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Bentley Continental R - the new self-confidence of a legendary brand

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Created on March 19, 2020

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Bruno von Rotz

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - kein Kurvenräuber, aber ein handlicher GT

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - stattlich und mit klassichem Bentley-Kühler

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - das GT-Coupé der Neunzigerjahre von Bentley

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - mit 1,46 Metern so hoch wie eine normale Limousine, aber wegen der Länge fällt dies nicht auf

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - 5,34 Meter lang, eigentlich riesig, trotzdem wirkt der Wagen gar nicht protzig von der Seite

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - fliessende Linien, grosse Räder

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - 350 Liter fasst der Kofferraum

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - fast zwei Meter breit, so gross wirkt er gar nicht

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - mit Doppelscheinwerfern

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - harmonische Linienführung

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - auch das Heck wirkt schlicht und gefällig

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Überholprestige

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - die Breite von 1,87 Metern sieht man ihm nicht an

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - noble Zurückhaltung zelebriert dieses Coupé

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - viele Bentley-Käufer zogen den weniger protzigen Kühler denen des Rolls-Royce vor

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - über 230 km/h schnell, wenn es sein muss

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - der Bentley wurde auch in richtig bunten Farben geliefert, die meisten aber waren wohl schwarz oder zurückhaltend lackiert

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - auch heute noch eine elegante Kreation

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Freude am Fahren schon bei geringen Geschwindigkeiten

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - zieht fast geräuschlos von dannen

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Eleganz und genügend Kraft sind eine schöne Paarung

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - er rauscht vorbei

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - kaum einer der Kàufer musste sich wohl zwischen Einfamilienhaus und diesem Auto entscheiden, man vermochte wohl beides

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - bereit zur Losfahrt

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - da wirkt nichts billig

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - komplett ausgerüstet

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - klassisches Armaturenbrett

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - nur edle Materialien, kaum Kunststoff im Interieur

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - einsteigen und wohlfühlen

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Platz für vier Personen

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - auch auf den Hintersitzen gibt es genug Platz

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - 260 km/h fuhr kein Continental R

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - keine hohen Drehzahlen nötig

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - einfach verständliche Bedienungselemente

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - alle wichtigen Informationen im Blickfeld

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - ein schneller Blick und man weiss, ob alles in Ordnung ist

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Mittelkonsole mit Klimaanlage

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Sitze elektrisch verstellbar, mit Memory und Heizung

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - sogar die Hupe kann konfiguriert werden

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - feines Leder für die Sitze

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Leder, Holz und Chrom

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Türöffner im traditionellen Stil

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - der Karosserielieferant

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - rund 320 PS genehmigte man dem sicherlich nicht überlasteten V8

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - kein Schönling, der 6,75-Liter-Motor mit Turbolader

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - klar beschriftet auch auf dem Motor

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - längs eingebauter V8 mit Turboaufladung

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - trotz grossem Motorraum geht es da ziemlich gedrängt zu

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - viel Technik unter der Haube

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Anweisungen im Motorraum

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - das geflügelte "B" auf der Kühlerhaube

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - nochmals das Bentley-B auf der Haube

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - diesen Bentley unterscheidet mehr als der Kühlergrill von parallel produzierten Rolls-Royce-Modellen

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - breite Blinker unter den Doppelscheinwerfern

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - klassische Doppelscheinwerfer

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - massive Türgriffe

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - hier wird getankt und zwar bis zu 108 Liter

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - als man noch Auspuffrohre hatte

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Bentley-B verbirgt das Schloss zum Kofferraum

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - Bentley-B auf der Motorhaube

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Bentley Continental R (1993) - geradezu zierliche Rückleuchten

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Bentley Continental (1953) - Vorderansicht des Testwagens von 1953

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Bentley Continental (1956) - haut kaum etwas von seiner Eleganz verloren

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Bentley Continental (1953) - Testwagen im Profil

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Bentley Continental (1956) - das damals schnellste Luxuscoupé der Welt

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Bentley Continental R (1996) - dynamisches Pressefoto

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Bentley Continental R (1996) - elegant und luxuriös

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Bentley Continental R (1996) - Interior

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Bentley Continental R Mulliner (1999) - Sondermodell

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Bentley R-Type Continental (1954) - einer von 209 zwischen 1952 und 1955 gebauten Continental Coupés, Chassis BC-16-C - an der Techno Classica Essen 2012

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Bentley Continental R Graber (1954) - auch heute noch eindrucksvoll

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Summary

With the Continental R, Bentley launched the first completely independent model since the 1950s. Elegant, fast and also a little sporty - that was the look of the understated Granturismo with its V8 turbo engine. It was very expensive, but customers loved it. It was built in various versions for around 12 years. This report focuses on the early Bentley Contintental R, tells the history of the model and shows it in historical and current images.

This article contains the following chapters

The legendary ancestor
From the somewhat crude attempt ...
... to the early world premiere
Much applause
A lot of weight
Sports car with luxury genes
It went even faster
Successful rarity
"Gentleman glider"
Further information

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 2019, the Bentley brand was able to look back on a hundred years of history and this history includes several Le Mans victories and many legendary models. Back in 1931, the manufacturer of the famous Blower Bentley was taken over by Rolls-Royce and its independence curtailed. At the beginning of the 1980s, only five percent of all cars produced by Rolls-Royce/Bentley still had a Bentley badge and the brand was almost forgotten. While most Bentleys built after the Second World War largely corresponded to Rolls-Royce models produced in parallel, there were a few important exceptions. In the forties and fifties, coachbuilders were able to mount their own creations on the Bentley chassis and customers appreciated the individuality of these Pininfarina, Franay, Graber or Hooper one-offs. The factory also recognized this and from 1952 offered the Bentley R-Type Continental with a Mulliner coupé body ex works.

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