The Bentley Continental Flying Star by Touring has been unveiled at the Geneva motor show.
Designed by the Touring Superleggera design studios, the car is loosely based on the Continental GTC chassis and is said to "combine the functionality and elegance of the shooting brake body with the driving experience of Bentley."
It features an all-new body from the A-pillar back and has a two-metre load capacity, which can take 1200 litres of the luggage with the rear seats down. It has been built to EU approval.
Design highlights include two completely foldable individual rear seats, which can create a plain loading space over two metres long. The bodywork includes steel rear wings, extended roof paneling, aluminum door skins and an all-alloy, electric powered tailgate. The conversion is available with the standard 6.0-litre W12 engine or the GTC Speed's more powerful variant.
Just 20 cars will be built, with Touring Superleggera saying prices will vary according to buyer's individual demands.
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Re: Bentley Continental Flying Star
They both look brilliant- thats very good photoshopping, they look like they could easily be real photos. & both cars look very stylish, they could easily be factory jobs, they dont have that "aftermarket" look about them at all (like the real life Arnage estate!)
I do like the idea of limited-production luxury shooting brake conversions, although they dont all turn out as nicely styled as your photoshops:
http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?avonxj6f.htm
What an absolutely awful conversion of a very stylish car!!!
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I’ve also been a big fan of the shooting brake format and have longed for an Aston Martin one for a long time. My perfect car would be DBS Shooting Brake. The boots in Astons are getting smaller and smaller.
I saw a fantastic Ferrari 456 Shooting Brake at Goodwood a few years ago built as a one off, although I did here later that Pininfarina had several customers asking for one.
I look forward to seeing the Bentley version but feel that with the bulk of the GT the lines are going to be difficult to get right. Check out the following, as you can get it seriously wrong:
http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/bentley_arnage/index.html
Re: Bentley Continental Flying Star
No thanks. The Continental already suffers from an unpardonably short bonnet due to the fwd base origins. This addition will make it look even stupider.