What makes bentley

This meant that the Continental was exquisitely engineered. The company didn't just abandon its "old fashion" cars. The company replaced the Azure with the Mulsanne, which is a very different beast.

The Mulsanne, on the other hand, comes with a 6. Today, this engine produces hp and lb-ft of torque in the Mulsanne Speed, which shows that Bentley can make old technology work in the modern era.

Bentley manages to perfectly blend modern technology and performance with its historical roots and the result is the creation of some of the best vehicles in the world. Add first comment. Tags: Bentley News Luxury Video. Now Buzzing. Electric Vehicles. What's Hot. Car Advice. Designed by W. Bentley in , the year Bentley Motors was founded, the 3-Litre went on sale in The use of the metric system in its name hinted at the ambition to create a car for the fast, open roads of the Continent.

Bentley introduced a mesh stone-guard to the front of his early cars to protect the radiators from flying stones. Its influence is still visible in the matrix grille design of Bentley grand tourers today.

In , Bentley created the 8-Litre, a car so powerful the company proclaimed it would be capable of mph whatever type of body the owner chose. Reviewing it for The Tatler, Captain W. The s sees the Bentley identity developed and the beginning of the Bentley range and model line we know today.

The Bentley Corniche is renamed the Continental in which is to become one of the bestselling models to date. By half of the cars emerging from Crewe were Bentleys. Ten years after the introduction of the Mulsanne Turbo, Bentley began to outsell Rolls-Royce two-to-one. The acquisition of Bentley by the Volkswagen Group in added resource, new technologies and even greater impetus to the momentum of the Bentley renaissance.

It was announced Bentley and Rolls-Royce would be separate companies once again, after 67 years together. In the s under Rolls-Royce ownership the Bentley wings were streamlined, straightened and given an equal number of feathers either side.

The asymmetry of the logo was restored in and has again been revised continuously to ensure a contemporary feel to the identity of Bentley. The Bentley logo embodies the new values whilst respecting the past. The team finished third, bringing Bentley back to the podium for the first time in 71 years. In Bentley announced it will build the first bespoke design Bentley State Limousine, commissioned through Bentley Mulliner, for none other than HM The Queen on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee and the first Bentley to be used for state occasions.

In , the Continental GT was launched — the first car of the modern Bentley era. Now, almost years later, his name is known across the globe for creating cars with an unrivalled blend of performance and the finest craftsmanship and materials.

Below, we take a look at the man who changed motoring forever. Bentley Motors was founded by W. The first car to bear his name pulled out of New Street Mews, London in From modest beginnings, the company moved from strength to strength — in a relentless pursuit of both luxury and performance.

In which case, it could be said that Bentley continues to create the most acclaimed contradictions on the road today. Almost a century later, W. Bentley was born with a love of motion. When he was 9 years old, he bought a second-hand bicycle and dismantled it to discover exactly how it worked. But his real passion lay with trains. He left school at 16 to start an apprenticeship with the Great Northern Railway, eventually achieving his childhood dream of working on the footplate of a steam locomotive, hurling coal into the firebox to keep the steam pressure up.