Production chronology1991–2003
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗13 years
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Bentley / Model record
BentleyContinental R
Production1991–2003
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassCompact Cars
Also known asBentley Camelot · Bentley Continental S · Bentley Continental T
Background
The Bentley Continental R is a luxury coupé manufactured by British automobile manufacturer Bentley Motors from 1991 to 2003. It was the first Bentley to feature a body not shared with a Rolls-Royce model since the 1965 S3 Continental and was the first to use the GM 4L80-E transmission. The Continental R was the fastest, most expensive, and most powerful Bentley of its day. It was also the most expensive production car in the world at its introduction. A convertible derivative, called the Bentley Azure, was launched in 1995.
Text adapted from “Bentley Continental R” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years1998–2003
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years1995–2003
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗7 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1992–2001
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗10 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations1997–2001
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗5 years