Bentley Continental Flying Spur

Bentley Continental Flying Spur Series 51

It doesn't gets much more upscale than the Bentley Continental, and now they've announced the even more choice Flying Spur Series 51.

Already available on the Continental GT coupe and Continental GTC convertible, the Series 51 edition can now be ordered as well on the Continental Flying Spur sedan. The special trim level encompasses optional two-tone exterior paint, three-tone interiors, special veneer choices, and new nine-spoke, graphite-finish 19-inch alloys unique to the Series 51. 14 hand-selected color combinations are available, but buyers can also specify any combo of their choosing.

Along with the Series 51, Bentley has announced available blue brake calipers and new front-fender air vents for any Flying Spur, as well as a new touchscreen infotainment system on the Spur or the Supersports coupe and convertible. Just in case you were waiting for another reason to sign on the dotted line.

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Bentley Continental Flying Spur Black Bison by Wald International

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The big news in Bentley's Continental family may be the arrival of the new Continental GT, but those impatiently awaiting a commensurate upgrade for the four-door Flying Spur model will have to wait a little longer. To help pass the time, however, Japanese tuner Wald International has released some tasty new upgrades.

The package includes a fresh aero kit comprised of a new front bumper with bigger vents and LED running lights, side skirts, a rear bumper with a faux-diffuser, and little spoilers on the trunk lid and side windows. A quad-pipe exhaust system also features, along with extra carbon fiber trim and new wheels. The result is called the Wald International Bentley Continental Flying Spur Black Bison...you know, just in case the car's name wasn't long enough as it is.

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Bentley Continental Flying Spur Arabia

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Taking an evident lead from its arch-rival (and former corporate cousin) Rolls-Royce, Bentley has announced a special edition exclusive to the Middle East.

Based on either the Continental Flying Spur or Flying Spur Speed, the Arabia edition features special badging and wheels, but that's about the extent of it. Only 50 examples will be produced, available exclusively through Bentley's nine dealers in the region that accounts for 10% of its sales annually.

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Limousines and Supercars Debut at Beijing Motor Show

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The gulf between perception and reality is often enough to swallow entire countries whole. Take China, for example. The images many still conjure up in their heads when thinking about the Asian giant might come down to squalid shanty towns oppressed by communist overlords. But with the free market taking a greater hold with each passing day, the People's Republic is quickly emerging as a vital market for purveyors of luxury goods, including high-end automobiles. Sure, the average peasant may be able to afford little more than a rickety bicycle, but with the world's largest population numbering over a billion people, even the top fraction of the socio-economic strata can overshadow entire nations.

Against such a backdrop, it should come as no great surprise that the world's premium automakers scrambled to the Chinese capital this year with a wide array of exotic and luxury automobiles. In fact the cars making their world debuts at this year's Beijing Motor Show were enough on their own to outshine the last major international exposition in Manhattan. Follow the jump to see what all the fuss was about.

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Bentley Unveils Two Special Edition Continentals in Beijing

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We've got good news and we've got bad news. The good news first, you say? Bentley has presented not one, but two new special editions of its popular Continental range. The bad news? You'll have to go to China to get them.

The long-winded Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed China takes "the world's fastest four-door saloon" and tones it down, apparently for local tastes, with a softer suspension and a quieter exhaust.

The Bentley Continental GT Design Series China, meanwhile, is based on the coupe and upgrades with a unique interior with three-tone leather, vibrant trim and exterior tint in such colors as Orange Flame and Magenta Metallic.

Both are earmarked and designed specifically for the Chinese market – which has grown tenfold since entering the market in 2002 to become Bentley's third largest – and are being unveiled this week at the Beijing Motor Show.

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