INSPIRED BY RACING HISTORY

The 24 Heures du Mans endurance race – better known to many as simply ‘Le Mans’ – has long held a special significance for Bentley. It was there that Bentley first established.

Today, the Bentley Speed 8 remains an iconic Bentley race car – the vehicle that kicked off a new century for the Flying ‘B’, putting the brand back on the Le Mans podium.

Every inch of the stunning exterior of these cars is inspired by Bentley’s Le Mans story. It starts with a bespoke exterior paint colour named Verdant, created to evoke the hue known colloquially as ‘British Racing Green’. In keeping with Bentley’s Le Mans racers, a silver stripe runs down the centre of the bonnet and across the smooth arc of the roof, while a white number 7 can be seen on the grille – a nod to the number borne by the winning Speed 8 in 2003.

another detail commonly seen on Bentley’s race cars. The tops of the door mirrors have been finished in gloss black to match, resulting in a two-tone effect that evokes racing livery.

Black detailing lends the deep green exterior paint a contemporary sporting edge, with the Blackline specification turning all the brightware black. The boot panel that

Finally, the 22” ten-spoke sports alloy wheels are finished in gloss black paint, allowing the red callipers that house the huge carbon ceramic brakes to be seen clearly through their spokes. The ultra-lowprofile tyres in which they are clad are the most motorsport-oriented ever fitted.