Bentley Continental R 1993
General description :
Ever since the mid-60s the Bentley brand lost market share against the more successful Rolls-Royce. In 1981, in the first full production year of the Bentley Mulsanne and the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit only 151 Bentley were sold while Rolls-Royce sold a total of 3,014 cars! The reasons were to be found in the similar technology and body of the cars. The Bentleys had to differentiate themselves from the RR types. One key part of that strategy was the performance of the car. The differentiation strategy proved successful when in 1990 both brands came to a tie with new orders and in 1996 when 1,235 Bentleys were sold but only 509 Rolls-Royce. Coupés were available from Bentley since 1966 but ever since 1980 only the convertibles had been offered. So when in 1991 the Continental R was released in Geneva, the time was right. Even more important was the fact that no direct competitor was offered by Rolls-Royce! And that the new Contintal R was offered only with the very powerful turbo engine of the Turbo-R sedan.Our Bentley Coupé has a German registration. The classic is in excellent condition with a mileage of just about 99,000 km. These vehicles were the last cars developed prior to the BMW era.
Body Style : Coupé
Year : 1993
Cubic Capacity : 6,750 cc
Engine : V8
Power : 237 kW/320 hp
Transmission : automatic gearbox
Drivetrain : rear
Exterior Color : black
Interior : leather
Interior : Colorcognac
Trim : original
1993 Bentley Continental R is listed for sale on ClassicDigest in Lübberstedt by Steenbuck Automobiles GmbH for €74000.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Bentley Model : Continental Model Version : R Engine size : 6.8 Model Year : 1993 Sub type : Coupé Location : Hainholzweg 1 Germany 21376 Gödenstorf-Lübberstedt Vehicle Registration : Undefined
74000 €
Seller Information
Steenbuck AUTOMOBILES GmbH
Steenbuck Automobiles GmbH
+49 (0)4175 802020
Steenbuck Automobiles GmbH
+49 (0)4175 802020
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About Bentley
Before becoming a mere subsidiary to Rolls-Royce, Bentley was an independent Automaker famous for the "fastest lorries in the world" e.i Bentley 4½ Litre.Good ol' Bentley boys (A group of wealthy British motorists, mainly Woolf Barnato, Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, steeplechaser George Duller, aviator Glen Kidston, S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis, and Dr Dudley Benjafield ) -in their trusty Bentley cars- took four consecutive victories at 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
In 1931 Bentley was taken over British Central Equitable Trust that later proved to be a front for Rolls-Royce Limited. Unhappy with his role at Rolls-Royce, W.O. Bentley left the company when his contract expired in 1935 duly joining Lagonda. This was beginning of which ultimately led Bentley cars to become more or less badge-engineered Rolls-Royce.