Bentley Milano: The British Wings’ New Home In The Italian Capital Of Elegance

Officially making Milan, the Italian capital of elegance, technology and innovation, its new home, Bentley inaugurated its new sales and after-sales centre, Bentley Milano.

Bright and welcoming, the new Bentley Milano boasts a 500 square metre lounge, 1,000 square metres of outdoor space and 800 square metres devoted to the new workshop.

Bentley Motors Europe’s regional director, Balazs Rooz, commented, “Bentley Milano is one of our 70 retailer locations across Europe covering 35 territories where the public's interest in the brand has grown steadily over the past few years, in line with our global half-year record performance announced some months ago.”

At Bentley Milano, patrons get to experience the entire range of Bentley cars and also engage in the configuration of their car in a dedicated area.

Notably, getting to touch the leathers, dashboard finishing materials, stitching, and even experience Mulliner's personal specification.

Then, another area is dedicated to the brand, its history, its life today which speaks of elegance, design, inclusion, diversity and sustainability.

Formed as a living room kind of environment, where patrons can talk and learn about the history of the Bentley of yesterday, and also the brand life today and the future vision.

Besides that, the centre’s services include a notary in the office for administrative procedures, and above all, an attentive and punctual after-sales service, tailor-made for its patrons.

The retailer guarantees, among other things, the custody of the car, tire change and overhaul services, Bentley authorised bodywork, replacement car and, a collection and return service.

Moreover, the new home in Milan also displays the entire timeless designed Bentley range of production vehicles.

First, the Flying Spur range. The world’s definitive four-door grand tourer, inspiring with its elegance of form and magical combination of luxury, performance and innovative technology.

Currently, it is offered in two different powertrains but starting from quarter one of 2022 onwards, Bentley will offer three.

Significantly, the essence of the FS is powered by a V8, the exquisite is powered by the iconic W12, and soon offering the hybrid system, in turn making it the progressive Flying Spur to date.

Second is the Bentayga. The ultimate go-anywhere model that offers power, luxury and usability with its V8 and hybrid powertrain.

Building on the success of its ground-breaking original, it comes with the latest onboard technology, added usability and an even more cosseting, hand-built cabin. 

Designed, engineered and handcrafted in Crewe, the new Bentayga sports a plug-in hybrid powertrain mated to a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 or a 6.0-litre 12-cylinder petrol engine.

Last but not least, the Continental GT. Presented in its Coupe and Convertible version, it is the recent addition of the most dynamic Bentley road car ever. 

Being the pinnacle of its range, the new GT Speed is the ultimate performance-focused expression of Bentley’s definitive Grand Tourer that maintains the luxury, comfort and usability of its siblings. 

Under the hood, installed is an updated version of Bentley’s renowned 6.0-litre W12 TSI engine, delivering 659 PS (650 bhp) whilst maintaining an extraordinary 900 Nm of torque.

Matched with exceptional handling prowess, this results in a top speed of 355 km/h (208 mph) and an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds.

Interestingly, the opening night of the new Bentley headquarters in Milan not only saw the participation by patrons of the Bentley brand. 

With elegance and innovation being the setting, the night was also graced by the presence of an exceptional guest, the Bentley Continental GT Pikes Peak, the record-setting winning car in 2019.

Rooz concluded, “I am delighted to be part of the inauguration of this new facility which is the result of our growth ambitions and success with our new Bentley models on Italian roads. Elegance, comfort and unmistakable design are the soul of Bentley models, and with the recent launch of the GT Speed, we are adding a fantastic sporting accent to the range offering.”