Tag: bentley

The three hosts head down to the track to figure out which “track day” car is the best one, comparing the Caterham 7 R5000 Superlight, KTM X-Bow and the Morgan 3 Wheeler. Clarkson takes a look at the Brutus, a car powered by a 12 cylinder 46 liter BMW plane engine.But that isn’t the only car powered by a plane engine, another car enthusiast created a Bentley powered by a spitfire engine. Download the episode here.

In this weeks episode May checks out the Fisker Karma, a gorgeous luxury electric car. Jeremy heads to Sweden to put the new Ferrari FF to the test on an ice track. Unsatisfied with the FF, Jeremy also tests a Bentley Continental GT to see which one is better. Afterwards, all three hosts try to build the best off road electric wheel chair and attempt to found out which one really works. You can download this weeks episode here.

Cool Hunting made a visit to Bentley to take a behind the scenes look at how Bentley puts together their cars. Unlike other car factories, Bentley still heavily relies on the ability of their artisans to piece together the most complicate components of their vehicles.

It’s not likely that many people will own a Bentley in their lifetime, it’s even less likely that owners of such cars would be willing to modify their cars. At the unlikely chance that they do decide to modify their cars you can expect it to be done carefully and at any cost. Well what happens when you try to modify a Bentley on a budget? Disaster of course. Check out what happens after the jump.

I know I know, I’m a week late but I still had to post about Top Gear coming back. Clarkson, May and Hammond return for another action packed season. If you missed the airing (because you don’t live in the United Kingdom), you can try to find the episode on Youtube or make yourself resourceful [...]