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Welcome To Bentley
One hundred years ago it was merely one man’s surname; yet the word Bentley quickly came to define the sporting…
Bentley | From race to road
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Bentley at Le Mans: The Dual Edges of Triumph and Regret
Unalloyed triumphs are rare events. With almost every victory comes a tinge of regret, a sense not just of a…
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Bentley's Alpine Symphony: Conquering Peaks with the Continental GT
Here’s confidence for you: assemble a bunch of journalists at the bottom of the 8200ft Grossglockner Pass, distribute among them…
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From Playboy to Racer: 'Babe' Barnato's Triple Triumph at Le Mans
In the run-up to this year’s Le Mans 24-Hour race the thought occurs that it marks the 90th anniversary of…
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Mount Panorama: The Elevation, Excitement, and Allure of Bathurst
In a different era, on a different continent at a different time of day, the sight that greeted Guy Smith…
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WB's Centenary Journey: Recreating the Historic Midnight Drive to John O'Groats
writer Andrew Frankel Taken from Motor Sport, November 2013 At midnight on June 27, 1938, a 4¼-litre Derby Bentley eased…
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Bentley's Rebirth: Rediscovering Heritage with W.O. Bentley's 8-Litre
Heritage. We’ve been going on about it in Motor Sport for years, and now it seems the rest of the…
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Luxury and Power: Bentley Mulsanne Speed's Perfect Blend
It’s taken since the start of the decade, but Bentley has finally turned the Mulsanne if not into the car…
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The Gooda Special: A Unique Bentley with a Cult Following
You don’t know whether to laugh or cry but make a noise somewhere in-between. It just looks so, well, improbable.…
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Sir Henry Birkin's Blower Bentley: A Brooklands Legend
The Blower-4½ single-seater Bentley with which the late Sir Henry Birkin twice broke the Brooklands outer-circuit lap record was very…
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Tim Birkin: The Dashing Daredevil of the Bentley Boys
Maybe it’s the word ‘boys’ that makes the phrase ring. We know that they were grown men, but somehow it’s…
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Bentley V8 Spur vs W12: Beyond the Cylinders, Decoding the Heart of Luxury
On paper there seems little point in considering this new 4-litre V8 version of the Bentley Flying Spur over its…
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Shedding Tons, Winning Crowns: Bentley's GT3 Transformation Defies the Odds
I was not alone in raising my eyebrows when Bentley first suggested it was going racing with its Continental GT…
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The Grand Finale: Bentley's Continental Supersports Bids Adieu with a Roar
When someone comes to write the definitive history of Bentley – who knows, perhaps in time for its centenary in…
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Rolls-Royce Craftsmanship: A Road Test Odyssey with Bentley's S-series 4.9-Litre Model
Bentley is not a name to be taken lightly. Indeed, the development of the Rolls-Royce-built cars has been steady, sensible…
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Bentley Bentayga: The SUV Raising Questions but Also Profits
Why do they make it so difficult? Before you can settle into those large deep chairs and appreciate the most…
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The 3-Litre Speed Model Bentley: A Sporting Car Beyond the Ordinary
The sporting car, as a class, has characteristically more distinction than that possessed by touring types. Being out of the…
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Muddy Tracks and Hailstorms: The Epic Tale of Bentley's Debut at Le Mans
May 21, 1923: a lone 3-litre Bentley leaves London bound for the Continent. At the wheel is Bentley dealer John…
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Unleashing Power: The Resurgence of Bentley's Turbocharged Legacy
No fewer than 30 years passed between the introduction of the R-Type Bentley Continental and the subject of this month’s…
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Track Royalty: Bentley's Racing Icons from Every Era
This is quite something: the first time that cars from all three eras of Bentley’s racing history have been driven…
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