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10-09-2006, 03:57 PM

Here is a weird update, actually one of the less beloved cars in the last years :D and yet, one of the more expensive I indepthized so far, or driven for that matter.
Not on par with a Murcielago maybe, but much more impressive in some ways!

I'll post my review asap in the proper section, prolly tomorrow, but for now, let's try to enjoy the pics.. under some angles it ain't so bad IMO, and anyway when offered to take such behemoth for a drive, it was hard to refuse :D
Sadly I just had some 30 min before light went down the drain, so not many pics and not really brillant locations...

Click any preview to be taken to the full 19 high-res pics update

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Bentley_Continental_Flying_Spur_134.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthbentleycontinentalflyingspur.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Bentley_Continental_Flying_Spur_130.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthbentleycontinentalflyingspur.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Bentley_Continental_Flying_Spur_133.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthbentleycontinentalflyingspur.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Bentley_Continental_Flying_Spur_138.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthbentleycontinentalflyingspur.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Bentley_Continental_Flying_Spur_141.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthbentleycontinentalflyingspur.html)

TNT

10-09-2006, 04:00 PM

davide

10-09-2006, 04:24 PM

When I hear the name Bently, this is the sort of car i imagine.

Super-saloon, I might look very attractive but it just got that 'wow'-factor.

10-09-2006, 04:43 PM

very nice car IMO, i saw one here in pittsburgh, and he was playing around on the highway b/c i was trying t oget a closer look and he just left me. very fast car.

edit: my favorite

http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bentley/Bentley%20Continental%20Flying%20Spur%20132.jpg

Oh well, I can pretty much say this is the car in which I performed the fastest acceleration if not the quickest top speed.. with somebody else's Lambo or Ferrari honestly you don't dare to hammer it from a standing start, so you tend, if not to short shift, to at least avoid full boost launches.. with the FS you just wait for the green light to come and you floor it, to be propelled to amazing speeds with no effort.. not even funny, but fucking impressive and for sure on the highway you can leave in the dust pretty much anything else out there

TNT

10-09-2006, 05:32 PM

yeah we was doing around 90mph and he just up and left me like i was standing still. very impressive car.

romes_pl

10-09-2006, 05:54 PM

Great pics.I love that indepth.Waiting for some impressions

chest3r

10-09-2006, 06:08 PM

Cool!!! I love this car :o I think it looks pretty good 8)

Thanks a lot for the great pics!!

dingo

10-09-2006, 06:56 PM

Not a huge fan of the car, but it has its purpose and does it well!

This photo is my favourite:

http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bentley/thumbs/Bentley%20Continental%20Flying%20Spur%20138.jpg

:good:

gangajas

10-09-2006, 07:32 PM

Very good pics and I think that the car is not ugly, I like it.

yg60m

10-10-2006, 07:20 AM

I must say that I like this car very much, it's even better in flesh but is quite big and impressive ... Thanks TT, waiting for the review now :wink:

TopGearNL

10-10-2006, 08:59 AM

dutchmasterflex

10-10-2006, 09:11 AM

^ I think the car looks great in that angle too.. It hides the enourmous size of the car..

Would be a great car to take the family acccross country ;)

stmoritzer

10-10-2006, 09:13 AM

you once told me about this one... now since you're in TI it was a matter of time to see a review of this beatiful car, me likes a lot :P

The FS in a dark color (darkblue or black) looks amazing, a nice combination of british understatement without the grandpa-touch of a Arnage or so.

The performance speeks for itself.
Thanks for the pics TT !

10-10-2006, 11:39 AM

WOW, I am quite surprised to see afterall the FS went pretty well under the skin of most ppl now that we are pretty much used to it. Phew, I thought nobody would care to open the topic :D
Actually IMO the wheels he has on his one are not the best choice and just that detail can make huge difference.

BTW, for the fact freaks, this was the first FS in Ticino, ence one of the first delivered to Switzerland.

Sadly this uncle despite the fact he could, doesn't like to buy new cars that often.. he kept his old 7 series up to some 200'000+ km (still uses it, the Bent is very rarely used) and I bet the FS will stay in the family forever.. so the next indepth he could bring me will be when I'll celebrate my 50th birthday :roll: but could be worst :D

stmoritzer

10-10-2006, 11:44 AM

^:hmm:, what can you do about it :wink: (crash the car maybe)

10-10-2006, 11:50 AM

LOL, do you really think it is a smart idea? :D

paradizzy

10-10-2006, 01:47 PM

Great car and very nice pics. IMO those 7spoke 20 inch Bentley wheels suits better on this car. Do you have maybe more interior pics?

10-10-2006, 03:11 PM

Nope, sorry. My little niece was sleeping in the backseat near the end of the shoot and didn't want to bother her too much with doors opening, shutter noises and such....

ae86_16v

10-12-2006, 07:14 PM

Great shoot TT! I don't think the lines and detail of the Continental design will ever get tiring.

This is my fav:

http://www.swisscarsightings.com/bentley/Bentley%20Continental%20Flying%20Spur%20133.jpg

pyre2099

10-14-2006, 11:00 PM

TT gorgeous pics as always, and love the new avatar

twboy1999

10-15-2006, 01:51 AM

good looking pic
but the car is just ugly
flying spurs? more like flying sausage
bengtly gt is only ok looking,, but flying spurs is just ugly
if u been in a vw toureg, u prety much being in a bgt or flying sausage
alot of share parts, just better leather
http://www.twboy1999.com/Image(212).jpg