Hunaudières

1999 Bentley Hunaudières Concept
Precursor to the Bugatti Veyron. The Hunaudières' name pays homage to the famous straight of Circuit de la Sarthe. First time a car from the Crewe-based marque had featured a mid-mounted engine and four-wheel drive. This prototype car was based on a Lamborghini Diablo VT chassis, later Bentley would develop a special chassis to cope with the 600 Bhp W-16 engine they plan to use in the production car. Bentley imagined they would produce around 300 models at a price of £250,000, but the VW leadership decided that Bentley should continue to focus on sedans and luxury coupes.