Bentley

As construction continues on Bentley's car-elevating skyscraper, the luxury automaker has taken the wraps off its penthouse. The plush residence goes big on comfort and amenities – though has a price tag to match.

One of the largest automotive shows in the world, the New York International Auto Show happens every year in New York City. For decades, it's been the home of the World Car of the Year awards and a fulcrum for automotive unveils in North America.

Work has begun on an extraordinary new Bentley branded skyscraper that takes automotive design to new heights – literally – with four car elevators that will allow well-heeled owners to stow their automotive pride and joy high above Miami.

Bentley is best known for its luxury cars, but maybe it'll eventually be synonymous with luxury architecture too. Following its plans for a skyscraper, the firm has now designed a member's club inside the UK's largest live music arena.

Electric restomod shop Lunaz Design has introduced what it calls the rarest car to ever be converted to electric power. The coach-bodied 1961 Bentley S2 Continental is one of only four examples ever built ... and now it's one of a kind.

Salon Privé is best known for its globally recognized Concours d’Elégance, but over the 15 years since it began, it has grown into a week of automotive celebration that encompasses important car and luxury product launches and an upmarket lawn party.

Monterey Car Week is upon us once more, and the auction cluster that provides a large part of the show at the week-long automotive celebration is shaping as the biggest in history.

Luxury carmakers Aston Martin and Porsche have previously dipped their toes into architectural design and now Bentley Motors is getting in on the act too with plans to bring a residential tower to Miami. Homes will start at $4.2 million.

In addition to crowning a new Best of Show at the world’s most important Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach, two of the last three Peninsula Classics Best of the Best winners were there, plus 38 former Pebble Beach winning cars.

The Quail is the stage upon which prestigious marques show their finest wares for the first time and while 2021 saw a bumper crop of new models, this event is more than a hypercar showroom, it is a celebration of automotive excellence spanning all eras.

Despite their prevalence, only a tiny fraction of rare earth magnets are recycled from discarded electronics, but a new project involving Bentley Motors is intended to steer this trend back in the right direction.

Bentley is 40,000 man-hours into its painstaking reverse-engineered, laser-scanned copy of the 1929 Bentley Blower, and has just announced the completion of "car zero" – the master prototype from which 12 "Continuation Series" cars will be built.