VIDEO: We wonder if this voids the warranty
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The Bentley Continental series is a lot of fun. The cars look good, are appropriately sybaritic and, most importantly, they go like stink. The have all-wheel drive, too – mostly to help keep Johnny Swell's 550-horsepower chariot on the pavement and out of the tree line when he gets delusions of grandeur behind the wheel. We thought that was pretty much the extent of things, but as one UAE driver demonstrates in the video after the jump, the Continental's AWD and trick air suspension let a Bentley GTC hold its own in a 4x4 caravan through sand dunes and over a desert road. With the stock wheel/tire setup, no less. Be forewarned: the music becomes a little grating after the first couple of minutes. Now please excuse us, as we've got a sudden hankering for falafel. Thanks for the tip, lowlow!
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asdffdsa 12:37PM (12/11/2008)
middle eastern beverly hillbillies
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Mike 1:37PM (12/11/2008)
"middle eastern beverly hillbillies"
Does that make the music their version of Free-Bird?
adrian 7:14PM (12/11/2008)
Well. You can't say the driver didn't get their monies worth when they purchased that GTC.
James Prumm 7:41PM (12/11/2008)
Haha its not just hillbillies, its Australian bogans too! Last month Top Gear Australia magazine took an Audi R8 to the desert and up one of the biggest sand dunes they could find! Epic stuff!
SimbaDogg 9:23PM (12/11/2008)
not quite...just another example of what happens when you become insanely rich because of petro dollars, but still have no sense. must i remind autoblog readers of this...
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/31/owner-ships-lambo-from-qatar-to-london-and-back-for-oil-change/5
bhb 12:14AM (12/12/2008)
@SimbaDogg
Beverly Hill Billies were hicks that got rich off of oil and bought a big mansion in Beverly hills.
So the analogy is good.
The Doctor 12:40PM (12/11/2008)
I once took my Phaeton off-roading for a shoot and despite huge amounts of mud and ruts, it kept up with the Range Rovers and Land Cruisers...
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Caz 12:42PM (12/11/2008)
yet another example of how money can not buy taste or common sense
Bogie 19th 12:50PM (12/11/2008)
Your Phaeton doesn't hold a candle to a Land Cruiser and Range Rover if you got into REAL off roading.
spookthehamster 12:48PM (12/11/2008)
@Caz
No, but it can buy a whole load of fun.
The Doctor 12:48PM (12/11/2008)
If it had got stuck you could have mocked all you wanted, but it didn't...
Steveboss 1:31PM (12/11/2008)
I don't understand why the Doctor got low ranked for what was said about his Phateon. Albeit not a great situation for the car, he was atleast on the way to a destination. Not to only beat up the vehicle.
The Doctor 2:30PM (12/11/2008)
I only mentioned it since the Phaeton has the same suspension and AWD system...
2004m3driver 2:47PM (12/11/2008)
whoever said having money was about having taste too? what if you had a taste for the obscene and eccentric (which most rich people do) If you had money to burn you would probably do all sorts of odd things too, I know I would. I would probably build a bunch of sleepers to terrorize the streets or paint my enzo brown with polka dots on it so enthusiasts could barf looking at it. It would be like actually trolling the streets.
Kitko 4:49PM (12/11/2008)
Given the fact that Continental and Phaeton and mechanically pretty much identical cars, there's no reason to doubt Doctor - if we're talking shooting break in the country not Amazon Jungle stuff.
Jimmy Mack 12:47PM (12/11/2008)
Is someone killing a basket of cats in the chase vehicle?
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CBR 1:07PM (12/11/2008)
LMFAO!!
Comment of the day!
john.paulsson 12:53PM (12/11/2008)
Hahaha, that's just amazing.
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Chris 12:55PM (12/11/2008)
Audi's quattro system FTW !!
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Stumpy 12:55PM (12/11/2008)
I bet it is still a comfortable ride too. =)~
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