The difference between a classic Rolls-Royce and a classic Bentley

Back in the days when Rolls-Royce and Bentley were owned by the same parent company, many of you may wonder what the differences are between a Rolls-Royce and a Bentley besides the different grilles and obviously different names and emblems. In simple, the Rolls-Royce is a luxury car where the owner is meant to be chauffeur driven in but the Bentley instead is sporty and is meant to be driven by the owner.

I had the pleasure of viewing both beauties yesterday, a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit as well as a Bentley Turbo R. Both the cars are based on the same platform but with different badges. If you are interested in the history of both companies, this is a link (click on the link to go to the page) that I came across sometime back and certainly one you would not want to miss.

But do bear in mind, Rolls-Royce and Bentley now belong to different owners thus their design platforms are no more shared. Rolls-Royce is currently owned by BMW AG and Bentley is currently owned by Volkswagen AG.