^^ The Bentley Speed 8 was mostly made of Audi parts, so it's not really the same.
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Three too many names: Bentley Speed is more succinct
Many undercar components marked VW/Audi
Shocking curb weight (nearly 3 tons!)
Inability to spin any tire during launch
Acceleration performance; I am skeptical of the claimed 4.
I had a brief affair with the idea of buying a Bentley on 2008, had a test drive at Bentley Essex and paid for a day at Crewe with Bentley Speed. Did I buy one? No. Had a test drive in the New Bentley on Tuesday at the ever professional Bentley Essex.
That the fallow years in its seven attempts fell to the closely-related Bentley Speed 8 and its R10TDI descendent tells you everything: there wasn't much competition.
1930 Bentley 4.5-liter
1930 Bentley Speed Six
1929
1929 Bentley 4.5 Liter Supercharged
1929 Bentley 4.5 Litre Gurney Nutting Tourer
1929 Bentley 4.5 Litre Robinson
1929 Bentley Coupe 4.5 Litre
1929 Bentley Speed Six ...
Geneva Motor Show - preview (2003)
Toyota Prado (2003)
2003 Melbourne Motor Show (preview)
Bentley Speed 8 (Racecar)
Porsche Carrera GT (2004)
Audi A3 (2003)
Ford: FPV GT, GT-P, Pursuit (2003)
Holden VY Commodore S (Road Test) ...
The aim was to create a car that was not only as thrilling to look at as to drive but one that also made clear visual links to the victorious Bentley Speed 8s which recorded the most dominant win in the modern history of Le Mans last June.
Since then, butterfly doors have been an adopted design of closed top sportscar racers, such as the Toyota GT-One, Bentley Speed 8 and more recently, the Peugeot 908.
The road car is named after the LMP1 endurance race car that won the ALMS title from 2000 thru 2006 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2000 until 2005 only to be beaten in 2003 by a closed roof version from VW family member, the Bentley Speed 8.
 See also: Bentley, Audi, Pininfarina, Nissan, Bentley Speed 8
  
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