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Here's What Happened To Jeremy Clarkson's Bentley From The Grand Tour Madagascar Special

Once slated for destruction, Bentley and Jeremy Clarkson had other plans for the beloved Continental.

If you're a fan of  The Grand Tour , you've probably seen the Madagascar special . That saw Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond travel across Madagascar to find hidden pirate treasure. And they all bought their own vehicles to get them through the challenge. Clarkson bought a Bentley Continental  from 2014, which he turned into the MFB Continental. But, what happened to the car after it was finished in Madagascar? Was it scrapped? Thankfully, the answer is no.

What Happened To The Bentley MFB After Madagascar?

YouTube channel Grand Tour Nation was able to provide an update on the car and what's happened to it since Madagascar. The Grand Tour partnered with Bentley to modify the car to off-road usage, which was originally a press car. Bentley Motors' Head of Product Communications, Mike Sayer, said the work was very collaborative, and they helped finish the work off at Bentley to make sure that it all worked okay. Clarkson brought it back to the UK after falling in love with it.

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Clarkson's Madagascar Ride On The Road To Ruin

But, things got a bit messy as DVLA, which is the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, said it had to be destroyed as it had started out as a development mule. This rule is in place so that designs like this never seep into the production market. So, it looked like it was all over for the rather crazy off-road Bentley just as it arrived on British soil. Clarkson gave it back to the company, after using it on his farm for a period.

Clarkson's Bentley MFB Gets New Lease On Life

Yet thankfully, the car was instead placed on display at Bentley HQ in Crewe (Cheshire, England). Mike Sayer was so impressed by the car and how much punishment it could soak up when it was running through the horrible and tough roads and terrain of Madagascar. It is now displayed within the Bentley factory limits in a glass box that is just viewable from outside the factory on Pyms Lane, a road that goes past the factory. This means that the car has been saved from scrapping, thanks to Bentley being so unbelievably proud of the car that they helped build for the Amazon show.

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The Grand Tour episode 12 is the best in the series so far

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The Grand Tour episode 12, coming again from the shores of Loch Ness , focused its attention on a three-way comparison between a trio of British SUVs. An excellent film consisting of the new Jaguar F-Pace, the huge Bentley Bentayga and the ever-present Range Rover .

They weave their way between Austria and Germany, enjoying a route through sleazy towns whose names they might struggle with during their BBC reign, but under their own license, they relish in being naughty. Their lustful journey starts at "Wank" which Jeremy pronounces dutifully using the German enunciation, of "Vank" and they head onto the town of "Fucking". You can sense the teenager still living in all of them – trying not to chuckle, like the day in the back of the classroom when they discovered there was a place in France called "Brest".

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It's an interesting trio of cars and they are happy partners in a joyous combined test. The film is enjoyable, the company is entertaining, and the final race between them is stunningly shot and invigorating to watch.

Each of the three cars are fascinating cars in their own way and seeing them on the same scale makes them all the more intriguing. It's worth noting that the top spec F-Pace Hammond drives is cheaper than the extras alone on James' Bentayga.

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The engine of the mighty Bentayga is a almighty 6.0 W12 complete with twin turbos. Despite weighing well over two tonnes, it builds speed at a remarkable rate. Slice that engine in half and you have the dimensions of the Jaguar, a 3 litre V6 growler with a supercharger. With aluminium weight saving applied to the Jag’s chassis, it's seriously quick and nimble too. Power and speed is one thing, but little prepares you for seeing these beasts fly and achieve air during their wonderful racing laps.

The Bentayga at first seemed like a clumsy accident, but as GQ accurately predicted at the time of its launch, the Bentley seems to have grown into it.

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However, the other two wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the success of the old Range Rover. Let’s not forget, the Range Rover wasn’t designed to attractive a wealthy elite and footballers who wanted chic, understated luxury and prowess on the road – it just happened that those audiences decided to love it anyway. And so all the competitors followed, trying to get a slice of the same audience, now they knew what that audience liked.

This is why the Range Rover is the real winner. It was designed not for a target audience, but for a purpose. To climb any mountain and ford any stream, without sacrificing any comfort or ability on the road. It’s the original. It’s stayed true to its ethos and really can achieve anything off-road, as the Grand Tour trio demonstrated.

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Few cars turn heads like the Continental GT. The ultimate grand tourer for more than 20 years, its latest incarnation is available in a choice of seven stunning models.

The Continental GT model captures the essence of grand touring, while the Continental GT A brings an elevated level of luxury – something the Continental GT Azure takes even further. The Continental GT S adds sports styling and a more dynamic drive, and the Continental GT Speed offers the ultimate in performance. The Continental GT Speed Edition 12 celebrates the story of the W12 engine, while the wondrous Continental GT Mulliner represents the pinnacle of the range.  

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With either a 6.0 litre W12 or a 4.0 litre V8 engine, the Continental GT Mulliner is the luxurious pinnacle of the Continental GT range and one of the world’s most prestigious cars.

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With a phenomenal 6.0 litre, twin-turbocharged W12 petrol engine, the Continental GT Speed delivers truly unrivalled power alongside supreme sporting style.

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Styled to set hearts racing and powered by a 4.0 litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine, the Continental GT S is a grand tourer with a bold, uncompromising edge.

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With a smooth, powerful 4.0 litre V8 engine, the Continental GT Azure brings together technology and craftsmanship to take luxury and wellbeing to new heights. 

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A luxurious balance of exhilaration and craftsmanship, the Continental GT A delivers enhanced comfort and luxurious detailing, with a 4.0 litre V8 engine.

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Powered by a 4.0 litre V8 engine, the Continental GT can be considered the definitive luxury grand tourer. 

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A long bonnet and short front overhang result in the ideal grand tourer profile, with sweeping lines guiding the eye from the front wheel to a muscular rear haunch.

The sleek bodyshell is made from superformed aluminium panels – large, light and streamlined, they allow the exterior to be created from fewer pieces for a smooth, almost uninterrupted surface. A silhouette like this is simply unattainable on mass-produced cars.

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Standard on some models and optional on all others, the Touring Specification includes a wealth of driver assistance systems, from Adaptive Cruise Control and lane detection to autonomous parking and a night vision camera. * All Driver Assistance systems and Connected Car technology are subject to regional availability. Please contact your local Bentley retailer for full details.

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PPF is a clear, high performance film that prevents chips and light scratches in paint work. When heat is applied, any fine scratches and swirl marks will be removed, ensuring your car’s exterior finish remains as good as it was the day it left the factory.

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CELEBRATING THE DEFINITIVE GRAND TOURER 20 YEARS OF THE CONTINENTAL GT

• Bentley starts celebration of the Continental GT’s 20th birthday
• Anniversary marked at Shanghai Auto Show with unveiling of one-of-one commemorative Continental GT S, with unique features
• Birthday festivities continue into the summer, with Heritage Collection driving opportunities and a global relay of an anniversary baton
• 20 years of W12 power to be celebrated at Goodwood Festival of Speed
• Celebrations to culminate in a unique GT Speed for Monterey Car Week
• First-generation Continental GT launched in 2003, as first all-new Bentley of the VW Group, creating a new market sector
• Constant evolution through three generations to present day
• Recent awards include Robb Report Car of the Year 2022 and 2023 and Auto Motor und Sport Best Luxury Import 2022 and 2023
• Bentley releases summary film showing evolution of the Continental GT

(Crewe, 18 April 2023) To celebrate 20 years of the Continental GT, Bentley Motors is hosting a four-month programme of unique models, drives and events that kicks-off today at the Shanghai Auto Show with the debut of a one-of-one Continental GT S. This unique car showcases several bespoke Mulliner features, including commemorative badging, inlays and design motifs marking 20 years of the car that has defined the modern era of Bentley Motors. The exterior of the special GT S for Shanghai is the strikingly sinister Magnetic dark grey metallic, complemented by black chrome and black 22” 10-spoke sports wheels but with a splash of colour provided by red brake calipers. The black-and-red theme is carried into the interior, with duo-tone finish in Beluga and Hotspur leather with Piano Black.  A bespoke interior features a unique Mulliner colour way, dual-finish fascias and waistrails and bespoke detailing to centre console and treadplates.  The upper fascia veneer is in Granite Stone, giving a unique tactile finish, while the lower veneer is in Grand Black and features a laser-etched overlay celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the Continental GT. A red pinstripe separates the two finishes, stretching across the fascia from door to door and passing across the upper vanes of the bullseye air vents. The treadplates proudly display two silhouettes, one of the 1st generation Continental GT and second of the 3rd generation, representing the 20 years of the modern GT. The same design can be found on the centre console, whilst the LED welcome lamp in the door has a unique design celebrating the anniversary of the iconic grand tourer. Celebrating 20 years of the quintessential grand tourer Launched in 2003 as the first all-new Bentley of the modern era, the first with all-wheel drive and the first to feature the innovative W12 engine, the Continental GT helped to propel Bentley to its current status as the most sought-after luxury car brand in the world.  At the time of its launch in 2003, the Continental GT offered a unique combination of stunning design, supercar performance and unrivalled craftsmanship. It was hailed as the fastest genuine four seat coupé in the world with a top speed in excess of 190 mph (300 km/h), and a 0-60mph time of 4.7 seconds (0-100 km/h in 4.8 seconds). With no comparable rivals at its price point, the Continental GT swiftly became a global sensation, defining a new market sector.  Now in its third generation, the Continental GT and its stablemate the Continental GTC continue to garner awards and accolades. In 2022 the Continental GT Speed won the respected Robb Report Car of the Year award; remarkably, the Continental GT V8 S succeeds it as Car of the Year winner for 2023. The Continental GT also achieved back-to-back wins at the Auto Motor und Sport awards in February 2023, winning the luxury class import category for the second year in a row in a poll of more than 101,000 readers.  Continental Drive Hubs Two drive hubs will celebrate 20 years of the Continental GT, one at Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe and the other in Geneva, Switzerland. First- and second-generation Continental GT models from the Bentley Heritage Collection will be available to drive alongside the latest Continental GT family, vividly bringing to life 20 years of constant design and engineering evolution.  Around the world in 20 reviews A Bentley ‘baton’, designed and created in house, will begin its global journey in May, travelling in a variety of Continental GT models across Europe, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US before returning to Crewe. At journey’s end back in Crewe, the baton, now containing 20 mementoes of the tour, will become a time capsule as a permanent reminder of a unique journey.  A Double Anniversary The Continental GT’s birthday also marks 20 years of Bentley’s mighty 6.0-litre twin-turbo W12 engine, that has physically and metaphorically powered Bentley to success over two decades. With the end of production of the engine now scheduled for April 2024, only 12 months of W12 assembly remains before this iconic powertrain makes way for Bentley’s electric future. This milestone will be celebrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (13-16 July), where Bentley will be celebrating the W12 with a moving showcase of W12-powered cars from the last 20 years, up to and including the new Bentley Batur by Mulliner. Homage to the Original at Monterey Car Week The first Continental GT to leave the production line at Crewe in 2003, VIN number 20001, was finished in Cypress Green with an interior in Saddle hide and Burr Walnut. From that day to this, it has remained in the company’s possession as a significant milestone in the Heritage Collection’s garage. At this year’s Monterey Car Week (August 11-18) Bentley will reveal a final one-of-one Continental GT – inspired by VIN 20001 - to close the birthday celebrations.  - ENDS –

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The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.

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• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

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• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

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From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

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The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

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According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

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Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

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The Grand Tour-Season 2, Episode 10: Paris Hilton’s Pink Bentley

The guests on Celebrity Face-Off this week were Rory McIlroy and Paris Hilton, and as expected, the topic of Paris’ pink Bentley came up during the segment. For those that aren’t aware; yes, Paris Hilton owns a custom-made, $220,000 pink Bentley Continental.

The interior is completely custom, with nearly every single part personalized with Paris’ signature in what I can only assume is a tribute to…well…herself. Inside, there are also pink leather seats and a pink dashboard. All modifications were done by West Coast Customs, which is not exactly the sort of shop you have in mind when it comes to glitzy pink cars.

Paris Hilton is a self-professed Barbie fanatic, which explains the styling choices she has made to her Bentley. This now brings up an interesting discussion, however. I quite like the Bentley Continental and see it as a more than capable performance car. it has been featured on Top Gear numerous times and I have always been impressed by what it can do.

However, I asked a number of my non-gearhead friends what they thought of the Continental, and they all had the exact same answer: “Ugh, isn’t that the Paris Hilton car? Hate it.” Which is a bit unfair because, underneath all that pink, it can still do what a Bentley Continental can do. So the question is this: did Paris Hilton ruin Bentley’s reputation by doing what she did to her’s?

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I honestly don’t care what color Paris has for her car. It’s her car, and she wants it to be pink. If Bentley’s reputation is tarnished by a simple, pink car, it must have been pretty fragile to start with.