Archive for category Bentley
Bentley Car Show & Vehicle History
Bentley is a British luxury automobile founded in 1919. The company founded by Mr Bentley had inauspicious beginnings. During the great depression of the early 1920s, the company received funding from Woolf Barnato but survival as difficult and the company was sold to Rolls Royce in 1931. Soon a group of rich British business man known as the Bentley Boys revived the car with a complete new design.
The initial Bentleys became more famous on the racing circuit and were also owned by the royalty. The initial Bentleys started off with a 3 liter engine and went up to 8 liters over the decades. However, during the 2nd world war, the car was again redesigned for efficiency. After the war, Bentley took on a sedan look and was often compared to Rolls Royce. However, the 70s and 80s were poor years for the car.
In the later part of the 80s, the car once again regained its sporting image as typified by the Mulsanne, and this time competed well with Rolls Royce on both the domestic and international market. Read the rest of this entry »
A Review of the Bentley Mulsane
In their newest offering, the Bentley Mulsanne 2010, Bentley blends their familiar 6.75 litre V8 configuration with an entirely new engine. It’s a combination that marries all the good parts of a solid design with the most advanced engineering available to produce continuity, familiarity, luxury, and performance. On the whole, the Mulsanne rated high on handling, performance, and usability, making it a desirable luxury car model. It is also the first entirely bespoke Bentley to have been produced in the last 80 years and it remains true to the core values of the brand. Read the rest of this entry »