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Bentley Extends Shutdown to Prepare for SUV Production

Luxury car sales are a tricky business. Whenever a butterfly flaps its wings in India, Bentley stops selling cars. That’s basically why Crewe chose to make an SUV - to compliment sales of their most popular models, the GT coupe and GTC cabrio.
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This summer, Bentley will take an extra-long shutdown of its production, but this is not because demand has dropped. A local newspaper has revealed that the true reason for next month’s closure is that the factory is preparing for SUV production.

A spokesperson has also dismissed rumors that Bentley is running short of Continental body shells, saying that the shutdown will "enable a number of facility changes in preparation for future productivity increases."


Bentley has revealed that the SUV will be offered with a 6.0-litre W12 engine which develops 600bhp and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) of torque. The new 4.0-liter V8 twin-turbo will also be available with 500 bhp, and there should also be a hybrid V6 system.

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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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