Bentley's tribute to the Speed 8 has a piece of the Le Mans-winning engine.
Twenty years ago, Bentley achieved its sixth and final Le Mans win with the Speed 8, a gorgeous closed-top prototype that borrowed heavily from Audi's extremely successful prototype program. Last year, Bentley recommissioned winning the Speed 8, and now, it's paying tribute to the prototype with a limited run of Continental GTs and GTCs. And uniquely, the so-called Bentley Le Mans Collection has an actual piece of the winning Speed 8.
Bentley preserved the race-winning V-8 back in 2003, and for the Le Mans Collection, it cut 24 of its 32 valves in half, creating 48 pieces to be displayed under glass on the center console of each car. Typically, Bentley's rotating display swivels away to reveal exterior temperature, compass, and chronograph gauges in place of the infotainment screen. With the Le Mans Collection, the compass in the center is replaced by a display case for the bisected valve.
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