Bentley at Beijing Motor Show
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Bentley Continental GT Design Series China
Bentley Continental GT Design Series China
Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed China
Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed China
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22nd April, 2010
- Bentley Motors to launch unique special-edition Continental models for China
- Continental Flying Spur Speed China and the Continental GT Design Series China to make debut at 2010
Beijing Motor Show
Bentley Motors is ready to unveil two unique Continental models which have been engineered and designed
exclusively for the Chinese market. These special edition cars will be made at Bentley’s Crewe
headquarters with both models offering a range of striking features specially commissioned for Chinese
customers.
The Chinese market is now the third most important single market for Bentley globally in terms of sales
and one of the fastest growing. Since Bentley entered China in 2002, sales have grown nearly ten-fold to
421 cars in 2009, a trend that continues despite the recent global recession.
From Bentley’s first dealership in Shenzhen, the network has grown to become nine-strong in 2010 (with
dealers in Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing and Qingdao) and will grow with
four new showrooms to open during the course of this year, the first of which will be in Kunming. Now two
new models are to be launched specifically for this unique market.
The Continental GT "Design Series China", which will debut at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show late this
week, highlights the innovative nature of Bentley’s stylists working in partnership with the company’s
colour and trim experts to provide some vibrant, design-led interiors.
The centrepiece of each Design Series China car is the three-tone interior that blends a main leather
hide colour with accent and insert colours to provide a visually impactful cabin for drivers and
passengers to enjoy. This skilful and imaginative use of contrasting colours, as well as the application
of accent colours to the smallest detail like the car’s seat belts, floor mats, seat piping or the
hand-stitching applied to the steering wheel, further underlines this Bentley’s unique appearance.
The Design Series China cars will be the first Bentley’s to feature Orange
and Magenta as accent colours and the vast Bentley paint palette is further
extended with the introduction of Orange Flame and Magenta Metallic.
As well as creating a ‘talking point’ with the imaginative use of three
contrasting hide colours, Bentley’s styling team has selected some striking wood
veneers including Piano Black and dark-stained Burr Walnut. The rare Amboyna
veneer, usually only available as a cost option, has also been reserved for the
Design Series China editions.
These cars will be further distinguished by some subtle exterior and interior
‘Design Series China’ motifs. These include an exterior wing badge, treadplate
and name badge positioned on the centre console – all bearing the Design Series
China signature.
Bentley is also launching the Continental Flying Spur Speed China which retains all the potent performance of the company’s
Continental Flying Spur Speed, the world’s fastest luxury four-door saloon, but
with a range of engineering upgrades developed for the Chinese market.
A bespoke ‘comfort’ suspension setting has been developed for the Speed China
which emphasises the car’s superior ride quality for both driver and passengers,
whilst ensuring the class-leading performance of the W12 6-litre engine is in no
way diminished. The car is capable of achieving a potential top speed of
200mph/322km/h and a 0-60mph sprint time of just 4.5 seconds (0-100km/h in 4.8
seconds).
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The Flying Spur Speed’s distinctive, sporty 20-inch multi-spoke Speed wheels
are retained to emphasise the car’s athletic character but for the Speed China,
this performance is balanced with greater refinement through the re-tuning of
the exhaust to produce a quieter note.
The Speed China’s refinement and handling upgrades are also accompanied by a
range of design features that accentuate its special edition status. ‘Speed
China’ treadplates and wing badges (with a matching badge visible on the centre
console) have been created for this car and Bentley’s famous ‘B’ emblem has been
affixed to both ‘C’ pillars.
Bentley’s ability to add extra, well-executed, touches of luxury can be found
in the custom leather cushions for rear passengers which are embroidered with
Bentley wings. Each car will also come with a special display case for the
ignition key. Geoff Dowding, Regional Director, Asia and Middle East,
comments:
“Bentley has a long and proud tradition of creating exclusive cars
designed to meet the styling and driving tastes of our customers, wherever in
the world they might be. Designed and offered exclusively for our customers in
China, these special-edition Bentleys showcase our styling and engineering
teams’ abilities and also underlines our desire to create cars for this
influential market.”
Both models can be seen on the Bentley stand in Hall E5 of the Auto China
Motor Show in Beijing which runs between 23rd April and the
2nd May in the New International Exhibition Centre.
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