Photo: Bentley
Bentley’s Power on Ice 2014 sees the new Flying Spur joining the slippery drifting action, with the British carmaker releasing a set of images with the luxury sedan in sideways maneuvers.
The 6.0-liter W12 luxury sedan was put through its paces by four-time World Rally champion Juha Kankkunen, who had the pleasure to use the 40:60 (front:rear) torque distribution on the frozen lake courses.
“Although I have broken two ice-speed world records with Bentley and understand what these cars are capable of, it is remarkable to be able to drive a luxury sedan designed to deliver such great levels of refinement and comfort in these kind of harsh, wintery conditions and many miles from the nearest roads,” comments Kankkunen who is hosting the event.
We recently took the Bentley Flying Spur for a spin and while we were impressed with the luxury, we weren’t fond of the new throttle mapping - unlike in the Continental GT, the accelerator map is very soft, so the whole setup feel unresponsive at first. It all feels like the engine needs to hit 3,000 rpm in order to pull really well.
“Although I have broken two ice-speed world records with Bentley and understand what these cars are capable of, it is remarkable to be able to drive a luxury sedan designed to deliver such great levels of refinement and comfort in these kind of harsh, wintery conditions and many miles from the nearest roads,” comments Kankkunen who is hosting the event.
We recently took the Bentley Flying Spur for a spin and while we were impressed with the luxury, we weren’t fond of the new throttle mapping - unlike in the Continental GT, the accelerator map is very soft, so the whole setup feel unresponsive at first. It all feels like the engine needs to hit 3,000 rpm in order to pull really well.
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