On 26th April 1998 the Bentley Arnage was unveiled to the public at the Sarthe Circuit in France. Bentley Motors Ltd. couldn't have chosen a more appropriate location. This was the racecourse, which had seen Bentleys finishing first in the famous "24 Hours of Le Mans" no less than five times during their glorious past. The renaissance of Bentley as an independent marque had started with the Bentley Mulsanne - a name taken from the Le Mans race circuit. The Bentley Arnage took its name from the challenging Arnage bend at Le Mans. A completely new developed all-aluminium V8-engine, boosted by twin turbochargers had been developed in conjunction with BMW (Bavarian Motor Works, Munich).