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Monday 9th June 2008


Bentley Flying Spur Speed

New Bentley saloon has 600bhp and can hit 200mph


Bentley has unveiled the most powerful four-door car ever produced by a British manufacturer – the Continental Flying Spur Speed.

The new car has 600bhp (up from 552bhp) and gets subtle changes to the front - including a more upright grille and bigger air intake - and gains a more aggressive rear bumper.

To help the car control the extra power the Speed gets a lowered ride height and uprated suspension.

There is an uprated anti-roll bar and the car rides on 20” wheels with bespoke Pirelli P-Zero performance tyres.

The new model also gets a sophisticated radar-based Adaptive Cruise Control system, which monitors the traffic ahead and manages the throttle and brakes to maintain a pre-set time gap, up to a driver selected set speed.


The car will accelerate to 60mph in a very respectable 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 200mph.

   

 

Author: Oli S

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