Bentley Continental

First Bentley Flying Star by Carrozzeria Touring for Sale at $1 Million

Last March we first wrote about the stunning two-door station wagon or "shooting brake" model dubbed the Continental Flying Star built by Italian coachwork firm Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, unveiled by Bentley at the At the Geneva Motor Show. Based on either the Bentley Continental GTC with a 560 hp twin-turbo 6.0-liter W12 engine, or the GTC Speed with a 610 hp engine, only 20 examples will be built at a base price of about $800,000 apiece. Now the very first demo model that was shown in Geneva has been listed for sale in Belgium via global online luxury marketplace JamesList – but bagging the original comes at a premium: it's priced at about $1 million. The car's completely new rear compartment features two foldable rear seats and a variable loading space. The term "shooting brake" does not refer to the braking system but originated with custom built two-door luxury estate cars altered for use by hunters and other sportsmen such as golfers, equestrians, and polo players requiring easy access to larger storage areas than offered by the typical automobile trunk.

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Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera Taking Orders for Bentley Flying Spur

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Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera Taking Orders for Bentley Flying Spur

At last year's Geneva Motor Show, Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera unveiled a dramatic vision for a shooting brake based on the Bentley Continental. For those unfamiliar, a shooting brake is a retro automotive body-style that is essentially a wagon sans two doors, and was a favorite of independent coachbuilders like Touring. The car stole the show, and now the Milanese coachbuilder is taking orders.

The process of transforming a Continental GTC into the Flying Star takes some 4,000 hours of work, and to that end, Touring has hired more staff and invested in new equipment so it can be working on as many as five at a time. It will still take six months from order to delivery, and with production capped at 19 examples, each sells for about $800,000.

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Bentley Continental Flying Spur Series 51

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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's 2011 Continental GT Says Hello from Oman

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The 2011 Bentley Continental GT is being launched in Oman right now, and Bentley has gathered a gaggle of shots of its latest super coupe tanning in the Middle Eastern sun. The second generation of the monstrously powerful and just-as-luxurious two-door will have the familiar 6.0-liter, twin-turbo W12 engine up front, but from next year it will putting out 575 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque. You can probably expect the bottom line number on the order form to be increased as well.

Still, for those in search of a frugal-er conveyance that still retains Caesar's comforts, a V8 Continental will come on line next year and it's rumored to produce somewhere around 550 horses from its twin-turbo Audi motor. Or hey, there's no reason you can't get the V12 for yourself and the V8 for your assistant, right?

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Bentley Continental Supersports by Anderson Germany

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With a 621-horsepower twin-turbo W12 engine – the most powerful Bentley has ever made – it wouldn't be easy to top the Continental Supersports. But Anderson Germany is up to the task.

The German tuning house has released a series of modifications for the ultimate Conti that brings total output up to a stratospheric 685 horsepower. But they didn't stop there. They've also completely fitted the interior, mounted the vehicle on 22-inch modular alloy wheels and given it a custom body kit. Only 300 examples of the kit will be made, which also fit the standard Continental GT, GTC and Speed models.

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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 Reveals the Torque-tanic 2011 Continental GT

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The 2011 Bentley Continental GT is just the second generation of the segment-busting coupe that rumbled ashore eight years ago. And frankly, this new one looks a lot like that ancient one, but Bentley wants you to know that this is a completely new car. Outside, the bodywork gets all kinds of massaging: pronounced front fender lines that roll over the headlights and into the more-upright grille; a more pronounced grille treatment that asserts itself into the lower intake; LED running lamps surrounding the main headlight elements; the double-horseshoe rear-end treatment inspired by the Mulsanne and taillights that curl into the rear fenders. For a start...

More substantively, the 2011 Conti gets a boost in horsepower from the 6.0-liter, twin-turbo W12, hitting 567 horsepower and 516 pound-feet. The engine swipes a page from the Continental Supersports playbook and goes FlexFuel, accepting any combination of gasoline and E85. To keep you in touch with that power, Bentley's six-speed Quickshift transmission swaps cogs more quickly and does double downshifts. To keep that power in the right place, the rear track is wider, front-to-rear bias of the all-wheel-drive system is now 40/60, and the coefficient of drag has been reduced to 0.33.

As of next year the nominally eco-conscious can get their Continental GT with a 4.0-liter V8. Numbers haven't been released but you can expect it to register high on the horse and torque while getting much better gas mileage than its big brother.

Perhaps the best upgrade of all: the interior accouterments that now boast an eight-inch touchscreen interface, dynamic navigation and Google Maps. Joining that are a sleeker dash, climate-controlled "Cobra" seats sculpted to provide more rear legroom, and leather-lined door pouches with water-bottle holders. It's everything the current Continental GT is. Only more.

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New Bentley Continental GT to be Revealed Online Next Week

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The 2003 Introduction of the Continental GT coupe marked the beginning of the rebirth of Bentley as a stand-alone luxury brand after its separation from Rolls-Royce. Since then Bentley has introduced a range of new models including the GTC convertible, Flying Spur and Mulsanne that have given the brand a distinct character despite sharing some underpinnings with less Audis.

Next week, Bentley will unveil the new next generation Continental GT in a special online event before it shows up at the Paris Motor Show. Judging from the teaser video Bentley has posted at www.ContinentalGT.com the coupe won't be breaking any significant new ground stylistically. Instead it will be an evolution of current design. The most noticeable exterior change is the adoption of LED headlamps at the front for better lighting that uses less energy. The new Continental GT will be revealed at 10am EDT on September 7.

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Bentley Announces Special Edition Continental GTC 80-11

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If you were disappointed to learn that the latest limited edition Bentley Continentals were limited exclusively to the Middle East, we've got good news for you. The British prestige marque has announced another pair of specials, these destined exclusively to the North American market.

The 80-11 edition can be ordered on either the Continental GTC or GTC Speed, and upgrade on the standard models with special 20-inch wheels, brake calipers and badging, plus the availability of an exclusive Midnight paint shade. The name is derived from the limited run of 80 models available, and the 2011 model year in which they'll be built.

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Mike Tyson's Bentley Continental T for sale on JamesList

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With a 6.75-liter turbocharged V8 engine producing 650 lb-ft of torque, the Bentley Continental T packed quite a punch. A Mike Tyson-size punch. Which is no mere coincidence, because the Champ himself once owned this particular example.

This Continental T was one of only 322 made, and came equipped with two-tone red and black Connolly leather interior, a polished aluminum dashboard with a red starter button and a McIntosh sound system. Tyson bought it from Rolls-Royce of New York in 1997, and since then it has accumulated 40,000 kilometers and has undergone an overhaul at the hands of England's Phantom Motor Cars. It's now up for sale in Cologne, Germany. The price? $170,000, which is a fair bit less than the even rarer Continental SC which Tyson put on the market a couple of years ago.

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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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Wheelsandmore Bentley Continental Ultrasports 702

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If you're looking for power, you need look no farther than the Bentley Continental GT and its 550 horses. Not enough? There's the Speed version with over 600 horsepower. Still not enough? Bentley's got you covered with the 620-horsepower Supersports, the fastest, most powerful model they've ever produced. But for the truly power-hungry, there's the Ultrasports 702.

Created by German tuning house Wheelsandmore, the Ultrasports 702, as you might have guessed, offers 702 horsepower on tap, along with 650 lb-ft of torque (compared to the stock Supersports' 590), coaxed out of the enormous 6-liter W12 twin-turbo by an upgrade to the engine control unit and a new exhaust system. Wheelsandmore has also fitted its package with 21-inch modular rims on Dunlop Sport Maxx tires and an electronically adjustable suspension.

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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.

Gallery: Bentley Continental GT Design Series China

Gallery: Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed China

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All Bentley Continental Models to be Flex-Fuel-Capable in June

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2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible – Click above for high-res image gallery

It may not be the most interesting news you read all week, but we now have a date at which all Bentley Continentals will be able to gulp down whiskey with the best of 'em: June. Well, not exactly whiskey, but ethanol's pretty close. Bentley had made the announcement (sans date) at the Geneva Motor Show when it showed off the Continental Supersports Convertible.

Bentley sees this move as a big first step in reaching its stated goal of offering an entirely biofuel-capable lineup by 2012. In its latest form, Bentley's twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 offers up 621 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. That's sufficient to push the big Conti' to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds and on up to a top speed of 202 mph.

As the Continental is Bentley's most popular model line by far, this means that over half of all cars the luxury brand sells this year will be flex-fuel models. For those keeping track, the Brooklands coupe (which will soon be discontinued), Azure sedan and the soon-to-be-released Mulsanne sedan (the replacement for the long-running Arnage) are still not yet biofuel capable. According to Automotive News, the Mulsanne will be E85-capable shortly after its launch later this year.

Gallery: Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible