Jun 20th, 2008 | Aftermarket, Bugatti, Etc, Misc. Auto Shows, bentley | No Comments
Although we have talked in regards to Bugatti’s plans for a super sedan as a follow-up to the all-powerful Veyron, apparently there are particularlly purchasers out there who do not experience the patience to wait for the a car to become reality. German tuner LEW Design can boost you get at lowest portion way there investing in its new LEW Big Bang.
LEW took the expeditious direction and used up a Bentley Continental GT as a initiating height and slapped on particularlly Bugatti styling cues. The Big Bang, unveiled at the Essen Motor Show, has the Bug appear investing in its iconic Bugatti horseshoe grille and Audi Q7 headlights the present try to be like the Veyron look. Carbon fiber panels are exhausted available the Conti to decrease weight a bit, as immensely as take in particularlly flowing styling changes.
More news and pics ensuing the jump.
[Source: AutoBild]
Jun 6th, 2008 | Coupes, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Tuners, bentley | No Comments
The flower bed on the hood was reportedly painted by Japanese artist Nakamura Tetsui, but that doesn’t make it any more palatable. There seems to be some method to the Tetsu GTR’s madness, as the front turn signals appear inspired by the Porsche 911 and the rear has an unmistakable Audi R8 flavor.
[Source: Carscoop]
Jun 4th, 2008 | Sedans/Saloons, Tuners, bentley | No Comments
You may remember my small bit hissy fit endure week throughout RENNTECH paying off our photos of a Bentley Continental Flying Spur taken when the Flying B was in the Autoblog Garage two ages ago. We and the graphic designer throughout at RENNTECH own ever since patched Times up, aided in no pithy side by his flattery of my photos and me making a isn’t for compliments. Taking our advice, the RENNTECH folk quit shopping in the Google Images section of the store, parked a tastefully tuned Flying Spur imminent to such a constructing and proceeded to bring away, the possible results of that ain’t too shabby. Their Bentley is less amidst a dark window tint and one or two deep dish rims as opposed to the availability one we photographed, and theirs is no uncertainty sporting the tuner’s new ECU module for Bentley automobiles the present increments the twin-turbo W12 to 625 horsepower. You can stopping out RENNTECH’s new pics in the gallery below, as enormously as all of the Bentleys too experience continued in the Autoblog Garage ensuing the jump. We guess it is roughly opportunity for an extra one.
[Source: RENNTECH]
Jun 4th, 2008 | Recalls/TSBs, bentley, safety | No Comments
The fact that there’s 13,000 Bentley Continentals out there takes us a little by surprise. The last time Bentley issued a recall, fewer than 600 cars were involved. We know the Continental has been hugely popular for Bentley, but with those types of numbers, it must be one of the most popular Bentley vehicles ever. Unfortunately, owners of 2004-2008 Continental GT, GT Speed, Flying Spur, and GTC should pay the dealer a visit for a recall campaign. Road salt can potentially eat through the fuel filter housing, allowing fuel spray, and potentially leading to fire. Fail to heed the warnings, and you should at least consider packing the glovebox with marshmallows to roast once the inferno breaks out.
[Source: usrecallnews]
May 11th, 2008 | Government/Legal, Sedans/Saloons, bentley | No Comments
The State Limousine took two years to develop and is based on the Arnage, but fitted with unique bodywork styled by Bentley and crafted in-house at its Mulliner coachbuilding division. The exterior is visually distinct and more old-fashion than the Arnage, and features an enlarged greenhouse, with opaque rear window panels that can be installed for privacy or stowed in the trunk for parade visibility. The State Limousine also features suicide rear doors and measures some three-feet longer, ten-inches taller and six-inches wider than the Arnage, and is equipped with armored bodywork and windows, plus a blast-proof floor and an airtight cabin. All that means an 8,818-pound curb weight, pulled around by the same 400hp 6.75-liter V8 as used in the long-wheelbase Arnage RL. Stylistically, the State Limousine looks something like a cross between the Hongqi HQE and a London taxi – you can decide for yourself in the gallery below, where you’ll notice the vehicle’s deceptive dimensions and the obviation of the license plate frame for the Queen’s own motor-carriage. Somehow we don’t think she’ll be pulled over.
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May 9th, 2008 | Etc, Lifestyle, bentley | No Comments
Devil May Care, the new James Bond novel set back during the Cold War in 1967, arrives on bookstore shelves May 28th. The book’s author, Sebastian Faulkes, has written the story in the style of the late Ian Fleming to celebrate the 007 creator’s centenary. As we first reported last September, MI6’s greatest secret agent also returns to his Bentley-driving roots in Devil May Care. The car is the same one he drives in Fleming’s Thunderball and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: a custom 2-seat Bentley R type Continental convertible with the 4½-liter engine from a Mk VI stuffed underhood. To celebrate Bond’s return to Bentley, Penguin Books asked the automaker to design a very limited Special Series Edition — just 300 copies will be made. (Anyone want to place bets on the aftermarket value of book #007?)
Under the supervision of chief designer Dirk Van Braeckel (the man responsible for the current Continental GT’s lines), Bentley has delivered a leather-bound, heirloom-quality piece.
The ‘Flying B’ hood ornament is featured on the cover and spine, and the outer leather is stitched in the same diamond pattern you’ll find on the seating surfaces of a modern Bentley road car. The inside cover is also finished off in leather, but is styled in tune with cars of the era in which the story is set. The typeface used is the same one you’ll find in a Bentley owner’s manual, and each individually-numbered book comes with a matching-number pewter die-cast R type model and a similarly-snazzy book block. The numbering on each book, by the way, is featured on a metal plate supplied by the same firm who does the engine plates for the cars. Finally, all books come with a plexiglass slipcase.
As you might expect, this mega-exclusive book is also mega-expensive. £750 will put one on the bookshelf, where it would surely look nice next to the divorce papers you’ll be handed shortly after its arrival. If you’re a Bond completist, recent lottery winner, or a Bentley fanatic, you can order the super special edition via Penguin007.com, where they’ve got all manner of Bond info, a countdown clock ticking off the seconds to the book’s release and a link to the Special Series Edition minisite. You regular folk (we know you’re out there) can meet us at Amazon, where the pricing’s a bit more in tune with blogger pay.
[Sources: Bentley, Penguin Books]
May 3rd, 2008 | CARS NEWS, Green, Sports/GTs, Supercars, TEC NEWS, bentley, sports news, spy photos | No Comments
We can’t imagine being an apprentice at Bentley leaves you a lot of spare time, what with your full class load on how to stitch the perfect steering wheel, match wood grains and build twin-turbo V8s with your bare hands. A team of nine apprentices comprising the Bentley Greenpower Team, however, have found the time over the past ten months to build an exceptional little electrical vehicle for the Greenpower Corporate Challenge that kicked off at the Goodwood race circuit yesterday.
Their car, dubbed the Continental DC, was developed using the same CAD software that Bentley uses for its own cars, and is powered by two 12-volt batteries and a 24-volt motor that’s required by competition rules. The body is also based on Bentley’s 2004 Goodwood soap box racer and is basically invisible to wind resistance. The use of carbon fiber to keep weight down is extensive, to say the least. The body, chassis, wheels and even a specially designed suspension with carbon fiber beams under tension are all made from the exotic weave. Despite being green as can be, the Continental DC still sports some flare from Crewe thanks to a single leather Bentley seat with a four-point harness, a custom Bentley-inspired steering wheel and Bentley “dashboard”.
[Source: Bentley]
