 June 2012
Chrysler Sebring Convertible Dressed Up as a Bentley Continental GTC Supersports
The Sebring is one vehicle series that the folks under the Pentastar would rather forget, as evidenced by the change of name on its facelifted replacement, the 200.
On the face of it, some customers share the feeling with Chrysler. Like this owner who transformed a 2003 Sebring Convertible V6 into a fairly accurate replica of the pre-facelift Bentley Continental GTC SuperSports cabriolet.
Read more » Read more...Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Video of Million-Dollar Fender Bender Caused by a Blonde Woman in a Bentley Hits the Web
A video that captured one of the more highly publicized car accidents of recent years, which incidentally (or not…) involved a young blonde woman driving a Bentley Azure convertible into four other luxurious cars in Monaco, has surfaced on the internet almost a year after the crash happened. Read more »
Monday, 21 May 2012
German Design Studio to Turn Audi Q7 into a Coachbuilt Bentley SUV
While a tad over simplistic, one could say that, the tuning industry seems to have finally caught up with the Volkswagen Group's penchant for parts and platform sharing.
For those that do not want to wait for the production Bentley EXP 9 F SUV, German design studio Atelier Valdeig has collaborated with Armortech Motors to create a coachbuilt version of the current generation Audi Q7 offering buyers a choice of Bentley-inspired fascias and rear end styling.
The SUV is called the Tresor, which the company says is French for "treasure" and German for "safe" or "strong room".
While neither partner makes word of Bentley for obvious reasons, they do point out that the Tresor's exterior "marries traditional British design cues and sportiness" and that "the seats and the dashboard come from a noted English luxury car maker" – no prizes for guessing the brand…
Read more » Read more...Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Imperium Presents New Styling Program for 2012 Bentley GTC Convertible
After the introduction of the redesigned 2012 Continental GTC Convertible, British tuning house Imperial Automotive went back to the drawing board to update its Audentia styling package for Bentley's luxury model.
The new styling kit for the drop-top Continental packs a new front bumper with a blacked out grille, air vents, sport side skirts, along with a bespoke rear bumper that integrates a diffuser and the exhaust tips, and a subtle boot lip spoiler. All parts are made out of carbon fiber.
Read more » Read more...Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Gooding brought an old Bentley that they will be auctioning later this summer
Monday, 23 April 2012
Bentley Adds W12 to Continental GTC Line-Up and Reveals EXP 9 F SUV Engine Options in China
Apart from honoring the Diamond Jubilee of HM The Queen by rolling out a limited edition version of the Mulsanne, Bentley has two more novelties on display for the visitors of the Auto China 2012.
The first one is the world premiere of the new Continental GTC with the 6.0-liter W12 engine as up until now, the updated model was available only with the new 4.0-liter turbocharged V8.
While 500HP, 660Nm (487 lb-ft) of torque, a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) sprint of just 5.0 seconds and a top speed of 301 km/h (187 mph) for the V8 model may sound quite adequate to most, the range-topping W12 is slightly faster than its little brother.
Read more » Read more...Sunday, 22 April 2012
Bentley Launches Limited Edition 'Royal Diamond Jubilee' Mulsanne at the Beijing Auto Show
Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday was a perfect occasion for Bentley to launch a new bespoke edition of its Mulsanne luxury sedan at the Beijing Auto Show. Named the Mulsanne Diamond Jubilee, it was developed by the Mulliner division and will be made in just 60 examples, one for every year of Her Majesty's reign.
Picking Beijing for the car’s launch was an easy choice for Bentley as China is the brand's largest market in the world, having overtaken the US. The British luxury carmaker has sold 1,664 units in the first quarter of 2012 in the country.
Read more » Read more...Wednesday, 28 March 2012
87 year old Bentley driven over 1.5 million kilometers, and cross country for fun, still a pleasure to it's owner, 49 yr old, carpenter Robin Hine
Friday, 16 March 2012
Bentley Boss Says Company Chose SUV over a Sports Car to Avoid Confrontation with Porsche’s 911
A lot of digital ink has been devoted lately to both Bentley's decision to create an SUV model as well as the appearance of the concept that hinted at the production model.
But did you know that the British premium brand explored numerous options for a new addition to its range before deciding on the SUV? Bentley’s CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer told Motor Trend magazine that his company’s designers had actually submitted three more projects.
Duerheimer admitted that one of them was a sports car smaller than the Continental GT, although he wouldn’t comment on what the other two models were.
Read more » Read more...Monday, 12 March 2012
Bentley Admits that it's Planning a Redesign for the EXP 9 F SUV Concept
The most talked about concept model at this year's edition of the Geneva Motor Show was without any doubt, the Bentley EXP 9 F SUV, but not for the reasons the British automaker's top brass would have hoped for.
You see, the firm's first attempt at designing an SUV model was received with harsh criticism about its styling even before the general public had the chance to see the concept in real life.
In fact, the disapproval rate was so widespread that during the press days, an unnamed Bentley source told British publication "What Car" that Exp 9 F's styling is "a little heavy handed" and that "an alternative design is in progress".
Read more » Read more...Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Bentley Explains the Design of its New EXP 9 F SUV Concept
Contrary to popular belief, the design inspiration for Bentley's EXP 9 F SUV concept that is currently enjoying its world premiere at the ongoing Geneva Motor Show did not come from the London Taxi, or so the British firm's people tell us.
If you'd like to hear Bentley's designers explain themselves, you can do so by the following the break to watch the video.
Read more » Read more...Saturday, 21 January 2012
Ron Pratte collection update, his collection is shown in a video that was used to show his sale of these four cars at Barrett Jackson auction this weekend
images and text from http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/01/19/five-vehicles-from-ron-prattes-collection-set-to-cross-barrett-jacksons-scottsdale-auction-block/
below are most of the cars Ron Pratte auctioned off this weekend, the ones that aren't already pictured above
the video that shows Ron Prattes collection doesn't have an embed ability, so you'll have to go to Speed TV.com to see it: http://www.speedtv.com/video/barrett-jackson/scottsdale/bj-ron-pratte-collection-1395246246001/1#_vtop but here are some screen grabs from it
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
I found a single exquisite photo per post website, not much to read, and just one photo per topic, but I think you'll like it as much as I do
Dean Martin in his late 1960's movies about a secret agent, "Matt Helm" on a Lambretta Cento
A Lola
Jimmy Hendrix
Catherine Deneuve and Morgan plus 4
Dmitry Ivanov photography
1947 Bentley Mark VI Cabriolet with custom coachwork by Franay
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
the San Diego British Car Club Council show at Liberty Station
British cars that were at the show, Alpine, Austin, Delorean, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Land Rover, Berkley, MG, Morris, TVR, Cooper, Triumph, Rootes, Morgan and maybe a couple I can't think of... but the number of Britsh built cars is surprising... and if you wonder why the new Mini is at the British car show... when it is a BMW... and you'd think German, well, it's built in Oxford Britian. Has 20 some percent of it's parts from France too.
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