Bentley Sues Axl Rose Over Trashed Flying Spur

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]

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2009 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Gets Facelift, "Speed" And…

2009 Bentley Continental Flying SpurWe'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…

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Spy Photos: Bentley Continental GT And Flying Spur

Bentley-Continental-GT-Flying-Spur.jpgThe 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…

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Fidel Is Not Enough: Bentley Plans Lots O' New, Lightweight Rides

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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,…

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Spurs Fly in Chicago: Fairmont Adds Bentley to Fleet

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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…

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Tuned Bentley Continental Flying Spur at SEMA

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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…

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Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Part 2

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Exterior Design: ****
The Spur offends finely-honed aesthetic sensibilities in detail only: weirdly-shaped rear three-quarter windows, oddly over-sized taillights, incongruous chrome side window surrounds and deadly dull wheels. The Rolls Royce Phantom is the only place you ll find more automotive charisma, and it…

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