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SEMA 2009: Blackout Bentley balances the bad

It seems that matte black is the new black this year at SEMA, especially if you broaden if to gray and slip bare carbon fiber into the category. This particular application of said coloring resides on a sinister looking Bentley Continental GT. Besides the satin paint, it's wearing a Premier 4509 Limited Widebody kit that, to this blogger's eyes at least, might have been a better choice for Bentley's own SuperSports. The interior has a nicely contrasting saddle and black design, with diamond-stitched suede inserts on the seats. It's a ... Read more →

Wolfgang Reitzle back in the auto industry as chairman of Continental Sam Abuelsamid

The last time we saw Wolfgang Reitzle involved directly in the auto industry, he was working out of an office in London running Ford's then newly formed Premier Automotive Group. We all know how Jac ...

REPORT: Bentley to delay flex-fuel capability for 2010 Continental Supersports Jeremy Korzeniewski

While the environmental merits of any 621 horsepower, twelve-cylinder behemoth that's capable of traveling at speeds of up to 204 miles per hour are, at the very least, debatable, Bentley hasn't ...

Bentley said to be "seriously considering" Continental Supersports convertible Noah Joseph

The Bentley Continental is getting a little on in years. And sooner or later, Crewe's going to need to replace it. But while their focus has been fixed on the new Mulsanne and the various ...

Frankfurt 2009: Mansory Vitesse Rose is anything but pretty in pink Noah Joseph

Opinions in the Autoblog media room here in Frankfurt are divided once again. Some of us think the Mansory Vitesse Rose is the ugliest thing on wheels, the most heinous thing ever done to a ...

Pischetsrieder to chair Continental supervisory board? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Emerging reports from the German press suggest that Bernd Pischetsrieder is being considered as a top candidate to lead automotive supplier Continental. The veteran automotive industrialist was chairman of BMW for most of the 1990s and then of the Volkswagen group until three years ago, but ...

Review: 2010 Bentley GTC Speed is like Heaven. Only better. 3 months ago on Autoblog

The Bentley Continental GT has been lauded and derided for being too much: too powerful, too fast, too easy, too big, too ubiquitous, and yes, too good. The convertible version, the Continental GTC, dismissed its roof but retained the excess. Now, Bentley has worked its "Speed" hocus-pocus in ...

REPORT: Bentley prepares for market recovery by advancing new Continental debut 7 months ago on Autoblog

While other automakers cut back their development programs in hopes of streamlining overhead during this difficult economic climate, Bentley is taking the opposite approach. Rather than cut back on developing new vehicles, they're actually pushing to move things ahead on their calendar. ...

The Price of Green: Bentley Continental Supersports is $267,000 7 months ago on Autoblog

The Continental Supersports has been priced, with Bentley having decided that $267,000 is fair compensation for exclusive access to green, luxurious speed. The ethanol-capable Conti is not only a sign of Bentley technology to come, it also provides the first clues to the next generation ...

Rumormill: New details on next Bentley Continental emerge 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Camry for Rich People (AKA the Bentley Continental) is ready for a makeover and, according to Automobile, work is underway on the next iteration of Bentley's volume model. Due to arrive in 2011, the new coupe will reportedly emerge lighter than its predecessor, along with sharing more ...

Geneva Preview: Bentley teases biofuel supercar 10 months ago on Autoblog

When the curtain rises on the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Bentley will take a large share of the spotlight with the vehicle you see above. It has no name yet (it's simply referred to as the "Extreme Bentley" for now) and no technical specifics have been released, but what Bentley has revealed is ...

Spy Shots: Bentley Continental GTC Speed 1 year ago on Autoblog

Some new cars are predictable; others catch us by surprise. This one we could see from a mile away, and not just because it's enormous. But after Bentley rolled out Speed versions of the Continental GT coupe (which we've sampled) and Flying Spur sedan, it was only a matter of time before the ...

SEMA Preview: ASI's 800hp Tetsu GTR Bentley Continental GT 1 year ago on Autoblog

What does SEMA mean to you? For most of us, it's a place for the country's top tuners to show their wares to a power-hungry public. But the dark side of SEMA never ceases to rear its ugly head, and further proof will be available at the Toyo booth where the Tetsu GTR Bentley Continental GT will be ...

Bentley sells 10,014 cars during record 2007 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res gallery of our Autoblog Garage Continental GTC 2007 was good to the folks in Crewe, as Bentley Motors had its best year ever. (What, no VH1 special?) For the first time, the automaker surpassed the 10,000 mark in terms of vehicles sold -- a tenfold increase over where it ...

Eco tires: good for the environment, bad for safety? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Continental Tire's head of development, Burkhard Wies, has issued a warning to us all against so-called "eco tires." Europe is considering labeling tires with eco ratings if they have certain attributes like especially low rolling resistance or create minimal noise pollution. But Wies says that ...

High rollers snatching up Phantoms as fast as Goodwood can make them 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for more truly awesome shots of the 2007 Rolls-Royce Phantom A quick snapshot of the world's richest people shows that the wealthy are padding their pockets at a blistering pace. With all that extra cash at the top of the food chain, cars with big price tags are flying off the ...

Bentley to increase in-house coachbuilding 2 years ago on Autoblog

Bentley Continental GT Speed - Click to view hi-res image gallery. As Bentley's production numbers continue to grow, taking the classic British marque farther from the fringe and closer to the mainstream – that is, in as much as six-digit luxury automobiles could be considered "mainstream" ...

London thieves pull jewel heist in a Bentley 2 years ago on Autoblog

Stealing jewelry in suits and Bentleys? Sounds like something out of blockbuster fiction like The Thomas Crown Affair, but life appears to have imitated art imitating life in London, where thieves pulled an armed heist Hollywood style. The BBC reports indicate that two men, posing as wealthy ...

Continental takes world speed record 2 years ago on Autoblog

Continental has entered the Guinness Book of World Records with a top speed of 242 mph (388 km/h). We're definitely not talking about the behemoth Bentley, as powerful as it is. The record now officially belongs to Continental Tires for its ContiSportContact Vmax, which has been officially certified ...

BREAKING: GM awards two battery contracts for the Volt! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the photo for a high-res gallery of Volt digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/GM_awards_battery_development_contracts_for_the_Chevy_Volt'; GM Chairman Rick Wagoner announced that the company has awarded two advanced development contracts for battery systems to be used on the GM E-Flex ...

VIDEO: Fifth Gear drives the Continental GTC... right off the runway 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Bentley Continental GTC is a rare and beautiful car with style and grace, 552hp, and the cachet that can only come from something wearing the binged B. We actually drove a GTC briefly last year, and you can rest assured that it didn't suck. Tiff Needell and the Fifth Gear video crew were able ...

Bentley shoots for the 10k mark with updated Conti 2 years ago on Autoblog

"Don't mess with success" seems to be the motto over at Bentley, as the premium automaker prepares some mild revisions to the Continental range, the GT version of which has been on the market unchanged for three years running. As we reported earlier, the revisions to the Continental GT, GTC and ...

Aston Martin Racing brings former F1 driver to Le Mans team 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge Under its new ownership, Aston Martin continues to forge ahead into a brighter independent future. In addition to the production announcement of the Rapide and the rumors of an upcoming "DBX", Aston is not missing a beat on its racing agenda, which should come as no surprise ...

Spy Shots: updated Bentley Continentals 2 years ago on Autoblog

We just brought you news of the upcoming facelift for the Bentley Continental GT yesterday, and already spy shots have surfaced showing a couple of cold-weather test mules sitting at the pumps. (Those six-liter W12s can drink a lot of fossils.) As predicted, the updates will extend across the ...

Bentley planning Continental updates 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Bentley Boys aren't sitting around, resting on their plush leather laurels. Having just released the new Brooklands land-yacht coupe, it's on to the next project at Crewe, with the hot-selling Continental GT receiving a planned update.. The successful W12-powered coupe is scheduled for a ...

Geneva Motor Show: Bentley Brooklands bows 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view our 47-image high-resolution gallery It's been several years since the boys at Bentley had a full-size – and we mean full-size – luxury coupe to top off its range of traditional offerings to the well-heeled, and with the official unveiling of the new ...

Leather is the Key for Bentley owners 2 years ago on Autoblog

For customers accustomed to driving a Bentley, everything's got to be leather-lined. Heaven forbid one should actually have to handle a cold metal key, even one as nice as that put out by the boys at Crewe. Fortunately for the pampered motorist, London leathercrafter Ettinger has come to the rescue ...

Chicago Auto Show: Autoblog Q&A with Continental CEO Bill Kozyra 2 years ago on Autoblog

At the Chicago Auto Show, Autoblog was invited to sit down with Bill Kozyra, the President and CEO of Continental Automotive Systems - North America. In 2005, Continental was the thirteenth largest automotive supplier in the world, and is now even larger. Perhaps best known as a tire maker, they ...

A Deeper Look Into the Lincoln Brand: Reviving or Dying? 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Lincoln MKR may be a key ingredient to reviving Lincoln A night at the Ford theater: The Lincoln brand has been on a streak that 's been seldom duplicated over the last 10 years. Of course, we all know that the streak has been a bad one. Terrible, in fact. Sales have gone from well over 200k ...

Bentley: Driving in a Winter Wonderland 2 years ago on Autoblog

A 550-horsepower Bentley? A winter vacation in Finland? Sounds like the perfect combination, and the boys at Bentley have got it hooked up with the Bentley Ice Driving Experience. Plenty of upscale marques offer advanced driving courses to show you how to get the most out of your shiny new toy, but ...

The Bentley Continental GTC in Greenwich 3 years ago on Autoblog

Saturday, September 9 was a beautiful day in southern Connecticut. The skies were clear and the air was warm. Perfect convertible weather, actually, so it was fitting that Miller Motorcars Bentley Greenwich was playing host to the new Continental GTC for the day. If the light blue convertible looks ...

Young drivers going after "grandpa cars" 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on a rather disturbing trend among younger buyers of new and used cars - the tendency to buy outside of the culturally acceptable boundaries of age and generation. Why, there's an absolute epidemic of young adults, some not even yet out of their teens, cruising ...

Bentley to don tartan for sake of high fashion? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Bentley has long been known for its highly fashionable posing. The Scots? Well... not so much. Which is likely why authorities at the first-ever Scottish Fashion Awards sought out the high-end automaker-- credibility. Yes, the notion of haute couture in aland best known for its shortbread and ...

New York Auto Show: Bentley drops top on 2007 Continental GTC 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Bentley Boys have pulled the virtual sheet on their 2007 Continental GTC convertible. Based on the company's sensuous GT coupe, the new convertible will blow-dry hair all the way up to 195 mph, courtesy its V12 engine. Boasting AWD surety for foul weather (and getting all that power to ...






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