It was intended as a slightly less expensive alternative to the Bentley Turbo R, featuring the same styling, underpinnings and the Rolls-Royce 6.75-litre V8 engine, but initially without the more powerful model's turbocharger.

The exterior design featured the classic Bentley waterfall grille as well as dual headlights with wraparound parking lights.

The interior remained relatively unchanged from previous Bentley models, with more curvaceous design elements surrounding the leather-wrapped centre console.

The steering wheel and interior door panels remained largely unchanged; the major change arrived in the form of relocating the gear selector to the centre console - for decades the standard practice among R-R and Bentley models utilised a steering column mounted selector.

The engine was linked to a reinforced 6-speed ZF torque converter automatic, with a Tiptronic manual gear selection function.