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As European emissions laws get more stringent, even luxury automakers are being forced to look for ways to build cleaner cars that maintain or improve performance.  Bentley engineer Rolf Frech told Autocar that Bentley is open to the idea...

Bentley wants to get back into sports car racing, especially at Le Mans. It has hired Graham Humphrys, designer of the BMW V12 LMR, to work on a new race car for them. What is not yet known is in what class the luxury automaker will compete, it ap...

Mechanically identical to hard top GT Speed with 616hp

Bentley's big reveal for the North American International Auto Show on January 14 is the Continental GT Speed  Convertible.  Mechanically, the car is absolutely identical to the standard Continental GT Speed. It uses a twin-turbo...

Bentley has revealed the performance specs of its Continental GT Speed, its fastest production vehicle ever. The Continental GT Speed is capable of a 205mph top speed. Power comes from the same 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 with 616hp and 800Nm of ...

It will race in the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2014

In its first competitive appearance, the Bentley Continental GT3 took fourth in the Gulf 12 Hours of Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina circuit. “In running an all-new car for the first time, our main goal today was to finish the race and be co...

Bentley has partnered with M-Sport Ltd. as a technical partner for its Continental GT3 team. The M-Sport team ran one of Ford's factory WRC teams through this season. The Continental GT3 Concept Racer will be on display at the 2013 Autosport I...

It will race in development races this year

  Bentley is revealing the first official specs for its new Continental GT3, and it will make its public on-track debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed running up the Goodwood Hill. The GT3-class racer is powered by a 4.0-liter twin...

The car cuts 1,300kg over the standard car with a 600hp twin-turbo V8

Bentley announced that it would go racing with the Continental GT3 a year ago, and it seemed like a total price. How would Bentley convert a big, heavy grand touring car into a racecar? But Bentley and the team at M-Sport have done it and shed 1,3...

It has signed three talented, British drivers for the car

Bentley has been working on its Continental GT3 racecar for over a year, and it is finally coming to fruition. The car will make its competition debut at the Gulf 12 Hours of Abu Dhabi on December 13, and it has announced a trio of talented Britis...

Bentley is presenting its new Continental GT to the world next week. The premiere will take place online and for the occasion the British brand has prepared a special website with a timer that will run until next Tuesday. On the 7th of September at ...