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The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a four-door variant of the Bentley Continental GT coupe. The Flying Spur was first introduced in 2005, and is presently Bentley's fastest four-door saloon.

The Flying Spur is equipped with a 6.0L, twin-turbocharged W12 engine producing 552 hp (412 kW), with maximum speed of 195 mph (314 km/h). Four-wheel drive is standard. As with the Continental GT, the Flying Spur is built on the Volkswagen D platform. Largely, it could be considered a rebadged Volkswagen Phaeton with a different styling and a more powerful engine, most of the technical components being identical to those on the Phaeton. The car was designed by the same team that produced the Continental GT.

The Flying Spur is currently built at Bentley's factory in Crewe, England. Due to a lack of capacity at the Crewe factory upon the car's introduction, Flying Spurs destined for markets other than the USA and UK were built at Volkswagen's Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. This arrangement ended in 2006 when all assembly work reverted to Crewe.

As of today, Bentley Flying Spur is widely introduced in the world amongst luxury cars. It is very popular especially in Europe. Base price for this car starts at 200000 euros.

The Bentley Arnage is a luxury car produced by Bentley Motors in Crewe, England. The Arnage and its Rolls-Royce-branded sibling, the Silver Seraph, were introduced in the Spring of 1998 and were the first entirely new designs for the two marques since 1980.

Another break from the past was to be found under the bonnet, for decades home to the same 6.75 L V8, a powerplant which could trace its roots back to the 1950s. The new Arnage was to be powered by a BMW V8, with Cosworth-engineered twin turbo installation, and the Seraph was to employ a BMW V12.

The Arnage is over 5 m (200 in) long, 1.9 m (75 in) wide, and has a curb weight of more than 2.5 metric tonnes. For a brief period it was the most powerful and fastest four-door saloon on the market.

Following the uptick in sales for all of Rolls-Royce and resurgence of the Bentley marque, then-owner, Vickers, set about preparing a new model to replace the derivatives of the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit/Bentley Mulsanne which it had been selling since 1980. In a complete switch from tradition, these new cars would have bodies built at the Crewe factory with engines built elsewhere.

A number of potential engines were examined, including the GM Premium V engine and a Mercedes-Benz V8, before Vickers selected a pair of BMW powerplants. It was decided that the Rolls-Royce model, to be called the Silver Seraph, would use BMW's naturally-aspirated V12 while the more-sporting Bentley model would use a special twin-turbo version of the 4.4 L BMW V8, which was developed by Vickers subsidiary, Cosworth Engineering.

On its introduction in the spring of 1998 as a 1999 model, the Arnage was available as a single model with this 4398 cc BMW V8 engine, with twin turbochargers, developing some 350 hp (260 kW).

The basic BMW V8 Arnage was renamed the Arnage Green Label in 2000, its last model year.

During the bitter takeover battle between BMW and Volkswagen for ownership of Rolls Royce & Bentley Motors, BMW had threatened to stop supply of their engines if Volkswagen won the day. While the threat was later withdrawn in conjunction with BMW acquiring the right to manufacture the Rolls Royce marque at a new location, it was clear that Volkswagen could not accept the business and reputation risks associated with having their rival as a long term business partner. Volkswagen’s response was to hastily squeeze the old 6.75 liter 16 valve engine from the Turbo R into the cramped engine bay of the Arnage designed for the lighter and smaller BMW 32 valve V8 unit. This was not an ideal solution by any means and the old engine was not only extremely thirsty but also environmentally unacceptable from an emissions perspective without some modification ; that modification ultimately made the unit less reliable. The revised version of the car was launched as the Arnage Red Labelin October 1999.At the same time, but without the fan fare, Bentley made substantial modification to the original BMW engine cars and designated them as the "Arnage Green Lable" for the 2000 model year .As part of the modification process, both Red and Green Lable cars benefited from expanded leg room in the cabin, stiffer body shells, larger wheels and brakes and extra equipment such as integrated satellite navigation and park distance control systems. The PR department at Bentley pointed to customer demand as the driving force behind the reversion to the old two valve per cylinder 6.75 litre unit for the Red Lable. This was a less than honest explanation but surprisingly seemed to appear acceptable to all but a few of the motoring press who observed regression to the old technology without comment. The fact that the BMW-powered Arnage, was more modern, considerably more fuel efficient and had 32 valve, twin turbo and Bosch technology as opposed to 16 valve, single turbo and an old style engine management system was completely ignored. At the end of the day, the Red Label’s increase in power shaved less than a second of the zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) time, however the BMW twin turbo unit remained noticeably more agile and responsive from a drivers perspective and ultimately far more reliable from a long term performance perspective.

Vickers had outsourced to Cosworth the production of the old 6.75 L Rolls-Royce engine for use in the continued Continental and Azure models, so reverting to the old standby engine was a natural choice for the company. In fact, Volkswagen purchased Cosworth as well, so all the pieces fell into place to eliminate the BMW engine.

The Red Label model reverted to the old V8, which boasted torque of 835 N·m with a single Garret T4 turbocharger. This was the greatest amount of torque for a four-door car at the time. Also returning was the General Motors-sourced 4-speed 4L80-E automatic.

A long-wheelbase version of the Red Label was launched at the Detroit Auto Show in 2001. The Green Label ended production in 2000. The Red Label models were replaced in 2002.

For the 2007 model year, Garrett turbochargers were replaced with low inertia Mitsubishi units designed to improve engine response. The engine was mated to a version of the 6 speed ZF transmission found in the Continental range. Also, the capacity of the engine is increased from 6749 cc to 6761 cc. The new tunings give Arnage T 500 bhp (507 PS/373 kW) and 1000 N m, while the milder R having 450 bhp (456 PS/336 kW) and 875 N m. For the performance oriented T, 0-60 mph acceleration is only 5.2 seconds (Official record) and the top speed is 288 km/h (179 mph).

Arnage T

Max Power: 500 bhp (370 kW) @ 4200 rpm
Peak Torque: 1000 N m @ 3200 rpm
0-60 mph: 5.2 s
0-100 km/h: 5.5 s
Max Speed: 290 km/h (180 mph)

Arnage R

Max Power:450 bhp @ 4100 rpm
Peak Torque:875 N m @ 1800 rpm
0-60 mph: 5.5 s
0-100 km/h: 5.8 s
Max Speed: 270 km/h (170 mph)

Arnage RL

Max Power:500 bhp @ 4200 rpm
Peak Torque:1000 N m @ 3200 rpm
0-60 mph: 5.2 s
0-100 km/h: 5.5 s
Max Speed: 288 km/h (179 mph)


On January 17, 2005, the Arnage Convertible concept car, also known as the Arnage Drophead Coupe, was shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show. In April 2005, Bentley confirmed that the model would be produced at Crewe for Spring 2006 sales. Bentley also confirmed the new model will adopt the Azure tag, replacing the previous Azure as the company's large four-seat convertible.

The new Azure uses a 6.8 L twin-turbo V8 which produces 450 hp (335 kW) and 645 ft·lbf (874 Nm). 450 bhp (336 kW) and a top speed of 168 mph (270 km/h) The Azure is set to be priced at $320,000.00.

The Maybach Exelero is a high-performance sports car designed and built by luxury car manufacturer Maybach, and presented in May 2005. The 700 hp (SAE) (514 kW) two-seater with a bi-turbo V12 engine is a one-off design commissioned by Fulda Tyres. Fulda is using this car as a reference vehicle to test a new generation of wide tires. The German luxury car manufacturer created the one-off model as a modern interpretation of its legendary streamlined car of the 1930s. There are various allusions to the historical predecessor, which was likewise based on a powerful Maybach automobile, in this case the Maybach SW 38, and was also used by Fulda for tire testing. This automobile was used in one episode of a German TV Show Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei, where the female Chief of Staff stated that "the vehicle price ranges over 9 million euros", at that time. The car was an exhibit as a unique prototype that was being stolen by desperate yet clever burglars. Fortunately, the car, in the episode, was not demolished like other cars. At the end of the episode, you can see Tom and Semir fighting for the keys to the car.

In 2006, the Exelero featured in Rap artist Jay-Z's music video for "Lost One".

Length : 5.89 m (19.3 ft)
Width : 2.14 m (7.0 ft)
Weight : 2660 kg (5864 lb)
Engine : Bi-Turbo V12 oct-turbo from Maybach 57 S 700 hp (SAE) (522 kW), 1020 N·m (737 ft·lbf)
Top speed : 351 km/h (218 mph)
0-62 MPH : 4.4 seconds
Tires : 315/25 ZR 23 Fulda Exelero
Fuel used for Top speed test: 110 octane
Cost: Approx. $3,765,432.10 (USD)

Ah! Bugatti! This name can get the attention of any person in the world. It doest matter, how good or bad you are in cars, but you certainly know Bugatti. You know it's powerful, it's exclusive and that it's just a masterpiece in machineindustry.

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is a supercar produced by Volkswagen subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS. It is the most expensive and fastest accelerating street-legal production car in the world and it was also the fastest and most powerful one, until it was surpassed by the SSC Ultimate Aero TT on September 13, 2007. But still there is nothing, that can even compare to this monster! Just think about it - 736kW! And most cars dont even have more than 100 kW under their engine. It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm.

The concept of Bugatti Veyron was first introduced in 1999 and was planned to have 18.4 engine. But the production only began in 2003, with a 16.4 engine and with the price of more than 1 million euro. The car, however, experienced significant problems during development. Achieving the required high-speed stability was difficult - one prototype was destroyed in a crash and another spun out during a public demonstration at the Monterey Historics event in Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca. Production of the Veyron was delayed pending resolution of these and other issues.

Bugatti originally planned to build 300 Veyrons over five years. In March 2006, Bugatti president Bscher claimed to have 70 firm orders, selling out 14 months of production. The company is reportedly speeding up production in response, with all 70 cars expected to be built in 2006. The December, 2007 issue of Road & Track magazine reports that over 165 of the 300 cars to be produced have been sold and 90 have been delivered to customers. Maintenance will be possible at Bugatti dealerships but repair service will require a flown-in mechanic, who the company promises will be available 24 hours a day.

The Veyron is the quickest production car to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) with a proven time of 2.5 seconds. It reaches 60 mph in approximately 2.46 seconds. It also reaches 200 and 300 km/h (124 and 186 mph) in 7.4 and 16.7 seconds respectively. And according to the February 2007 issue of Road & Track Magazine, the Veyron accomplished the quarter mile in 10.2 seconds at a speed of 142.9 mph (230 km/h). Other tests, however, have the Veyron hitting 150 mph (241 km/h) in 9.8 seconds (see below), so the quarter mile time is actually faster, making the Veyron the the most rapidly accelerating production car in history. It accelerates so quickly that you could let a McLaren F1 (one of the best known fastest production car record holders) reach 120 mph (193 km/h), and then start the Bugatti, and the Veyron would beat the McLaren to 200 mph (322 km/h). The car's everyday top speed is listed at 375 km/h (233 mph). When the car reaches 220 km/h (137 mph), hydraulics lower the car until it has a ground clearance of about 8.9 cm (3? inches). At the same time, the wing and spoiler deploy. This is the "handling mode", in which the wing helps provide 3425 newtons (770 pounds) of downforce, holding the car to the road. The driver must, using a special key (the "Top Speed Key"), toggle the lock to the left of his seat in order to attain the maximum (average) speed of 408 km/h (254 mph). The key functions only when the vehicle is at a stop when a checklist then establishes whether the car�and its driver�are ready to enable 'top speed' mode. If all systems are go, the rear spoiler retracts, the front air diffusers close and the ground clearance, normally 12.5 cm (4.9 inches), drops to 6.5 cm (2.6 inches).

The Veyron was proclaimed the Top Gear Magazine Car of the Year for 2005 along with the Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1.

The Veyron was also declared the Grand Award winner for the Autotech category of 2006 by Popular Science magazine.