GENEVA – Bentley Motors launched two exclusive and limited edition motors, specially developed to celebrate the company's return to the world's greatest motor race, Le Mans, after 71 Years.
The launch of the Bentley Arnage Le Mans Series and the Bentley Continental R Le Mans Series comes just seven weeks after Bentley Motors officially unveiled its EXP Speed 8 Le Mans contender at the Detroit Motor Show. The introduction of these very special motors, of which only 150 Arnage and just 50 Continental R Le Mans Series models will be made, is already prompting these cars to be designated as collector's items.
The show cars are finished in an appropriately special Bentley green known as Verdant Green. The interiors, which showcase the leather working skills of Bentley Motors Crewe-based craftsmen and women feature two colours: the main trim is in Autumn Hide with contrasting detail in English Tan.
A number of exquisite details, wrought by Bentley's specialists at Crewe further distinguish the Le Mans Series cars.
The Arnage Le Mans has its instrument gauges finished in racing green, with special Limited Edition insignia on the speedometer and tachometer and the gear lever is finished in English Tan hide.
Externally, 18 inch Le Mans Series five spoke, sports wheels and chrome, quad exhaust pipes on both sides of the modified rear bumper clearly proclaim the car's heritage.