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What Price One-Upmanship? 2011 Bentley Mulsanne available from $285,000

With a starting price of $285,000, Bentley's newest flagship model won't come cheap. Nor should it, with its 505-horsepower, 725 lb-ft, gasoline-fed 6.75-liter V8 engine sitting behind the automaker's trademark mesh grille and four round lights. Also included in that price will be an eight-speed paddle-shift automatic transmission, 16.54-inch front and 15.5-inch rear carbon ceramic brakes and 20-inch wheels. And lest we forget, it will also come with a 2,200-watt stereo and the brand's new Driver Dynamics Control system, which comes with ... Read more →

Bentley does a double-decker bus for charity Noah Joseph

We haven't met anyone who works in the Bentley factory. (At least, this writer hasn't.) But we like them already. Because while workers at other assembly plants go on strike or to Eminem concerts ...

Bentley working on new sub-Continental shooting brake and crossover? Noah Joseph

Bentley has just supplanted the Jurassic-era Arnage with the new Mulsanne, which in turn will breed replacements for the Brooklands and Azure. A new Continental range is on the way as well. But ...

REPORT: Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini not attending LA Auto Show Damon Lavrinc

Here's an unsurprising stat for you: 60 percent of all vehicles sold in the U.S. that cost over $100,000 find homes in New York, Florida and California. The majority of which are parked in garages ...

That's Rich: Bentley accessories include self-leveling wheel hubs, ridiculous baby seat Noah Joseph

If you're riding in a Bentley, you're not about to spec it up with gear off the shelf from the local Pep Boys, now are you? Of course not. That's why Bentley has come out with a line of equipment ...

Bentley craftsmen create works of art for charity in their down time 24 days ago on Autoblog

Here's what we love about Bentley. While workers at other automakers sit around and scratch their butts in their growing downtime, at Crewe, they put their spare time to good use. Back in March, we brought you news that Bentley's craftsmen were crafting bespoke furniture while they waited for ...

SEMA 2009: Blackout Bentley balances the bad 1 month ago on Autoblog

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 ...

AB stops at the 27th Concours d'Elegance at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort 2 months ago on Autoblog

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 longer would it be known as the Newport Beach Concours d'Elegance, instead adopting the Concours ...

REPORT: Bentley to delay flex-fuel capability for 2010 Continental Supersports 2 months ago on Autoblog

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 exactly been shy about touting the green angle of its upcoming 2010 Continental Supersports. ...

Bentley said to be "seriously considering" Continental Supersports convertible 2 months ago on Autoblog

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 versions expected to follow, the boys haven't forgotten about their "entry-level" model. In fact, the ...

REPORT: Bentley Mulsanne to spawn coupe and convertible to replace Brooklands and Azure 2 months ago on Autoblog

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 Spur sedan. At the other sits the Arnage sedan, Azure convertible and Brooklands coupe (pictured ...

Official Cash for Clunkers trade-in list reveals oddities too strange to believe 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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. 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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] 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 ...

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