Idris Elba, the star of Luther and The Wire broke the historic “Flying Mile” UK speed record, previously set by Sir Malcolm Campbell back in 1927. The Award-winning actor achieved the top speed of 324 km/h (180 mph) with the Continental GT Speed. The previous record was measured at 320 km/h (174.8 mph) nearly a century ago with the legendary Napier-Campbell Blue Bird. Elba’s record was independently verified by the UK Timing Association.
Despite the challenging weather conditions, the record was broken during filming for the upcoming Discovery Channel series, named Idris Elba: No Limits, which will be launched in July.
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The car itself features a 6.0-Liter twin-turbo W12 engine and develops the stunning 635 hp (466 kW) and 820 Nm. The powerplant is especially designed to work perfectly with the ZF eight-speed close-ratio automatic transmission and together they achieve the incredible acceleration: from 0 to 100km/h (62 mph) the beast goes for 4.0 seconds. And with this fast start it chases the top speed of 331 km/h (206 mph).
And with Bentley’s tradition, the incredible performance is matched with ehanced chassis with fine tuned springs, anti-roll bars and height. This adjusted features, along with the retuned electronics ensured incredible performance, and as we noticed, they are capable of braking records!
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ANDERSON GERMANY, the Dusseldorf-based customization expert took off the wraps on its latest creation, a stunningly refined Bentley GT Speed Elegance edition. Amazingly dazzling straight from the assembly line, the luxury performance beast now strikes with even bolder, neater and more unique livery further blended with boosted output figures. 
Bentley Motors, the only ultra-luxury manufacturer with a stand alone display at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, pulled the wraps off the all-new Bentley Mulsanne flagship sedan and ‘Series 51’ designer edition of the Continental GTC convertible during the vehicles’ first motor show debut in The Americas. 
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For already more than 20 years, the Bavarian company Mansory is the first choice when tuning top class automobiles. Due to its creative inspiration, Mansory enhances these cars with modern features. 
All over the world, the company HAMANN-Motorsport is renowned for refining luxury cars. With the new programme for the Continental GT and Continental GT Speed by the English manufacturer Bentley, the company located in Laupheim once again confirms that it is the first choice when it comes to sportive accessories and breathtaking body design for luxury car models. 
The Continental GT Speed is the most powerful production Bentley ever and the first to top 200mph (322km/h). A potent addition to the company’s highly successful Continental series, the GT Speed extends the appeal of the Continental GT coupe to driving enthusiasts who place a high value on outright performance and agile handling.