Since 10% of Bentley’s sales are realized in the Middle East, the company decided to create special versions of the model Continental Flying Spur and its more powerful modification Flying Spur Speed for this market. Both cars are compatible with the requirements of local customers and will be produced in a limited edition of 50 pieces. They are characterized by signs of Arabia front fenders, doors and thresholds in the ashtray. Wheels are 14-spoke in Continental Flying Spur Arabia and 10 spoke in Continental Flying Spur Speed Arabia, as in both cases the image size is 20 inches. The interior has been given special attention, it is even more luxurious than the standard. There are clad in veneer tables in the back of the front seats, lots of chrome and special insoles. Regarding the 6.0-liter W12 engine did not occur absolutely no changes in its power Continental Flying Spur Arabia remains 560 h.p., where Continental Flying Spur Speed Arabia – 610 h.p.

After many months of testing and numerous spy photos, Rolls-Royce has finally officially revealed its all-new model Ghost, which is smaller and more accessible from the Phantom, as the company is hoping he is more successful and it. The car will enter into direct competition with the Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Almost identical to the concept 200EX, which was presented at this year’s exhibition in Geneva, the future owners of Ghost can order your car with a satin silver colored grille, hood and a front window frame, namely those of the concept. The appearance of the Rolls-Royce Ghost is strongly influenced by that of the Phantom, but its length is 400mm. less. Front of the car is heavily tapered, with a huge grille and rear doors open wide, 83 degrees backward, providing maximum convenient access to the interior of the luxury sedan.
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The Bavarian company MTM, short for Motoren Technik Mayer, released a new tuning package for the models Bentley Continental GT, GTC, Flying Spur, GT Speed, GTC Speed and Continental Supersports. The package, called Birking Edition, includes two stages, increasing the power of the 6.0-liter W12 engine. At first, it increased from the standard 560 PS of 635 PS and the second – to 650 PS The maximum torque in both cases is 795Nm. (at standard 650Nm). From MTM does not give much information on the results of this tuning. It is clear only that tested Bentley Continental GT with increased power to 650 PS on track Heckenheim by car is a tour 3sec faster than the standard model and is accelerated from 0-200 kilometers / hr for 3sec again. faster than the production version.
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