^^ The Bentley Speed 8 was mostly made of Audi parts, so it's not really the same.
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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.
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 Speed, Bentley, Audi, Nissan, Porsche
  
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