Bentley 3½-litre

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew THERE IS NO LONGER A BENTLEY in

Something is not right. Racing cars are meant to be more difficult to drive than road cars; extra power and performance but less harnessed, so trickier to access and control than with the engineering

ASKING £24,750 PRICE ENGINE 5993cc/V12/OHC POWER 306bhp@5100rpm TORQUE ...

SOLD BY ARTCURIAL, £3.7M This Gullwing drew triple the usual price for two reasons – firstly, it was original and unrestored; secondly, it had a remarkable story. Bought new by Frenchman Claude Foussi

ASKING £24,995 PRICE ENGINE 2548cc/V8/OHV POWER 140bhp@5800rpm TORQUE ...

This ‘brutal’ Bentley makes more of a cost-conscious Aston alternative which, if you buy right, shouldn’t cost any more than a Silver Spirit or Brooklands to run. What’s not to like?