Bentley Continental Flying Spur

It is Bentley's big car. Big power output, big price tag, and a bigger garage needed too cosset this luxury coupe. The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a high performance coupe with an amalgam of exquisite design, peerless craftsmanship, and unforgettable driving dynamics. It is available as a four-wheel-drive and powered by a 553 bhp 5.9-litre turbocharged engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission. It can travel at a maximum estimated speed of 312 km/hr going from 0 to 100 km in 4.9 seconds. Sold only as one variant, the Bentley Continental Flying Spur starts its price at Rs 2 Crore (ex-showroom Delhi). Bentley plans to sell only 10 units of the Flying Spur in India per year. It would take about six months from the date of order in India to deliver the vehicle, as it is a completely imported unit.

Bentley Azure

The England-based car maker Bentley rolled out two convertibles since its entry into India in 2003. The Azure two-seater coupe is for kings and oil magnates. Bentley has restricted the sales number to maintain exclusivity. With a starting price of Rs 3.8 Crore (ex-showroom Delhi), the Bentley Azure is surely for the super rich of India. Surprisingly, the dealers in Delhi are getting orders even from Ludhiana and Bhiwandi, which are districts in Punjab and Rajasthan. With a 5.9-litre engine and a 6-speed automatic transmission, the car generates an amazing 552 hp and can touch an estimated top speed of 317 km/h.

Bentley Arnage 2010

Bentley Arnage will be replaced with a new model for the 2010 model year. word is that the 2010 Arnage will have an aluminum spaceframe chassis produced by Audi, an aluminum body, and possibly a hybrid version of the current 6.75 liter V-8 using the transmission developed for the Audi Q7 hybrid or the hybrid transmission currently under development for the next Audi Quattro.

Despite the recent appearance of a Veyron-engined prototype version of the current Arnage, that the company intends to keep the 6.75 liter power plant used in the current model, but re-tune it to meet 2009 European Union emissions standards. That will be quite a feat for an engine. More challenging will be the next set of emissions standards. But, Bentley Arnage is currently working on meeting the 2013-15 EU emissions standards with the 6.75 liter engine.All our engineers want to keep the engine alived. Perhaps the W16 from the Veyron is merely a fall-back plan.