It’s not all work for test drivers and engineers trying out prototypes of upcoming models on racing tracks like the Nürburgring Nordschleife as sometimes they get the opportunity to play around with their colleagues and even rivals.
In this video footage, courtesy of YouTube user ‘Fastsportscardriver’, we see a prototype of the redesigned 2014 Bentley Continental Flying Spur luxury sedan being challenged by the driver of a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series test car, which as you probably already know, was recently unveiled online, almost a year before it goes on sale.
As for the revamped Bentley sedan, besides the new sheetmetal, the 2014 Continental Flying Spur will also benefit from changes to the chassis, the interior and the introduction of a new Audi-sourced 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 delivering 500hp (507PS) and 660Nm (487 lb-ft) and linked to an 8-speed automatic transmission driving all-four wheels.
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