The Bentley Continental GT, in all its varieties, is an accomplished Grand Touring sports cars which can waft its occupants over massive distances in handmade luxury. One area it doesn't excel is interior space. Sure it's got more room than any Ferrari, but its cargo area is tiny compared to the likes of the BMW M5 Touring.
Italian company Touring Superleggera has decided to correct this by offering a conversion program which takes the Bentley Continental GTC or GTC Speed and transforms it into a shooting brake - that's a fancy way of saying estate car. The GTC version offers 560 hp and 650 Nm of torque. While the GTC Speed based Touring Superleggera Flying Star is motivated by a 610 hp engine which summons up 750 Nm of torque.
In developing the car, the project went through 1:4 and 1:1 modeling, based on the CAD and CATIA data from the basic vehicle. This digital basis resulted in a milled 1:1 master model and a number of 1:1 molds for the manufacturing of the new external skin, and for important new body components. The rear bodywork was reinforced with an integrated structure between the rear suspension domes, functioning both as roll bar, and as support for the new, extended roofline.
The designers at Touring Superleggera have done a great job at keeping the Flying Star's styling inline with the donor car, despite the significant changes to the bodywork. The oval rear light chrome bezels are a reference to Bentley fastback cars of the '50. The side view features a low roof, prominent quarter panel shoulders and wide wheel arches.
The challenge when designing the interior was to create an elegant space which would compliment the exterior while also providing the additional space and functionality vital for a larger estate car. For the first time ever in this class and size, the twin individual rear seats fold completely to create a flat loading surface more than 2m (6 feet) long with a 1200 litre capacity.
Italian company Touring Superleggera has decided to correct this by offering a conversion program which takes the Bentley Continental GTC or GTC Speed and transforms it into a shooting brake - that's a fancy way of saying estate car. The GTC version offers 560 hp and 650 Nm of torque. While the GTC Speed based Touring Superleggera Flying Star is motivated by a 610 hp engine which summons up 750 Nm of torque.
In developing the car, the project went through 1:4 and 1:1 modeling, based on the CAD and CATIA data from the basic vehicle. This digital basis resulted in a milled 1:1 master model and a number of 1:1 molds for the manufacturing of the new external skin, and for important new body components. The rear bodywork was reinforced with an integrated structure between the rear suspension domes, functioning both as roll bar, and as support for the new, extended roofline.
The designers at Touring Superleggera have done a great job at keeping the Flying Star's styling inline with the donor car, despite the significant changes to the bodywork. The oval rear light chrome bezels are a reference to Bentley fastback cars of the '50. The side view features a low roof, prominent quarter panel shoulders and wide wheel arches.
The challenge when designing the interior was to create an elegant space which would compliment the exterior while also providing the additional space and functionality vital for a larger estate car. For the first time ever in this class and size, the twin individual rear seats fold completely to create a flat loading surface more than 2m (6 feet) long with a 1200 litre capacity.
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