Bentley Arnage successor to be launched at Pebble Beach

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 08 July 2009 10:10 Bentley has today issued its second teaser of the ‘grand new Bentley’ – the 2010 successor to the Arnage limousine. The official, authorised photo is another chance to see the finished Bentley that CAR scooped last week with our world exclusive spyshots of the Arnage replacement being finished in the Bentley factory. The new Bentley will be revealed, and named, for the first time at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California in August 2009, where the company is a featured marque to celebrate its 90th anniversary.It looks very elegant, curvier than a Rolls, like a Bentley should...

McLaren P1 bare carbon fibre option

McLaren are considering a full bare carbon fibre option for the P1 (pictured) With the McLaren P1 now getting close to hitting the road as a customer car (and arriving at Goodwood on the move in July), the lucky few with pockets deep enough to buy a car that will cost them pushing on £1 million are busy poring over the options for the P1. We spoke to one such customer over the weekend who was busy deciding which boxes to tick on the P1 spec sheet, and he was under the impression that McLaren were offering a full bare carbon fibre option for the P1, and at no cost. Which didn’t sound right.

1933 Alfa Romeo wins 'Gold Cup' at Villa d'Este

A 1933 Alfa Romeo that its owner longed for as a youngster growing up in South Africa took home the "Coppa d'Oro Villa d'Este" honors at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. The award is voted on by the attendees at the first day of the event, on the shores of Lake Como in Italy. David Cohen said he often saw the Alfa Romeo 6C GS 6th Series when he was riding his bicycle as a boy in South Africa and could only dream of one day owning the car.