2011 Bentley Continental Supersports

One of the last Continental Supersports of this iteration to roll off the production line at Crewe, this car comes with the one thing any potential buyer will surely value the most: a service book full of Bentley main dealer stamps.

Finished in ‘Ice’ (white) paint with a ‘Beluga’ (black) interior, this is one handsome beast of a car.

And we can safely say that it goes as well as it looks. It’s almost biblically powerful (in an Old Testament way), laying its vengeance upon the tarmac with relentless and furious anger.

It pulls like the Flying Scotsman, sounds like a squadron of Chinook helicopters in a tunnel and will leave you with the distinct impression that you’ve probably just done something bad to the space-time continuum.

It’s awesome.

So, too, is the way it stops. The optional carbon ceramic discs on this car can decelerate it from 60mph to a complete standstill in just 110ft, or 33 metres if you prefer. Which is only slightly longer than it would take if you drove it into a brick wall.

The phenomenal stopping power of these enormous brakes has to be experienced to be believed. No wonder they were a £10,000 option new.

Other options on this car include a full-fat SatNav system, ‘comfort’ seats all round, and a rear view camera.

The vendor has had the car for a few months. The previous owner told him that the first owner was the Argentinian international footballer Carlos Tevez, of both Manchester United and City fame.

We don’t have any paperwork to back up this claim, but the car was bought new in Manchester at about the right time to coincide with his residence in the city. Also, a little light Googling reveals that Señor Tevez did have some well documented trouble with a Manchester speed camera while driving a white Bentley Continental Supersports.

Either way, we can certainly see how you might find yourself inadvertently creeping over the speed limit in this 621bhp road missile.

So, it might be true.

Who knows?

The car is in largely very good condition, with the original ‘Ice’ paintwork retaining plenty of shine and lustre.

The panels are free of any dinks, dents, creases, ripples or folds and the shut lines and door gaps are everything you would expect to find on a Bentley that would have cost over £170,000 in 2011.

Everything that’s meant to be bright and shiny is.

But it’s not all perfect. The paint has worn away to reveal metal (and some surface rust) at the bottom of both front wheel arches. Whatever abrasion has caused that to happen has also affected the ‘Supersports’ badging just behind the front wheel arches and started to erode the paintwork on the leading edge of the rear wheel arches.

That, though, is pretty much the extent of any damage to the paintwork.

The huge 20-inch black alloy wheels with their red carbon ceramic brake calipers have a few nicks and scuffs and might thank a conscientious buyer for being refurbished. The red paint on the calipers has worn away in places.

The tyres are mostly good but the n/s/f has a gouge in it which will need looking at sooner rather than later.

The light clusters are clear and undamaged, and the many and varied areas of grille at the front are in decent condition. The lacquer on the ‘Flying B’ on the bonnet has lifted and is starting to peel.

The inside of this car is as sumptuous, indulgent, classy and cossetting as only Bentley knows how.

Welcome to acres of hide, Alcantara, carpet, carbon fibre and aluminium. All beautifully crafted. All in very good condition. All conspiring to create an unrivalled sense of occasion each and every time you get inside. This is a place that makes you feel more than a bit special.

The ‘comfort’ seats, with their delightful Bentley logos, are quilted and hand-stitched, and show almost no signs of wear. Supportive and very comfortable, they feature electric everything, including a massage function, and move seamlessly in every direction you could think of, plus a couple you couldn’t.

All of it - from the seats and the carpets and the dials and instruments to the roof lining and the door cards and all the electrical bits and pieces - is in top condition and works precisely as the fine engineers and craftspeople of Crewe intended. Even the carbon fibre kick plates look as if they’ve never been kicked.

The tint film on the privacy glass has lifted on the o/s/r window.

The massive boot is in good order. Lifting up the carpets here or elsewhere on the car reveals – no rust and nothing to worry about.

The dashboard was warning us about a brake light failure and a tyre pressure issue.

Yes, it has an underneath. No doubt about it. Not much to say really, as most of it is covered by trays and protectors - which seem to have done a sterling job of, er, protecting it. There is a dusting of surface rust here and there but no more than standard on a car of this age.

Everything is in its right and proper place and appears untroubled by time, mileage or mishap.

It’s a similar story in the tidy engine bay where, we’re confident, something that demands feeding with huge lumps of raw meat twice a day is hiding under those black plastic cowls and covers.

The car has been serviced and maintained diligently by main dealers or Bentley specialists from new.

In 2017, HR Owen replaced the rear carbon ceramic brake pads at a cost of £672.32 and the front dampers for a mere £4,300 (ouch).

To date, the service intervals and mileages are:

Bentley Manchester - 5.8.11 - 21 miles pre-delivery

Bentley Birmingham - 7.8.12 - 5,570 miles

Bentley West London - 24.9.13 - 14,800 miles

Bentley West London - 7.10.14 - 25,069 miles

Bentley West London - 10.7.15 - 33,398 miles

Bentley Hertfordshire - 8.9.16 - 42,694 miles

Bentley JCT600 - 2.9.17 - 49,765

Bentley specialist in Birmingham - 19.12.18 - 57,454 miles

Bentley specialist in Birmingham - 12.11.20 - 58,228 miles

The car’s MoT certificate is valid until 9.11.21.

The car comes with the original keys (one of which looks a bit chewed up), handbooks, manuals and guides.

There are a few bills and invoices to cover expenditure in the last few years, plus itemised lists of the car’s build specification.

We include an online HPI report run at the auction start which shows no finance outstanding and no insurance markers for theft or damage.

Well, what we think is…..wow.

What a car.

Even in the niche world of truly top-end vehicles, this stands out as being a bit special.

This is a very rare car that combines ultimate luxury and style with mind-bending capability and performance in an exquisitely crafted package.

It needs a bit of cosmetic attention here and there but, more importantly we think, it offers its next owner the peace of mind that comes with a fully stamped service book.

We’re happy to offer this exceptional vehicle for auction with an estimate in the range of £36,500 To £42,500.

Viewing is always encouraged (within Govt. guidelines of course), and this particular car is located with us at The Market HQ near Abingdon; to arrange an appointment please use the ‘Contact Seller’ button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.