Somewhere in Finland Juha Kankkunen, a former WRC pilot, managed to pull the performance of the Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible at its limits managing to set a new world record on ice. Comparing to the previous record (321.6 km/h) set in 2007 behind the steering wheel of a Bentley Continental GT Coupe, the new record adds extra 9,1 km/h reaching...
How else could it be given what Rolls Royce is, or has for a general image. Since the company set up shop sometime in 1911, the centenary celebration is not only this year, but also this month. Sadly, this already happened as it was yesterday, February 6th. Don't be sad though, this just means we now have some pictures of...
Bentley is now attending to the downsize trend and is developing a new V8 unit which follows to debut on the Continental GT, according to the first details. The new V8 engine now under development will benefit from a 4.0-liter displacement and is rumored to be available in two power versions. The new V8 unit may be shared with some...
The Japanese tuning house decided to make the British model even more elegant by developing an aesthetic package. The Rolls-Royce Phantom EW, which is the extended wheelbase version, benefits now from some exterior improvements but the technical details remain the same. As there aren't any changes under the hood, the Wald International Rolls-Royce Phantom EW develops the same 453 horsepower...
Erm, sort of. You see, the Bentley continental Shooting break isn't exactly a fully fledged Bentley product. Underneath the estate-ish looking Coupe you actually have a "regular" Bentley Continental GTC which has most of its body redone by hand. This extremely time consuming process is undertaken at Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera and that means that after you've put your name on...
Bentley has definitely seen a revival ever since VW took over the British company and for eight of those years, Mr Franz-Josef Paefgen has been CEO of the company. The past tense used in the opening sentence is related to what happened just yesterday at the Detroit Motor Show. Mr. Paefgen has decided to step down from leadership of the...
The British people from Rolls-Royce decided to celebrate 100 years since the Spirit of Ecstasy badge has been introduced through some events scheduled to be held in London but also through a new limited series called Centery Edition. As the famous statuette turns 100, BMW's subsidiary promises 100 custom units of Phantom. Bespoke division will take care of these 100...
The luxury British car manufacturer Rolls-Royce celebrates this year, 100 years since the actual badge, Spirit of Ecstasy has been adopted. The 100th birthday of the Spirit of Ecstasy or The Flying Lady will benefit from some special events such as a parade in London, a ceremony which will be held on February 6th. About 100 Rolls-Royce vehicles will take...
I guess the British have realized somewhere along the way that having just one product to live on isn't that great business even if that one product is very expensive. So then Rolls Royce came up with the Ghost, a smaller version of their luxury barge destined to boost sales. The new Rolls Royce Ghost has seriously helped along their...
Don't you just love it? Not even on Black Friday is somebody to busy to come up with an interesting rumor. This time, there's word going round that Porsche and Bentley could end up working together. The VW Group does manage partnerships quite well but this could be with a twist. Rumor has it that Porsche wants to collaborate with...
Anderson Germany has never really been the sort of tuning company to slack of every now and then so they just came up with a new creation. The German tuner's new angle aims to make the Bentley Continental GT Speed as bespoke as possible so they came up with a package called the Elegance Edition. The prepped up Bentley Continental...
Europe probably has the most snobbery filled car buying public and as a result a car's badge sometime is more important than anything else. And if there is one car badge that is staggering that'll be the Spirit of Ecstasy you can find on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce. The Flying lady is a sight to behold at any...
With a few bits of information trickling in lately about the British luxury we really cant say much about them. What we do know is that they're not asleep. Oh no, the Brits are up to no good, they plan to team up with an American designer. The designer in question is Beverly Hills based Bijan Pakzad and the little...
In a nutshell, the title pretty much says all there is to be said but I will make further clarifications still. The Rolls Royce Ghost has a new option under development, the so called, EWB or Extended Wheelbase. Ever since the 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost started showing up in tests and on the road it's always been referred to as...
Bentley's Series 51 optional extras have first been introduced for their Continental GT not that long ago. However, this time, the Crewe based, VW owned luxury manufacturer will start offering the same trim and options that make up the Series 51 package on the Bentley Continental Flying Spur. The Bentley Series 51 actually gives you a choice between 14 different...
The British manufacturer decided to introduce a new special edition for the Continental Flying Spur model. The special edition is called Series 51 and even the people from Bentley introduce it now, the Series 51 edition will be available starting the next year. At the interior the Series 51 package brings several unique wood and leather trim, scatter cushions and...
I have to say one thing, if there's any brand that can sell cars without having a proud badge on them it's VW. With such a performance with the VW roundel and, more recently, with the Skoda roundel can you imagine what they can do with a posh badge? In fact, don't even attempt to imagine as there's is proof...
It looks like the four door coupe (even now when cars like that are on the road I still don't find that right) market is about to heat up some more. With recent launches in this segment coming from all directions and all luxury manufacturers having a go at this it was a surprise so far to see Bentley not...
Even though more and more car manufacturers are planning or even offering diesel versions for their various models, there are some that don't want to make the jump and Bentley is one of them. The car manufacturer from the United Kingdom doesn't plan to be offering such engines, at least in the near future. You might wonder why this attitude...
The British people at Bentley announced that they managed to create a new carbon fiber composite able to provide stronger carbon fiber components while the price decreases. This system of manufacturing the carbon fiber composite is called DCFP by the British people and was created by Anthony Dodworth. Bentley claimed that using this cheaper process to make the carbon fiber...
