Bentley got back on track in Sydney this week with distributor Trivett opening a new showroom marked by an unveiling of the Brooklands, a limited edition uber-coupe.
The Brooklands is a large two-door based on the Arnage limousine with the most powerful V8 Bentley has produced.
Trivett took over Bentley last year after the previous distributor went bust, but it lacked a suitable home. It has settled on William Street in the city, which is rapidly becoming a sort of Supercar Row.
The Brooklands is a large two-door based on the Arnage limousine with the most powerful V8 the company has ever produced under the hood. The twin-turbocharged 6.75-litre unit develops 395kW and 1050Nm - enough to propel this 2.6-tonne leviathan to 0-
The salon is excellent in typical Bentley style and just 550 of these limousines will be made over three years.
Bentley's worldwide operations director, Geoff Dowding, flew in for the launch and offered a timely reminder of how far the brand had come in four years under the ownership of Volkswagen. In 2003, Bentley made fewer than 1000 cars and lost money. Last year, it built 10,000 cars and moved into the black.
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