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Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose owes Bentley Financial thousands for abusing a Continental Flying Spur like it was an Iggy Pop song. Transgressions include exceeding the mileage limit by 43K gouging the bumper, and not paying $74K. [TMZ] More »
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Further proof money can't buy taste, a wannabe Duke brother turned this Bentley Continental into a trashy General Lee-replica. No word on whether or not this Daisy Duke is the driver's actual cousin. More »
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We're guessing a lot of people forked over the extra change for the tweaked Bentley Continental GT Speed, convincing the product planners at the super-luxo marque to drop the same massaged 6.0-Liter W12 into the company's Continental Flying Spur sedan. Called the Continental Flying Spur Speed, the newly found 48 horsepower means the Bentley can pull all of that chrome and chestnut inlay to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Additional tweaks to the Speed version include a lowered ride-height, new 20-inch wheels, revised grille, optional carbon ceramic disc brakes, sportier steering wheel and oh-so-many badges. Those who receive bonuses in the form of stock options or managed to avoid a pre-nup should check out the full specs below. More »
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The fine car fans of the world have snagged some gorgeous looking pictures of what they're claiming is the next refresh of Bentley's Continental GT and the Continental Flying Spur. Although they're not expecting the engines to see an upgrade from the 6.0-liter W12 Twin Turbo powerplants that currently provide the luxe beast's power, you can see it looks to be getting a slightly modified front bumper, air intakes and what looks to be an upgraded interior. How you upgrade a Bentley's interior, we do not know — but WorldCarFans says it's the case, so sure, why not. – Ray Wert More »
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We wannabe upper crusty anglophile types are already busy drooling over the allure from the double-decadent Havana coupe. Now Bentley springs this on us? As the revitalized German British marquee nears the brand-imploding 9,000 cars a year threshold, they are going to need new steel to maintain their momentum. Wait, not steel — as was dictated by sharing a chassis with brother Phaeton — Al-you-min-e-um. The new Continentals will use Audi's lightweight MLB platform, probably shedding half a ton in the process. Much more interesting (says me), is the likelihood of low volume offshoots, including a four-door drop-top, a sedanca and most wonderful of all, a shooting brake! And if Davey G. calls the latter a "hatch back," I'm sicking Daniel Craig on his ass. – Jonny Lieberman More »
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We've never stayed at the Fairmont in the City That Works, but we have enjoyed the amenities and excellent cotomer sevis of its San Francisco sister hotel, as opposed to the recent subpar experience we had in Birmingham, AL's Tutwiler. And while the SF house of lodging ranks as one of the finest places we've ever stayed, Chicago just put one over on it. They now feature a Bentley Continental Flying Spur as a courtesy car. Damns...now we really feel schmoe-esque for rolling up to the Fairmont in a rented Civic wearing our gas-station jacket. Next time, we're doing it in Dolce & Gabbana and a Corona with a differently-colored door on the passenger side. – Davey G. Johnson More »
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Leftlane News reports that German tuning and design shop, Mansory GmbH, is showcasing its take on the Bentley Continental Flying Spur at the SEMA Show. Having already worked its techie magic on the Continental GT, the team has done similarly by its four-door sibling, upclocking the bruiser's W12 to 650hp and pinning on a enough jewelry to make it a corneal hazard under all those Vegas lights. Now, it'll do a deuce without breathing heavy, making it kind of the Pro-Wrestler brother-in-law to all those SEMA tuners. More »
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Why you shouldn t buy this car: Because you don t have enough money. More »
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Exterior Design: **** More »
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Let s get this out of the way first: the Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a German car. Quite apart from the fact that the Spur is built on the VW Phaeton platform and assembled at their Dresden factory, there s nothing remotely British about that way this leather-lined leviathan goes about its business. It accelerates, stops, turns, changes gear and yes, cossets with what used to be called Germanic precision. From the way the windows lower to the way the speedo ascends, the Spur is a rolling embodiment of the best engineering and manufacturing expertise Britain s former foe can muster. More »
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