1997 Bentley Brooklands Lwb Sedan 4-door 6.7l on 2040-cars
Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
An outstanding example of the breed. An all original British Racing Green exterior w beautiful magnolia Connolly leather seats in excellent as new condition, excellent wood trim throughout, headliner, door panels, etc all as delivered new. 72K mile car, drives beautifully. Once driven in one of these , you will be spoiled with any other car for roadability. This was the last year for the classic Bentley/RR body style, and the first year for the Garrett turbocharger giving 300BHP! Excellent acceleration for such a large vehicle, and the long wheelbase with its extra rear legroom & beautiful wood tray tables are stunning additions. An exact model of this car was used in the movie remake of "Sabrina" with Harrison Ford using it as chauffeur driven Corporate president' car. Car has always been properly & professionally maintained, always garaged & covered. Chrome wheels & Flying B hood emblem are options rarely seen on these cars. Like new Goodyear tyres , beautiful & detailed engine compartment indicates the attention this car has received . Beautiful trunk with all original accessories never used, beautiful green carpets with beige trim throughout lend their elegance also to these superb British virtually hand assembled vehicles on the same line as the Rolls Royce. Car comes with all original books AND the original Window sticker showing all options on car & it's original 1997 price of $169,900 + Duty,inland freight,tax & license! Wow in '97 dollars yet! Original owner installed aftermarket AM?FM?CD player in place of the original AM?FM?Cassette player that came with the car. Works excellent with beautiful sound. Classical & Big Band CD's are a fitting tune in these cars. Payment only by Certified funds drawn on an American bank or cash. Car will be available for shipment upon receipt & clearance of funds. Car is located in western NC, and shipment is FOB site. Very rare & fir for a King! |
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Bentley reveals Continental GT V8 S with a bit more of everything
Tue, 03 Sep 2013A Bentley seldom lacks for power, but the entry-level, V8-powered Continental GT and GTC will be getting just a bit more when the doors open at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 in the new Continental GT V8 S and GTC V8 S has been upgraded by 21 horsepower and 15 pound-feet of torque to bring output up to 521 hp and 502 lb-ft. That's no earth-shattering boost, but when you're dealing with a car that weighs over 5,000 pounds, ever little bit helps.
In a rare best-of-both worlds scenario, Bentley has managed to squeeze the extra thrust out of the Audi-derived engine without sacrificing fuel economy, enabling the new V8 S models to cover the same 500 miles on a full tank as the existing Continental GT V8. But the crew from Crewe didn't stop there: they also lowered the suspension by ten millimeters (0.39 inches), stiffened the spring rates by 45% up front and 33% in the rear, tweaked the dampers, fitted a stiffer rear sway bar and recalibrated the stability control, all in the aim of providing a more assertive, engaging driving experience.
The revised models can be identified by their tweaked front and rear fascias, black grille and unique 20-inch wheels. As of right now, it's not clear how much the V8 S will cost over the standard eight-pot Conti, but then Bentleys don't come cheap in the first place. Deliveries are set to begin early in 2014, by which time we hope to have more specifics on price and availability.
Bentley shifting W12 engine production to UK
Thu, 20 Mar 2014Who would you think would be the largest producer of 12-cylinder engines in the world? Mercedes? BMW? Ferrari? Think again: as you might have guessed from the headline, it's Bentley. The thing is that, while all Bentley automobiles are manufactured in the UK, its engines aren't: while the 6.75-liter V8 in the Mulsanne is made at home, the innovative 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 engine in Continental models so equipped (like the newer 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8) is shipped in from Germany. But that won't be the case any longer.
Bentley has just announced that production of the W12 engine is moving to its home base in Crewe by the end of this year. The shift in production (which follows the migration of the Flying Spur from Dresden to Crewe in 2007) will create 100 jobs in the UK - a country which employs some 142,000 workers in the automotive sector - and produce as many as 9,000 engines per year. That in and of itself would account for the vast majority of the 10,000-plus cars Bentley made last year, but will also make Bentley an exporter of engines for the first time in its history.
Right there at the factory, Bentley will fit the engines into twelve-cylinder versions of the Continental GT, GTC and Flying Spur, and send some back to Germany for use in the Audi A8. Applications within the Volkswagen brand itself like the Phaeton and Touareg no longer use the W12 engine, but could conceivably use it again in the future - they'll just have to bring them in from England is all.
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