How many Bentley Continental R are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1992-1998 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Launched in 1991, the Continental R was the first Bentley in decades to have a body not shared with any Rolls-Royce. It was a large two-door coupe with the turbocharged 6.75-litre V8, and for a time it was among the most expensive production cars on sale.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1992: 1 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Bentley Continental R is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 18th of the 22 Bentley models and equal 2,380th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.