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Bentley has officially revealed the new Bentley Continental GT which comes with a new design and an optional V8. Outside, the bodywork gets all kinds of massaging: prominent front fender lines that roll over the headlights and into the more-upright grille, a more pronounced grille treatment that asserts itself into the lower intake, LED running [...]

Here are some live impressions of the Bentley Continental GT from the Paris Motor Show. Gracious! Under the hood, there’s a 6.0-liter W-12 engine, making 567 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque–and take note, energy patriots, it’s E85-capable. All-wheel drive puts the power to the wheels in a 60/40 rear-biased split, and a new Quickshift [...]

Bentley has released new photos of the Bentley Continental GT. Enjoy! The sleek new Bentley Continental GT will be ready for the first deliveries early in 2011 after its official presentation took place at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. No radical changes have been made to the Continental GT, which is probably just as well. [...]

Nice test drive report here of the new Bentley Mulsanne. This new Mulsanne, however, needs to be described by its superlative numbers. For instance, its 6.75-liter twin-turbo V-8 produces 752 pound-feet of torque at 1500 rpm. With the exception of a few heavy-duty diesels, the only production car that offers more twist is the 16-cylinder, [...]

The Bentley Continental GT will receive the dual-clutch transmission from Audi. Good news! Bentley’s engineers are doing engineering studies on the feasibility of packaging the S Tronic into the Continental’s transmission tunnel. The major challenge is re-engineering and productionising the GT’s underbody and running gear to accept the S Tronic, which is a different shape [...]

Here’s the first video of the new Bentley Continental GT showing some driving scenes. Enjoy! The video is a bit low on action but high on design and style. These pictures and videos only serve to whet our appetite for some (heated leather) seat time in the new Continental. The car is set to make [...]

Interesting first drive report here with the Bentley Continental GT. Despite boasting all-new sheetmetal thanks in part to its “Superformed” aluminum fenders, hood and trunk lid, the 2011 Continental GT is clearly a measured update of the outgoing car. This has been done on purpose, as the exit car’s fluid styling was arguably the single [...]

Bentley has launched a very stylish visualiser for the new Bentley Continental GT. Try it! Classing up the usual configurator with Bentley style, the Visualiser (note the British spelling) for the new 2011 Continental GT. Gear up your best champagne wishes and caviar dreams, and hit up the site to build your own dream Bentley. [...]

Bentley has confirmed to be working on a 4-door rival of the Aston Martin Rapide. Expect nothing short of eye candy! Speaking exclusively to us at the Paris Motor Show, Bentley boss Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen confirmed that the firm wants to introduce a “third-generation model”. And the all-new car is expected to sit below the [...]

This video of the Bentley “Mavis” will make your day if you are into big, really big engines. Enjoy! Click on “source” above to see another movie. Some 10 minutes after driving Chris Williams’s Packard-engined Behemoth my hands were still shaking, my voice was croaking and the cool autumn wind was chilling my sweaty overalls. [...]

The Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible has made its public driving debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The ‘drophead’ put on a show for the spectators under the piloting expertise of former racer Derek Bell, flexing its torque-abundant muscle up the circuit’s famous hill climb. The Continental Supersports Convertible can do up to 202 mph [...]

Nice review here of the Bentley Mulsanne by the Los Angeles Times. Had the valet spent a weekend behind the wheel of this prestigious beauty, as I did, he would’ve learned there’s far more to admire about the Mulsanne than its price, which is merely the result of a custom sedan designed, engineered and handcrafted [...]