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Bentley's New Exterior Design Chief Secretly Planning a Styling Revolution

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Bentley now has a new Head of Exterior Design, in the person of John Paul Gregory and we expect nothing short of a styling revolution from the Brit.
Of course, since we're talking about the Flying B company, don't expect the idea of revolution to turn things upside down. Nevertheless, Gregory is the man that deserves the most credit for the EXP10 Speed 6 Concept (you can check it out in the gallery to your right), which marks a key styling change for Crewe.

And let's not forget that the Speed 6 is expected to follow the new Conti down the production path, possibly becoming the company's first EV. And with Wolfgang Durheimer, the CEO who has returned to the company after an Audi stint, being willing to expand the mode line-up as much as possible, we seem to have all the premises for the said revolution.

Gregory has been penning Bentleys for the past eight years, having also contributed to the upcoming 2018 Continental GT. Previously, he spent four years as an exterior designer for Volkswagen.

When it comes to education, his studies saw him gaining an Honours Degree in Transportation Design at the University of Northumbria, England, followed by a Masters Degree in Automotive Design at Hochschule Pforzheim University in Germany.

Bentley's design department has been through rough times over the past year or so and we're not talking about the opinion-splitting Bentayga. Instead, we're referring to Hyundai-Kia having lured not one, but two designers who used to occupy Gregory's new positions - Luc Donckerwolke (Lamborghini Murcielago, Gallardo) joined the South Korean automaker back in June, 2015, while Sang Yup Lee (fifth-gen Camaro) came in May, 2016.

"I look forward to helping shape the next chapter and maintaining Bentley’s iconic status as a creator of luxurious, desirable, high performance cars," Gregory stated. And we can't wait to see the results of his work.
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