At the beginning of the 20th century, when the automobile was in its infancy, walter owen bentley got inspiration from the track and came up with the idea of making a performance-oriented lighter car. This is an era when people's understanding of cars is limited to transportation. His avant-garde and alternative ideas also doomed that Bentley was not born for the "public" from the beginning of its birth. 19 12 Bentley family raised funds to introduce French DFP sports cars and set up Bentley &; Bentley company. W.O. improved the imported DFP, changed the engine into aluminum piston, and improved the performance of the car.

During the First World War, W.O. was employed by the Aviation Technical Committee of the Royal Navy to improve the Clegate engine in France. The aluminum alloy piston he designed was quickly adopted by aircraft engines. Not only is its improved aero-engine famous for BR 1 and BR2, but he has accumulated a lot of manufacturing experience and mastered enough engineering technology. So after the war, he was full of ambition and began to design and manufacture his own car like lightning.

19 19 completed the new car design at the beginning of this year. At this time, the company also financed the establishment of the later famous BentleyMotorsLtd. At that time, the nominal share capital of the company was 200,000 pounds, but in fact, the cash in the bank was only 65,438+8,000 pounds. Therefore, the company was short of funds from the beginning, which laid a hidden danger for Bentley's future financial difficulties.

From the establishment of 19 12 to the invincible Le Mans circuit of 1924, and then merged into Rolls-Royce in the early 1930s due to its near bankruptcy, until 1998 was acquired by Volkswagen, Bentley has been honed, but every Bentley has a legendary experience. 192 1 year Bentley produced a 3-liter model with a power of 85 HP and a speed of 128 km, which was the fastest production car at that time. This model was considered as a highly innovative product in the automobile industry at that time, which initiated the concept of performance car.

This 3-liter car broke almost all the endurance and speed records at that time. Later, its derivative models also won the Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Championship every five years for Bentley, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and Bentley became famous all over the world. 1998, Bentley was acquired by Volkswagen. Some people once worried that Bentley's image would be changed, but the elegant RedLabel introduced later completely eliminated people's concerns. The Germans have not changed Bentley, and Bentley's British royal lineage is still pure.