Bentley future plans revealed - launches of new models moved ahead
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02-14-2010, 10:24 AM
Bentley future plans revealed - launches of new models moved ahead
According to the Auto News:
Bentley speeds up product development
Bentley has pulled ahead some vehicle launches by six months in response to the expected economic recovery next year.
The second-generation Bentley Continental GT and the new Mulsanne sedan will debut in 2010 instead of 2011. The next-generation Flying Spur has been advanced to 2011 from 2012. Bentley hopes the new vehicles will revive sales.
Here are Bentley's product plans:
Continental GT: The high-performance Continental GT Supersports coupe goes on sale this month. Bentley will produce the limited-edition car through 2011 with an estimated price of $260,000. The U.S. allocation is capped at 250 cars.
The Supersports is the top of the Continental range. It is equipped with a 621-hp, 6.0-liter W-12 engine that promises 0-to-60-mph acceleration in 3.7 seconds.
A restyling and re-engineering of the Continental GT is planned for the second half of 2010. The design changes are expected to give the coupe a significantly different appearance. Bentley will sell both the old and new generations of the Continental GT into 2011, when the first generation will be discontinued.
Flying Spur: The sedan will be restyled in 2011.
GTC: The convertible will be re-styled in 2012.
Brooklands: The Brooklands coupe will be discontinued in 2010. Production is limited to 550 cars, with 170 allocated to the United States. Deliveries will continue into next year.
Arnage: The Arnage sedan will be discontinued in 2010.
Mulsanne: The Mulsanne sedan will replace the Arnage in 2010 as Bentley's halo car. The design recalls the Bentley S-Type of the 1950s.
Power will come from a new V-8 mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. Bentley executives say other body styles are planned, hinting that a convertible may replace the Azure in the coming years.
Worldwide, Bentley executives expect to sell about 700 Mulsannes a year. The price: about $300,000.
Azure: The convertible ends production in 2010.
Source:
Auto News
P.S. Not even a single word about Bentley supercar concept which was rumored, I really hope Bentley will take a brave pill and bring it.
Bentley speeds up product development
Bentley has pulled ahead some vehicle launches by six months in response to the expected economic recovery next year.
The second-generation Bentley Continental GT and the new Mulsanne sedan will debut in 2010 instead of 2011. The next-generation Flying Spur has been advanced to 2011 from 2012. Bentley hopes the new vehicles will revive sales.
Here are Bentley's product plans:
Continental GT: The high-performance Continental GT Supersports coupe goes on sale this month. Bentley will produce the limited-edition car through 2011 with an estimated price of $260,000. The U.S. allocation is capped at 250 cars.
The Supersports is the top of the Continental range. It is equipped with a 621-hp, 6.0-liter W-12 engine that promises 0-to-60-mph acceleration in 3.7 seconds.
A restyling and re-engineering of the Continental GT is planned for the second half of 2010. The design changes are expected to give the coupe a significantly different appearance. Bentley will sell both the old and new generations of the Continental GT into 2011, when the first generation will be discontinued.
Flying Spur: The sedan will be restyled in 2011.
GTC: The convertible will be re-styled in 2012.
Brooklands: The Brooklands coupe will be discontinued in 2010. Production is limited to 550 cars, with 170 allocated to the United States. Deliveries will continue into next year.
Arnage: The Arnage sedan will be discontinued in 2010.
Mulsanne: The Mulsanne sedan will replace the Arnage in 2010 as Bentley's halo car. The design recalls the Bentley S-Type of the 1950s.
Power will come from a new V-8 mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. Bentley executives say other body styles are planned, hinting that a convertible may replace the Azure in the coming years.
Worldwide, Bentley executives expect to sell about 700 Mulsannes a year. The price: about $300,000.
Azure: The convertible ends production in 2010.
Source:
Auto News
P.S. Not even a single word about Bentley supercar concept which was rumored, I really hope Bentley will take a brave pill and bring it.
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