"The Series fifty one design idea is impressed by the spirit of the inaugural Bentley styling division in Crewe established by the gifted John Blatchley, who formed the unique and iconic Nineteen Fifties Bentley Continentals. At this time, it supplies for a just about bespoke ordering service due to the thousands of configurations out there via Bentley's expansive color and trim catalogue."
First offered on the Continental GT and GTC in 2009, Bentley's colour and trim staff has now created no fewer than14 unique Collection fifty one designs for the Continental Flying Spur and Flying Spur Velocity, enabling prospects to tailor their automobiles to their individual tastes as Melinda June-Jenkins, manager of color and trim, explains: Bentley Continental Flying Spur Collection 51 (2012)
2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Sequence fifty one
"Each Collection 51 Flying Spur is immediately recognisable - most notably within the cabin area - the place the color and trim crew has created a wide array of three-tone interiors demonstrating the complete potential of the corporate's vast colour palette."
For Series 51 designs, the Bentley styling staff operates on a 'rule of three' principle to create complex but harmonising colour schemes of depth and beauty, inspired by a customer's simple alternative of three contrasting colours. With luxurious wood veneers and leather hides as the principle canvas, the colour and trim specialists begin with a major inside colour (usually a darker shade) after which choose a second insert color to provide an attention-grabbing contrast. A critical ability is figuring out the third 'accent' colour for the stitching and piping.
The number of wood veneers or aluminium panels for the dashboard both enhances the overall look or gives even greater contrast if the shopper so desires.
Bentley has reserved the restricted-edition Sapelli Pomelle veneer (which offers a rare, naturally occurring quilted effect in the wooden) for the Series fifty one Flying Spur and a spread of additional options, including Bentley's leather-based trimmed little one seat and scatter cushions for the rear seats, may additionally be specified to further complement the unique design.
While the 14 choices for the Series 51 Flying Spur present clients with the opportunity to pick out some of Bentley's most eye-catching design work, the color and trim group is also more than pleased to create even more bespoke designs, realizing they have only proven a fraction of the chances, as Melinda-June Jenkins explains:
"One of the thrilling features of the Collection fifty one designs is the suggestions from Bentley prospects and their desire to discover further what we will offer. Sequence 51 gives just a starting point and now we are creating designs which make a fair stronger and more private statement."
Placing vary of Collection fifty one duo-tone paint choices
The identical imaginative use of colour is extended to the coachwork of all Collection fifty one Continental Flying Spurs. A spread of putting John Blatchley-inspired duo-tone paint options, with one accent colour sweeping from the bonnet, over the roof and onto the bootlid, could also be specified.
The paint range encompasses cool and crisp hues by way of to rich and fiery shades and all the things in between with the Bentley color and trim group recommending one of many three selected inside colours to enhance and highlight the connection between inside and out.
Bentley has additionally created a singular Collection fifty one graphite-completed nine-spoke, 19-inch sports activities alloy wheel, whereas twin Collection 51 wing badges, positioned behind the front wheel arches, complete the bespoke look.
As an additional sporting contact, all the latest Continental Flying Spurs, including Series fifty one models, could now be specified with distinctive blue brake callipers and front wing vents styled by Bentley's head of exterior design, Raul Pires. These smooth vents, positioned to the rear of the front wheel arches, are set into a uniquely tooled wing panel and have a black or chrome mesh finish.
Advanced and intuitive touchscreen infotainment know-how
All 2012 model year Bentley Continental Flying Spur and Supersports coupe and convertible fashions are actually geared up with a brand new, highly-advanced touchscreen infotainment system that provides rich map imagery and a 30GB on-board exhausting drive.
An 8-inch display screen displays the car's audio system, phone, ride and comfort settings as well as the very newest navigation system, which makes use of each an in-automobile laborious-disc drive and a DVD player to entry route data. It additionally utilises dynamic navigation to avoid heavy traffic spots, locates destinations using geo-tagged photographs from an SD reminiscence card and is Google Maps-appropriate for many markets.
The infotainment system, with 7-digit postcode entry, combines touchscreen controls and traditional Bentley knurled rotary switches to supply prompt usability and crystal-clear feedback. The graphic interface of the display was specified by Bentley's interior design staff to ensure its visuals are wholly in keeping with the classic, handcrafted interior. The 'knurled' switches on the display screen for example, are 'virtual' echoes of the knurled texture of the jewel-like rotary switches below.
The newest Continental Flying Spur and Supersports models additionally benefit from telephone and music player connectivity, digital television (the place out there) and DVD movie playback. Music will be performed and managed directly from an iPod in addition to from a six-disc CD changer, SD card reader or directly from the automotive's hard-disc drive, which might store up to 15GB of music.
The brand new infotainment system is complemented by a new driver info panel (DIP) situated in the principle instrument cluster. The brand new broad-display DIP employs TFT know-how and enhanced graphics present the driver with clear and simply accessible details about a wide range of car systems. These embrace the setting of head lamp 'coming house' controls, door locking and mirror functions while providing considerably improved control of such features as telephone pairing and bluetooth media connectivity.
The brand new 2012 mannequin yr Continental Flying Spur, Flying Spur Pace and their Sequence 51 design options, along with the 2012 Supersports coupe and convertible fashions go on sale from March 201
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