Bentley is set to announce a fifth model to join its portfolio of luxury cars at its Crewe base on May 10.<\/p>\n
Available configurations will include the new Bentley Airline Seat specification – the most advanced seat ever fitted to a car.<\/p>\n
It will offer 22 ways of adjustment and world-firsts in a new auto-climate sensing system and advanced postural adjustment technology with 177 individual pressure changes possible across six zones.<\/p>\n
Bentley Diamond Illumination will also feature using LEDs – 12 on each of the front doors, 22 on each of the rear doors – that emit light through small perforations in the leather-trimmed door panels.<\/p>\n
With on-board wellness, the new model is designed to be at the pinnacle of its range.<\/p>\n
The launch will come after the firm announced record financial results for the first quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n
The figures reveal operating profits up 162% to \u20ac170 million, mirroring the company\u2019s second highest full-year profit figure ever.<\/p>\n
They had a record financial year in 2021, when annual profit soared to \u20ac389 million \u2013 more than double the company\u2019s previous best of \u20ac170 million in 2014.<\/p>\n
Revenue and return on sales figures also reached record levels in the first three months of 2022, reaching \u20ac813 million and 21% respectively.<\/p>\n
Adrian Hallmark, Chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors, said: “Despite a challenging global environment, we started 2022 where we left off in 2021, with another solid set of financial figures.<\/p>\n
“This has been driven by strong revenue growth, thanks to our fresh and exciting new model portfolio, a significant increase in demand for Bentley\u2019s personalisation programme, and strong growth in sales of our new hybridised products.<\/p>\n
“The combined effect of this revenue together with a restructured business model has enabled us to deliver industry competitive returns on sales and investment.<\/p>\n
“These results demonstrate the intrinsic strength of our brand and confirm the ongoing success of our industry-leading Beyond100 strategy.<\/p>\n
“They also suggest even more promise for the transformational years ahead.”<\/p>\n