When the announcement came down that Bentley was dropping their flagship Arnage sedan, the future of the segment was uncertain, but a new model has been unveiled to replace it. That replacement, the 2011 Mulsanne, adopts the name of a luxury sedan from the company which was produced between 1980 and 1992, but the 2011 model is all new. Continue Reading
Bentley’s cars have never been known for being lightweight, and the new Supersports edition of the company’s Continental is no exception. But that doesn’t mean it’s not fun. The Supersports started off as a melding of various technical exercises being undertaken at Bentley, and the result is a Continental that ditches the ponderous handling of the average Bentley, and replaces it with a nimble poise. In essence, the Continental Supersports is a heavyweight boxer that can still dance around the ring like a welterweight. Continue Reading
The 2010 Bentley Continental GTC Speed is a performance variant of the company’s GTC convertible, and it is quite a marvelous piece of engineering. Rather than adopt the strategy of dropping weight to make the car faster, the 5,500 pound Continental GTC Speed maintains all of the creature comforts of the original, and it can go from 0-to-60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Continue Reading