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What Bentley Believes: 17-Page CO2 Manifesto Has Been Read

Bentley is refreshing. Their ultra-luxe, mega-horsepower sleds, favored rides of autocrats, royalty and rap tycoons, are such a specialized product that the Craftsmen of Crewe can pretty much reduce their whole climate-change/fuel-scarcity strategy to a question of customer relations. I promised I'd read the white paper on global warming etc. the company handed out at their New York Auto Show press conference yesterday—also available on Bentley's website—and now I have. Dry? To be sure. Wonky? Yep. But on the heels of the company's announcement at the Geneva Motor Show that it's going to seriously cut CO2 output by 2012, worth checking out. More »

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4:45 PM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Matthew DeBord
659 views, 14 comments

Latest by Shapeshifter: @Rob P: Full electrics 4 life! Also... @ash78: I wonder when people will start paying attention to that... Presumably at some time after we in the US stop pretending China is our bestest friend, i suppose... more »

new york auto show

Bentley Brings 17-Page Emissions-Reduction Plan To NYC, Also Some Dang Expensive Cars

Let's just get this out of the way up front so you can come back later: Bentley brought no new luxurious nor mega-costly glistening sheet metal hand-rubbed to a burnished sheen by ambidextrous master craft-rubbers at their lush production palace factory in Crewe, England. Instead, at this New York Auto Show they touted their new partnership with an atmospheric molecule of fraught reputation: CO2. They thoughtfully provided me with a 17-page outline of how they're going to change the relationship between high-performance 12-cylinder engines and global warming. I'm halfway through it and will return later with a summary. But until then, let's talk about those hawt English accents.

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3:45 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Matthew DeBord
677 views, 13 comments

Latest by Stoatmaster: @AdmiralAutobahn: That Bentley interior has more wood than John Holmes. more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Rue Britannia Edition: MGC or Bentley Mulsanne?

Who would have thought a Volvo could ever out-PCH an early Mazda? That's what happened in our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll, with the IROC Bertone stomping on the unrotaried '73 Mazda like it was Horgh versus Hello Kitty (yes, yes, Horgh is a Norwegian, but Norway is still Volvo territory). Today we need to ensure that Italy's triumph over France in the PCH Superpower Showdown doesn't relegate Britain to second-rate PCH Superpower status in our hearts, so here we go on an all-British matchup...
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5:15 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,193 views, 40 comments

Latest by petersterncan: @Armand4: I love the end of that video 'How many sacrifices to you have to make?' 'Going for a curry, having mates, having a proper car'... more »

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Bentley GTZ Zagato In Geneva

Having had its way with Italian cars, Zagato's coachworks business returned its attentions to a British-German hooligan — the Bentley Continental GT. (Remember the Zagato Aston DB7? Sure you do.) What they came up with is the two-tone Bentley GTZ Zagato we first showed you last week. As is their wont, Zagato made the Bent more curvilinear, with wide arcs where its blocky haunches used to be. No doubt Zagato wants more of this kind of business, but are there enough billionaires for those kinds of shenanigans?

5:40 AM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Mike Spinelli
1,228 views, 16 comments

Latest by jeko: elegante si... però basta con il neo-classico e con questo stile....bastaaaaaa...ormai è tutto già visto, gia detto e ridetto, spazio ai giovani!....i'm sorry...when i'm angry i speak italian :) more »

chicago auto show

You're Too Poor To Afford A Bentley Brooklands

Ah yes, the Bentley Brooklands. If you have to ask how much it costs, then you can't afford it. This leather-lined locomotive of an automobile is the essence of what a proper Bentley should be. It's exclusive: only 550 will be built. It's monstrously powerful: the 6.75L twin-turbo V8 makes 550bhp and an absurd 775lb-ft of torque. And since it's based on the old Bentley architecture and not a whored-out Volkswagen platform, it's hand-crafted and handsome too. But don't think that because it's a sleek 2-door that it's not practical, because even your rear-seat passengers have their own doorhandles. In almost every way, this limited-production coupe is the epitome of old-money cool. Pull up to the yacht club in this, and you'll make that Maserati Quattroporte Collezione Cento look downright silly.

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2:30 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By marnold
1,589 views, 44 comments

Latest by JiAvW: @no_slushbox: This is true. A Continental GT has enough room for 15 dead prostitutes in the boot. But Bentley has informed those of us whom they are suiting for the car that the Brooklands will have a Hybrid Drivetrain more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Old School Euro-Luxe Edition: Bentley or Mercedes-Benz?

It's official: a single Lotus has what it takes to beat a trio of Italian minicars, according to yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll. And when you're done with your Éclat project (well, you'll never be done, but let's pretend), odds are you'll have the urge to put together a smooth-riding vintage European luxury machine to park alongside it. And have we got just the cars for you!
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5:15 PM on Thu Dec 13 2007
By Murilee Martin
3,600 views, 62 comments

Latest by JFitzpatrick: @vered: Sure! If you wouldn't mind a link back to Lh would be great, I like to give the place shout outs here and there ;-) more »

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Undercover as a Bentley Customer, All Ice Sculptures All the Time

The guys at Dubspeed Driven skipped the press intro for the Bentley Continental GT Speed in Spain, opting instead for posing as one of the super-rich customers in the market for a luxury GT. We're not sure what's funnier, the gigantic winged "B" ice sculpture, the spokesmodel or the fact that they give people the Goose before sending them out with expensive autos. More »

9:45 AM on Thu Nov 29 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,231 views, 12 comments

offbeat news

God Save the Queen... From Her Driving Music

When you're the queen and you're tooling around in a Bentley State Limo, we're guessing you listen to whatever music strikes your fancy. While we think it would be awesome/meta if the queen listened to Queen or The Sex Pistols, we realize that this is not the world we live in. To drown out the sound of the twin-turbo 6.75L V8 Her Majesty listens to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards band. Which is awesome in its own way. More »

11:45 AM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,116 views, 18 comments

Latest by Turboner: Those tourists are mean. more »

hoon of the day

Dan Neil Canes the Bentley Continental GT Speed

As some of you may or may not know, Dan Neil is the only human being in the entire history of earth to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for automotive journalism — ever. Say what? Yeah, it's true. If you need to be reminded why, continue reading:
Some may regard these marginal increases in performance metrics not worth the GT Speed's price premium ($199,990, $24,000 over the GT), but these people have tiny yachts you can't even land a helicopter on.
Also, the above picture is Dan dressed as a mime. Say what? Well, you is gonna have to click on over to Mr. Neil's Rumble Seat column and watch the "disturbingly bizarre" Bentley/mime video for yourself. And even then you won't really get it. Did Dan really crack 180 mph in the 5,180 pound Bentley? According to the man himself, "faster." We're going to go cry ourselves to sleep on our puny little yacht.

9:30 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
1,443 views, 28 comments

Latest by Trick: As if we need another reason to hate the French, the LA Times and Hollerwud. more »

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UK to EU: Give Us a Break

Britain's Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly is none-to-pleased with the EU's plans for a 125g/km carbon dioxide limit for all new cars from 2015. Porque? According to Kelly, the onus it puts on car manufacturers that sell only a few high emission cars (Aston Martin/Bentley) is unfair. It may not be a problem for the Seats and Citroens of this world, but Britain still has a few small marques. This isn't America, so she's not asking for all emission standards to be thrown out of the window. She merely wants a target date to be 2020 or 2025 so that smaller manufacturers can prepare for the stricter standards. And by prepare, one can only hope that she means an Aston Martin Hybrid Estate, Bentley Continental Hatch or other brand dilution that results in a cheaper ride.[What Car]

11:30 AM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By Matt Hardigree
362 views, 18 comments

Latest by TR3-A: @UDMAN: Great cars, all. I have taken no small comfort knowing that somewhere, Morgans are still being built. Just reading those names makes me weak in the knees. more »

engines

Workhorse Engine of the Day: Rolls-Royce/Bentley V8

What? Workhorse? Rolls-Royce? Sacrilege! Hey man, if you don't think chauffeuring bank presidents and crown princes from fox hunt to fox hunt all the while getting 1960 Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux hurled at you after every pothole is work, well, you sir are worse than a kulak. Today's proletarian mill comes to you by way of well-loved Bolshevik commenter Heep:
What about the Rolls-Royce/Bentley V8 as a workhorse engine of the day? It's hardly a plebian motor, but considering it can be made to pass 2009 emissions regs still pump out more power than most vehicles on the road, all while celebrating its 50th birthday, I think it's pulled its fair share of the weight...
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2:45 PM on Thu Oct 18 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
1,495 views, 27 comments

Latest by Eric Lai: Heh ... Rolls-Royce engine, and no one has mentioned "controlled seepage" (oil leak to the rest of us) yet? I could be totally misguided, but I was told once that Rolls used CORK seals in various places under the bonnet, more »

geneva auto show

Bentley's Going Green

More often associated with acres of Scotland's finest leather and enough walnut inlay to deforest most of France, Bentley is nevertheless serious about cleaning up its act. In an interview with Autocar, Bentley chief Franz-Josef Paefgan said, ""If we have to reduce fuel consumption by 20 per cent, we will do it. But we have to satisfy our customers and build a proper Bentley." The magazine reports that plans could be underway to build a hybrid version of the company's venerable 6.75-liter V8. "Meeting the 2009 EU5 emissions limits with this V8 can be done," Paefgan added. "We are now working on the proposed EU6 limits for 2013-15. All our engineers want to keep the engine alive." More »

1:15 PM on Wed Oct 17 2007
By Wes Siler
665 views, 13 comments

Latest by smokyburnout: @Rust-MyEnemy: unless it's a roadster, that's probably a surefire way to get carbon monoxide poisoning.i don't think that makes the idea any less awesome, though. more »

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Engine Swap of the Day: Veyron-Powered Bentley Arnage

From the "if it exists it will be done" department, the UK's Autocar reports Bentley's worked up an Arnage powered by the Bugatti Veyron's quad-turbo W16. Just a prototype for now, the 987-hp Bentgatti is the reported brainchild of Bentley chief (and Bugatti president) Franz-Josef Paefgen. No word on whether it's merely a show car or if Bentley has a production plan in place, though as Autocar points out, a W16 Arnage would be the ultimate luxury car and trophy purchase for the world's viscounts and bond traders. We also hear traction is managed by a giant mechanical hand that launches out of a volcano in Fiji. [Autocar]

7:13 AM on Wed Oct 17 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,956 views, 13 comments

Latest by MarkVictorArnold: I really hope this is just a testbed for a front-engine/RWD Bugatti sedan more »

ain't no cure for the summertime blues

In Russia, Thieves Steal Bentleys From YOU!

Actually, thieves probably steal Bentleys from people all over the world, but not like they do in the Land of Lenin. Since this summer, Slavic carjackers have, uh, well, jacked seven Bentleys in and around Moscow, including one belonging to Vladimir Zhmudsky, who won a gold medal for water polo at the 1972 Olympics. The latest theft was from the no doubt deserving arms of an unemployed 25-year-old woman who valued her beloved sky-blue Continental at over $340,000. That's import tariffs for you. Since 2003, over 1,300 Bentleys have been purchased by oil-rich Muscovite oligarchs. And while one of the pilfered big Brits have been recovered, we're still getting a heavy Big Lebowski vibe of police inaction. "I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab, they've got four more detectives working on the case. They got us working in shifts! Leads, ha!" [townhall.com]

12:00 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
625 views, 10 comments

Latest by dolo54: Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. more »

jalopnik fantasy garage

Bentley Speed Six

Way back when the world, and certainly the automobile, was younger, things were... We don't want to argue they were better — having to adjust the fuel mixture and set the coil while you're bumping down a dirt path inadvertently eating grasshoppers surely shouldn't be romanticized too much. Still, the world did seem more adventurous in days of old, especially as cars were concerned. In 1907 an advertisement appeared in the Parisian Le Matin that read simply, "What needs to be proved today is that as long as a man has a car, he can do anything and go anywhere. Is there anyone who will undertake to travel this summer from Peking to Paris by automobile?" With those few words, the Peking to Paris Rally was born. (Oh, and the winner got a bottle of champagne.) Today the ad would have contact numbers for dozens of lawyers and more corporate sponsors than a baseball stadium. Oh, and champagne mentioned in the same breath as cars? You sir, are worse than the Kaiser! More »

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12:00 PM on Tue Aug 7 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
4,188 views, 62 comments

Latest by Shapeshifter: @Neener: This response is a bit late, BUT: You need the big, scary Bentley for the same reason you need the aviator goggles and jacket (and booze). You drive it to prove you're a real man, or real woman too. Not in more »

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Bentley Reveals 600-hp Continental GT Speed

It's the first bentley to hit 200 miles per hour (202 mph, to be exact) right off the shelf. It's a pretty big shelf, though, because the Bentley Speed GT is a bruiser of a car. It packs a more-than-sufficient 600 horses lolling beneath its bonnet, also making it the most powerful production Bentley ever built. The company says it offers a more "hard-edged driving experience," and the kind of agility one wouldn't expect from such a stout hooligan in a waistcoat. Click through for details.
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8:08 AM on Wed Aug 1 2007
By Mike Spinelli
19,512 views, 12 comments

Latest by Euromobile: They can do what they like with it, but it's still a Volkswagen for footballers. more »

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Jalopnik Fantasy Garage: Volkswagen Phaeton W12

Yes, the Phaeton. Like everyone else, when I first heard Volkswagen would be producing a $100,000 car, I was aghast. Was this the same Volkswagen that built my friend Tristy's Scirocco? Aside from constantly belching black smoke, that car's passenger seat would snap off its runners on every left turn. Six figures for a fat Passat? I'll pass, thanks. But then, details started trickling in. The Phaeton would share an all-wheel-drive, air-suspended platform with both the Bentley Continental GT and the Audi A8L, including the mega-compact 6.0-liter W12. That's some Brucetastic DNA. Snob-wise, the Phaeton would be at the correct end of a one-way street. While some jokers might climb into a Bentley and cringe at the Volkswagen-sourced gear selector, ain't nobody's getting into a Phaeton and bemoaning, "Hey, that's the knob-a-roo from the Continental GT – gross!" Sure, the biggest-ever VW would come from a fine family. But then again, so do the Hilton sisters. More »

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11:00 AM on Tue Apr 24 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
7,443 views, 91 comments

Latest by graham1010: Almost 10 months after the last post..... I have to say yes. this car has stood the test of time with its looks (some say bland, I say clean). The reliability has been very good for a five year old car more »

new york auto show

Push It Real Good, Like You Would In The Back Seat Of A Bentley

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