The 10th of July 2019, marks Bentley’s 100th year, and this performance luxury carmaker, has justifiably been celebrating this landmark in a big way. The 100 extraordinary year’s celebration kicked off at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in March, and last month on September 9, the largest gathering of Bentley vehicles in the world happened when 1,321 of them arrived at the Bentley Drivers Club Annual Rally, hosted at the Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance in the incomparable setting of Blenheim Palace, England.
Bentleys from across various eras were on display, including the EXP2 — the oldest Bentley in the world, and the second car built by W.O. Bentley. The EXP 100 GT concept car made its UK debut too, after its unveiling in August at the Monterey Car Week, Pebble Beach, USA. With all generations represented – from the oldest to newest concept, the sight of over a thousand Bentleys gathered in one place was truly sensational. The entire history of Bentley production in Crewe was displayed too, and the Chairman Adrian Hallmark announced a new ‘Continuation Series’ for Sir Tim Birkin’s iconic 1929 4½ litre Team Blower – with 12 new cars to be created by Bentley’s bespoke coach building division, Mulliner. Also making its global debut at Salon Privé was a recently restored 1939 Bentley Corniche. This one-of-one concept car was destroyed at the outbreak of the Second World War and after its painstaking rebuild has had a ‘rebirth’ now.
While Bentley’s year-long centenary celebrations continue, we take a closer look at some of these special activities; including the introduction of British honey bees, at Bentley’s production site in Crewe. Yes, this performance luxury car company is now creating a buzz with the introduction of 1,20,000 “flying bees” of a different kind.
Esta historia es de la edición October 2019 de Overdrive.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición October 2019 de Overdrive.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
Volvo XC40 Recharge
Volvo's first pure electric car promises performance and range a level above what its size suggests
Maruti Suzuki XL6
Mildly facelifted, but with core mechanical updates and feature upgrades to help take on new competition
Safety Ratings In For Creta, i20
GNCAP crash test results in for Hyundai Creta and i20, in their base variants with ABS and two airbags
Volkswagen Returns To Play A Two-Pronged Game With The Virtus
Volkswagen returns to play a two-pronged game in the mid-sized sedan space with the Virtus
BMW X4 With Updated Styling And Equipment
The X4 looks gorgeous and the diesel engine is bonkers! Read on if you still need more reasons to give it attention
BYD Han EV Enroute To India?
Overdrive has spied the BYD Han EV at the BYD facility near Chennai.
INDIA VS EV FIRES
More stringent standards to be set for electric vehicle batteries
DATSUN SHUTS SHOP IN INDIA
Japanese carmaker Nissan has discontinued its subsidy brand Datsun in India owing to low sales numbers
HONDA TO MAKE ADAS STANDARD ACROSS INDIA LINE-UP
At the unveiling of the Honda City e: HEV, Honda Cars India announced that all new models that the brand launches in India will come with the Honda Sensing suite of advanced driver assistance systems.
GEAR AND GADGETS
GOPRO HERO 10 BLACK