Looking for a nicer way to transport your lawnmower? Us too. Touring Superleggera, a Milan, Italy-based design house/coach-builder, has just the thing for you: The Bentley Continental Flying Star.
The company will unveil the station wagon-ized Continental GT at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show in early March. It anticipates building 20 Flying Star shooting brakes for sale. Predictably, each of these will feature "unique specifications and details to the owner's desire." Our desires call for built-in child-safety seats and a cargo area with tie downs and rubber mats.
All Flying Stars get an alloy power tailgate, hand-crafted steel rear fenders and aluminum door skins. They can be had with either the standard 6.0-liter W12 making 560 horsepower or a GTC Speed version which delivers 610 horsepower. We're going to need the 610. Judging by the teaser image, all Flying Stars will be black and have no wheels.
Touring would like to point out that shooting brake conversions are part of its "genetic heritage" that includes the Lamborghini-based 1966 Flying Star II prototype (pictured here). We think the Bentley Flying Star will look better.
moparbad says:
09:53 AM, 02/ 9/10
Shooting Brake