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Bentley Achieves Best Sales Ever Thanks to Poor VW Phaeton Take-Up



One Brands Downfall is Anothers Rise to Glory

It seems one brands pain is anothers gain. In this case, the poor sales VW has experienced with its fabulously well-executed (but much criticized for even existing) Phaeton luxury car, have benefited sales of Volkswagen AG über-luxury division Bentleys stunning new Continental Flying Spur.

Last year, when it became apparent that Phaeton sales werent going to pick up anytime soon, the German manufacturer offered its state-of-the-art Dresden manufacturing plant, previously exclusive to its flagship model, to Bentley in order to help appease the
The poor sales VW has experienced with its fabulously well-executed Phaeton luxury car, have benefited sales of Volkswagen AG ?ber-luxury division Bentleys stunning new Continental Flying Spur. (Photo: Bentley Motor Cars)
long waiting lists it was experiencing for its new "entry-level" four-door sedan. Bentley, respectful of its legendary brand heritage and the importance its customers hold to its "Made in England" status, simply offered its clients a chance to jump the queue is theyd have their new Flying Spur made in Germany. Apparently the marques
The new Flying Spur has proven as popular as the two-door coupe version that preceded it, the stunningly beautiful Continental GT. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
nouveau riche could hardly care, with the result being quicker deliveries for Bentleys Crewe loyalists as well.

The new model has proven as popular as the two-door coupe version that preceded it, the Continental GT. Both feature a 552-horsepower 6.0-liter, 48-valve, DOHC, twin-turbocharged W-configured 12-cylinder engine, that kicks out an equally impressive 479 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels via a 6-speed automatic with paddle shift actuated manual mode. Naught to 100 km/h takes a mere five seconds, and considering the car weighs in at more
Her Majesty the Queen of England gets driven around in a stretched version of the Arnage dubbed the State Limousine. (Photo: Bentley Motor Cars)
than 5,000 lbs this is a feat indeed. Top speed, an outrageous 190+ mph, puts the large sedan into a rarified category of super-sedans, so its no wonder the "haves" of the world simply had to own one.
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