EXCLUSIVE !! TEST DRIVEN: Bentley Continental Flying Spur

Beemer · 18th July 2005, 01:05

Vow , going great guns dippy ! Last one was an Audi and now Bentley ! So the only one left now is the Maybach !!! I am sure we ll be getting a report for that too .

BTW , same ques here too , What's the secret ??? i mean how do manage all this , can understand for an Audi buuut Bentley !!??!!

p.s As told to you that the car is coming now to delhi than pls PM me the secret code dippy , so that we too here can lay our hands ......

Keep it up man ...

Gordon · 18th July 2005, 08:23

Great drive Dippy. But right now I'm most interested in

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and he handed me the official catalogue of the Spur for keeps

ajmat · 18th July 2005, 08:25

Considering the UK journalists are only now getting theirshands on the car - this is quite an achievement and pretty good on Bentley for getting the car in double quick

GTO · 18th July 2005, 09:42

The Indian Jeremy Clarkson, what can I say! From Mercs to Skoda Superbs, Audis to Bentleys...havent we driven them all?

I have to give you credit for pulling something like this off. Very very nice

GTO

Rudra Sen · 18th July 2005, 09:53

Man, that's an achievement Dippy. You manage it every time! Great report pal.

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Originally Posted by Dippy

However I really couldn’t do much in the evening traffic of Marine Drive and managed to take her upto 160 kmph.

In the evening traffic of Marine Drive!!

ajmat · 18th July 2005, 09:59

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Originally Posted by GTO

The Indian Jeremy Clarkson, what can I say! From Mercs to Skoda Superbs, Audis to Bentleys...havent we driven them all?

GTO

Unlike Clarkson, he drives them forward and backwards and not sideways or does not try shaving the tread of the tyres

Rtech · 18th July 2005, 10:03

Whoa Dippy! How in the world did you manage to pull this trick off!

I saw the Spur on MD at about 2pm. It's not really an imposing car and I couldn't help but think of it as a glorified Phaeton though.

Dippy · 18th July 2005, 10:21

Thank you everyone. I feel it is great that I could get a review of the Flying Spur for Team BHP even before we read it in the ACIs and ODs. I think I was one of the only few to get my hands on it within a week of its official launch. Goes to show that Team BHP is right up there when it comes to New Car reviews.

Dippy

normally_crazy · 18th July 2005, 10:58

Hahahaha

guess i know the secret code of dippy !!

pal, great report and yeah Audi , Flyin spur - now what ? the Lambo or the 355 ?? good going

keep them coming dude !!

Dippy · 18th July 2005, 10:59

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Originally Posted by normally crazy

Hahahaha

guess i know the secret code of dippy !!

It does work wonders now doesn't it?

Dippy

revtech · 18th July 2005, 11:08

hey congrats dippy all i can say is your one lucky guy ....i wonder whats going to be next .

Rev

veyron1 · 18th July 2005, 12:32

dippy, you lucky dawg.....!!!! what can i say- another feather atop the team-bhp's "ripped and revved" hat, eh....??? great going there, dude...... nice review, and awesome pics, too..... and i'm pretty sure that you didn't feel the 100 mph mark lurking on you until you saw the speedo...am i right..?? methinks a bentley driver must be feeling like it's doing 60, when the car is actually doing 160.....

n_c and dippy, please feel free to share the "secret code" with me too.....will surely come in handy....

and dippy, considering that the new carrera 4 will be hitting the shores soon, pray tell if you're going in for a test- no matter where you are, will be there in one hour flat.....

manticore · 18th July 2005, 13:08

Woohoo! That's an awesome drive Dipster.........speechless here too. Psst....I'd like to know the secret code too... Anyways thanx for the pics and the review.

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..did you know the Clock on the console is a Breitling ?

Dont know if I'm right...........but I read in some foreign mag that the clock is not actually a Breitling, not a Breitling movement in fact. It's just named so, the movement itself is made somewhere in Asia.

Manti.

nitrous · 18th July 2005, 14:08

Great drive and Pics, dippy. I'm feeling a bit jealous

. 160 kph? how did u manage??

aveek · 18th July 2005, 15:04

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Originally Posted by manticore

Dont know if I'm right...........but I read in some foreign mag that the clock is not actually a Breitling, not a Breitling movement in fact. It's just named so, the movement itself is made somewhere in Asia.

Manti.

go to www.breitlingforbentley.com they have quite a few watches for Bentley...

18th July 2005, 01:05	#16
Beemer BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: delhi Posts: 384 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Vow , going great guns dippy ! Last one was an Audi and now Bentley ! So the only one left now is the Maybach !!! I am sure we ll be getting a report for that too . BTW , same ques here too , What's the secret ??? i mean how do manage all this , can understand for an Audi buuut Bentley !!??!! p.s As told to you that the car is coming now to delhi than pls PM me the secret code dippy , so that we too here can lay our hands ...... Keep it up man ...
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18th July 2005, 08:25	#18
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,197 Thanked: 31,459 Times View My Garage	Considering the UK journalists are only now getting theirshands on the car - this is quite an achievement and pretty good on Bentley for getting the car in double quick
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18th July 2005, 09:42	#19
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,944 Thanked: 322,289 Times View My Garage	The Indian Jeremy Clarkson, what can I say! From Mercs to Skoda Superbs, Audis to Bentleys...havent we driven them all? I have to give you credit for pulling something like this off. Very very nice GTO Last edited by Dippy : 18th July 2005 at 10:17.
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18th July 2005, 10:03	#22
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,765 Thanked: 371 Times View My Garage	Whoa Dippy! How in the world did you manage to pull this trick off! I saw the Spur on MD at about 2pm. It's not really an imposing car and I couldn't help but think of it as a glorified Phaeton though.
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18th July 2005, 10:21	#23
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,761 Thanked: 4,240 Times	Thank you everyone. I feel it is great that I could get a review of the Flying Spur for Team BHP even before we read it in the ACIs and ODs. I think I was one of the only few to get my hands on it within a week of its official launch. Goes to show that Team BHP is right up there when it comes to New Car reviews. Dippy Last edited by Dippy : 18th July 2005 at 10:56.
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18th July 2005, 10:58	#24
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,305 Thanked: 543 Times View My Garage	Hahahaha guess i know the secret code of dippy !! pal, great report and yeah Audi , Flyin spur - now what ? the Lambo or the 355 ?? good going keep them coming dude !!
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18th July 2005, 11:08	#26
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	hey congrats dippy all i can say is your one lucky guy ....i wonder whats going to be next . Rev
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18th July 2005, 12:32	#27
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 54 Times View My Garage	dippy, you lucky dawg.....!!!! what can i say- another feather atop the team-bhp's "ripped and revved" hat, eh....??? great going there, dude...... nice review, and awesome pics, too..... and i'm pretty sure that you didn't feel the 100 mph mark lurking on you until you saw the speedo...am i right..?? methinks a bentley driver must be feeling like it's doing 60, when the car is actually doing 160..... n_c and dippy, please feel free to share the "secret code" with me too.....will surely come in handy.... and dippy, considering that the new carrera 4 will be hitting the shores soon, pray tell if you're going in for a test- no matter where you are, will be there in one hour flat.....
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18th July 2005, 14:08	#29
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	Great drive and Pics, dippy. I'm feeling a bit jealous . 160 kph? how did u manage??
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