A Bentley engine is not like any other engine in the world and the one inside a Continental Flying Spur is definitely no exception. Maximum torque is available from just 1600rpm and continues un-subsided throughout the power band, meaning the driver can call upon exceptional reserves of power in an instant. This is Bentley in words.
A 2005 Bentley for sale specifically a Bentley Continental Flying Spur was a huge hit on that same year. The Continental Flying Spur’s permanent all-wheel drive system ensures that even in poor weather and road conditions, the awesome power and torque remain accessible to the driver without the constant intervention of the traction control system.
2005 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
This 2005 Bentley for sale’s advanced six-speed transmission allows the driver to use the gearbox as a conventional automatic or opts to change gears ‘manually’ using either the gearlever or the paddles mounted behind the wheel. Whatever mode the gearbox is set to, the power train operates with seamless efficiency and provides brilliant shift quality. In its four-door application it has also been extensively recalibrated to provide almost imperceptible shifts when being used in a more relaxed fashion. An all-new four-door Grand Tourer that blends peerless Bentley craftsmanship and design with modern technologies.
Designed and developed in parallel with the Continental GT coupé at Bentley’s design studios and facilities in Crewe to ensure consistency in their visual appearance and in their on-going engineering and development programmed. The pricing for this 2005 Bentley for sale is was finalized but Bentley expects a similar price structure to that of the Continental GT coupé.
Bentley Arnage T 2005
Another 2005 Bentley for sale is the mighty Bentley Arnage T. This seemed like the perfect place to start when Bentley Mulliner’s design team considered how to create a Continental GT with a more sporting appearance. This 2005 Bentley for sale’s use of diamond quilted hides and aluminium trim options to the pedals and facia gives it a distinct and purposeful look – a powerful representation of the Bentley theme.
Those same materials are used to make the Mulliner Driving Specification the most contemporary Bentley yet. Bold, two-tone leather and dark veneer combinations give the car a modern yet distinct feel, much like a fashionable driving watch. By combining heavily lacquered, dark veneers with lighter seat leathers, the Continental GT’s interior becomes a place of intent and focus. The use of dark woods for this 2005 Bentley for sale also acts as a helpful contrast to the beautiful, jewelry-like switchgear and brighter trim that is introduced with the Mulliner Driving Specification.
The styling story of the Continental GT dates back to August 1999 when newly appointed head of design, Dirk van Braeckel was briefed to prepare a concept for an all new Bentley coupé: one that would use 80 years of Bentley design as its inspiration, yet look only to the future in its shape. It took just four months – until just before Christmas – when van Braeckel submitted his preferred design to the board of Bentley Motors. It was approved on the spot.
The key to honoring Bentley’s design past without simultaneously creating an inappropriately ’retro’ car, was to take the design philosophy that inspired cars such as the Bentley Speed Six of 1928 and the 1952 R-type Continental and use it in an entirely contemporary context. ’What you are looking for,’ says van Braeckel, ’are the things that gave those cars such presence and a stance that shouted ’Bentley’ at anyone who looked at them. It translated perfectly from the pre to the post-war era and so it does from there to the present day. Understand that and you can forget about the past.’
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