Bentley Auction Raises $1.7M at 2025 Naples Winter Wine Festival, Benefiting Local Children’s Charity

Bentley Auction Raises $1.7M at 2025 Naples Winter Wine Festival, Benefiting Local Children’s Charity

(IN BRIEF) Bentley’s collaboration with the Naples Winter Wine Festival resulted in a record-breaking $1.7 million raised for the Naples Children & Education Foundation. The highlight of the auction was a bespoke Continental GTC Speed with exclusive Mulliner specifications, which included access to VIP experiences at Monterey Car Week 2025. The 25th anniversary edition of the festival saw over $34 million raised in total, benefiting underprivileged children in Collier County. Bentley’s continued philanthropic efforts are exemplified by their significant contribution to this community-focused event.

(PRESS RELEASE) CREWE, 28-Jan-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Bentley and the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) have once again teamed up for a record-breaking charity auction, this time raising an impressive $1.7 million for the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF). The auction featured a unique, bespoke Continental GTC Speed, with a Mulliner specification curated specifically for the NWWF. The auction lot not only included this exclusive vehicle but also offered the winner VIP access to Bentley’s most prestigious event, Monterey Car Week 2025, alongside four nights of luxury accommodation and VIP access to major motorsport events.

This auction, marking the 25th anniversary of the NWWF, helped raise a total of over $34 million, making it the most successful in the festival’s history. The vehicle, with its one-of-a-kind Damson exterior, exclusive paintwork, and high-performance Ultra Performance Plug-In Hybrid V8 engine, was a standout of the auction. In addition, Bentley’s partnership with the NCEF continues to benefit the community, with proceeds directly supporting at-risk children in Collier County.

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