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Bentley’s Rolling Tribute: The One-Off Bentayga EWB Azure Honoring the Battle of Britain

Bentley Motors has revealed a deeply poignant one-off creation: a 2025 Bentayga EWB Azure designed not to turn heads at Pebble Beach or the paddock at Goodwood, but to honor Britain’s Armed Forces and commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

Developed by Bentley’s in-house design team in collaboration with the BeReady network—a colleague-led group supporting veterans and reservists—this bespoke SUV serves as both a moving memorial and a symbol of the brand’s enduring connection to its roots in Crewe.

A Tribute Written in White and Gold

The Remembrance Bentayga wears a Satin Artica White finish—an elegant, almost ethereal hue that becomes the perfect canvas for its subtle storytelling. Along its flanks, a gold-silhouetted aircraft soars just behind the front wing vent. From its flight path, poppies cascade down the bodywork, each flower growing in size as it descends—a poetic depiction of poppies falling from the skies.

Every detail has a purpose. Seventeen gold initials are carefully inscribed on the pillars, representing the 17 Bentley and Rolls-Royce colleagues who perished when a bomb struck the Crewe factory in December 1940, during the height of World War II. The number 85 adorns the grille, while bespoke poppy embroidery continues the theme within, delicately integrated into the Azure’s sumptuous cabin.

“This annual project is one of the most meaningful for our team,” said Robin Page, Bentley’s Director of Design. “Every detail of the Bentayga—from the cascading poppies to the gold initials—honors those who served and ensures their legacy continues to inspire through the design.”

Where Heritage Meets Humanity

The project carries special weight for Bentley’s BeReady network, one of the company’s five Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging initiatives. The group provides support and community for veterans and active reservists across Bentley’s workforce. For its members, the Remembrance Car isn’t simply a design study—it’s a heartfelt reflection of courage, sacrifice, and the shared history that ties Bentley to Britain’s industrial and wartime story.

“Bentley continues to show its respect and commitment to the armed forces around the world,” said Chris Cole, Product Line Director. “We’re proud to have been awarded Silver status for the UK’s Armed Forces Covenant, and this year’s Remembrance focus—on the Battle of Britain and the loss of 17 colleagues—feels especially profound.”

A Journey of Remembrance

This unique Bentayga won’t spend its days locked behind a velvet rope. Instead, it will travel across the UK, serving as a mobile monument of reflection.

The car will first appear in Crewe, Bentley’s hometown, before heading to Anglesey to act as the course car at the Race of Remembrance, an annual event organized by Mission Motorsport—a charity supporting wounded, injured, and sick veterans through racing. After its laps at Anglesey, the Bentayga will return home to Bentley HQ on November 11, where colleagues will gather for a remembrance ceremony. Finally, on November 18, it will be displayed at the His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire Awards, closing its journey with the same dignity it embodies in design.

A Moving Legacy

The Bentayga EWB Azure Remembrance Edition isn’t about exclusivity or horsepower figures—it’s about legacy. In a world of bespoke one-offs built for collectors, this is a car built for memory. Through art, craftsmanship, and reverence, Bentley has created something that transcends the automotive world: a moving piece of history, rolling quietly in white and gold, reminding us that even luxury has a conscience.

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Bentley’s Back on the Naughty Step: The Supersports Returns After 100 Years

Exactly a century after the first Bentley “Super Sports” rumbled onto the scene in 1925 — a machine so fast it embarrassed aircraft — the name returns. And it’s not here to play nicely. This is the fourth Supersports in Bentley’s history, and by the sound of it, Crewe’s engineers have slipped something wild into the teacups again.

Meet the new Bentley Continental GT Supersports — the lightest, most driver-focused, and, for the first time ever, rear-wheel-drive Continental GT. That’s right. The stately heavyweight of the grand tourer world has just been handed a cheeky pair of dancing shoes.

The original Supersports was built when Bentley Boys were racing leather-helmeted and slightly unhinged at Brooklands — a time when the word “aerodynamics” meant how fast your moustache flapped. Since then, the Supersports badge has popped up only three times: each one louder, faster, and more absurd than the last. The 2009 version had a twin-turbo W12 and torque enough to alter geography. The 2017 iteration flirted with 700bhp and could tow the moon out of orbit.

So what now?

Bentley’s keeping the juiciest bits locked up until the official unveiling in New York — 20:30 local time on Thursday, 13 November (that’s 01:30 GMT for us nocturnal petrolheads). But we do know this: it’ll be limited-run, rear-driven, and lighter than anything Crewe’s built with a number plate. Expect a stripped-down, sharpened-up Continental that trades its gentleman’s cufflinks for racing gloves.

If history’s any guide, the Supersports won’t just be a faster Bentley. It’ll be the maddest one — the car that proves even after 100 years, Bentley still knows how to misbehave when the mood takes it.

So set your alarms. Because when the covers come off in New York, we might just see the poshest burnout ever attempted.

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Bentley’s Beyond100+ Just Got an Extra Tank of Petrol

There’s a new breeze blowing through Crewe — part electric, part petrol, and entirely Bentley. In a livestreamed announcement from the heart of its historic factory, Bentley Motors pulled the silk cover off the next phase of its Beyond100+ strategy. And while the headlines promised a journey into an all-electric future, the real story is a touch more nuanced — and, frankly, more interesting.

Because Bentley, the brand once synonymous with twelve-cylinder thunder and thick-cut Wilton carpet, isn’t quite ready to pull the plug on internal combustion just yet.

Bending the Timeline

Chairman and CEO Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser took to the stage — with the quiet confidence of a man about to make purists sigh with relief — to confirm that Bentley’s hybridised and combustion models will live on until at least 2035. Yes, you read that right. The V8s and W12s (or whatever form they take next) have been granted a reprieve.

The decision, Walliser said, reflects “the realities of a changing world and a dynamic marketplace.” Translation: customers still love engines that breathe air and burn dinosaurs. And Bentley, ever the polite host, intends to keep serving them.

The Urbanite Bentley

But the real showstopper was what comes next: an all-new, fully electric Luxury Urban SUV, arriving in late 2026, with deliveries rolling out in 2027. Less than five metres long — practically pocket-sized by Bentley standards — it promises to fuse Bentley heft with city sensibility. The marque calls it the world’s first “true Luxury Urban SUV,” which is marketing speak for “your chauffeur can now parallel-park it.”

Underneath the polished prose, there’s genuine substance. Bentley says it’ll charge from 0 to 100 miles of range in under seven minutes — quick enough to grab a flat white while your car gulps electrons. And naturally, it’s being designed, developed, and built right there in Crewe — still the spiritual home of British luxury motoring.

Engines, Hybrids, and a Hint of Mischief

While the electric SUV steals the headlines, there’s no shortage of action elsewhere in Bentley’s line-up. The Continental GT, GTC, and Flying Spur will continue to offer hybrid power in both “High” and “Ultra-Performance” flavours, while the Bentayga Speed — reintroduced earlier this year — keeps the twin-turbo V8 flame alive.

And, intriguingly, Walliser teased a new non-hybrid, limited-production performance model due before the year’s end. A final hurrah for petrol, perhaps? A track-focused send-off dripping with carbon and nostalgia? Whatever it is, expect it to be gloriously excessive.

Bentley also “didn’t rule out” further combustion cars. So yes, while the Beyond100+ plan still points towards electrification, it’s clear Bentley’s taking the scenic route — with a stop or two for a proper refuel along the way.

Crewe’s Electric Renaissance

Beyond the cars themselves, Bentley’s transformation of its Crewe headquarters continues at full tilt. The company’s calling it the Dream Factory, a phrase that feels equal parts Willy Wonka and Wolfsburg. It’s a site already certified carbon neutral and steadily evolving into one of the most advanced automotive facilities in the world.

A new Design Centre and Integrated Logistics Centre opened earlier this year, while a state-of-the-art Paint Shop will join the campus in 2026. The result? A futuristic production hub still wrapped in the red-brick romance of Bentley’s 87-year legacy.

So, what’s Bentley up to, really? It’s hedging — smartly. While rivals sprint headlong into battery-only futures, Crewe’s approach is one of elegant pragmatism. Keep the loyalists happy with engines that sing, bring in new buyers with tech that hums, and let the market decide the pace of change.

In other words, Bentley isn’t abandoning tradition — it’s rebooting it. The next few years will tell whether that strategy is brave, brilliant, or both. But if there’s one constant in the Bentley story, it’s this: whether powered by petrol or pixels, the badge still stands for effortless power, exquisite craftsmanship, and a quiet refusal to follow the herd.

Source: Bentley