The Bentley Continuation collection of automobiles is … persevering with. At this time, Bentley unveiled the Velocity Six Continuation Sequence on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity. This follows the collection of 12 Bentley Blower Continuation fashions, however apologies you’re solely listening to concerning the new collection now, because the 12 Velocity Six models are already spoken for.
Bentley says it regards the Velocity Six as its most profitable race automobile ever as a result of it dominated Le Mans each in 1929 and once more in 1930. Identical to the Blower, the Velocity Six will probably be constructed utilizing the identical processes as the unique automobile by Bentley’s bespoke and coachbuilding division, Mulliner. Bentley has 80% of the automobile’s unique drawings and is supplementing this data with unique mechanic’s notes and knowledge taken from an unique 1930 Le Mans racer and a 1930 Velocity Six presently residing in Bentley’s Heritage Assortment.
The “6½ liter” (as Bentley likes to time period it) six-cylinder engine required the creation of over 600 new components to construct, and Bentley says preliminary dyno testing exhibits it’s making 205 horsepower, which is 5 horses greater than the unique race engines had been documented to supply. Bentley initially put this engine collectively as a successor to the Blower motor, because the pondering on the time from W.O. Bentley was that growing displacement would produce higher outcomes than supercharging.
Each final element of the Velocity Six Continuation Sequence is scrutinized to be as genuine as attainable to the unique. The one you’re taking a look at in photographs right here is completed in Parsons Napier Inexperienced and encompasses a tan leather-based inside. A complete of 5 genuine colours will probably be out there for the patrons to select from, too. The craftspeople constructing the automobiles will probably be working alongside youthful people on function in an effort to go down the abilities and strategies used to create such automobiles. Earlier than a single screw is turned, although, Bentley says it will likely be placing “Automobile Zero” by way of a real-world sturdiness program with a purpose of over 21,000 miles on the street and almost 5,000 miles on the racetrack. Will any of the 12 clients ever get near these figures? It certain can be cool in the event that they did.
As for these 12 fortunate individuals who will personal considered one of these Velocity Six Continuation Sequence automobiles, they’ll all have customized periods with the Mulliner crew to get their automobiles custom-made and constructed to their particular desires. Every Velocity Six will then take 10 months from begin to end to finish, and Bentley thinks manufacturing will probably be accomplished by the tip of 2025.
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