Brand Details
About Bentley
- Category
- Car
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Europe
- Founded
- 1919
- Founder
- W.O. Bentley
- Headquarters
- Crewe, United Kingdom
- Parent
- Volkswagen Group
- Format
- Transparent PNG
Shown for identification. Bentley and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner.
Brand History
The Bentley Story
W.O. Bentley founded the company in 1919 to build fast, strong touring cars; the 'Bentley Boys' won Le Mans five times by 1930. After decades under Rolls-Royce ownership, Volkswagen acquired Bentley in 1998 and the Continental GT transformed it from boutique survivor into the world's largest maker of 12-cylinder luxury cars.
Logo History
Evolution Of The Bentley Logo
1919–present
The winged 'B' — designed by artist F. Gordon Crosby — with deliberately asymmetric feather counts to foil counterfeiters.
Model Evolution
Bentley Through The Years
8 milestone models from 1921 to 2015.
1921Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
1927Photo: Hugh Llewelyn · CC BY-SA 2.0
1946Photo: allen watkin from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
1952Photo: Anton van Luijk · CC BY 2.0
1965Photo: Charles01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1991Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
2003Photo: Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 2.0
2015Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
Current Lineup
The range comprises the Continental GT, Flying Spur and Bentayga, all moving to hybrid power ahead of full electrification.
Sales
Approximately 13,600 cars worldwide (2023).
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