2016 Bentley Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series Limited Edition Debuts (That’s the Entire Name—Save for “Debuts”)

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We’re thinking of swapping our bromides for something a smidgen more potent, like, say, reading the name of Bentley’s new special-edition Continental GT Speed. Halfway through the car’s 65-character, 11-word name, we simply gave up, hit “copy” then “paste” just to stave off torpor and get it to you quicker: 2016 Bentley Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series Limited Edition. To mitigate our carpal tunnel, we’ll just shorten that to “BCGTSBJTSLE.” Much more elegant, no?

Now, what’s this BCGTSBJTSLE all about? Well, for starters, it’s actually seven things—seven special-edition Continental GT Speeds inspired by the seven-aircraft Breitling show-jet team. You could say that they’re Born from Jets, but a forlorn Swede sheds a tear over the fallow grounds of Saab’s Trollhättan headquarters every time those words are uttered. Bentley is already paired with timepiece-maker Breitling (the latter provides clocks to the former’s vehicles), and we assume the two were just so excited to team up on a themed car they threw brevity to the wind. That’s surprising, given that said car features a short list of modifications.

Implemented by Bentley Motors’ Mulliner bespoke program, the upgrades include a two-tone Hallmark and Onyx paint job (silver over gray) with Breitling yellow accents, a special interior with leather flourishes of the same bright-yellow color, and special numbering and graphics matched to one of the seven Breitling jets. Without a doubt, the cars with long names are stunning, and as the director of Mulliner, Geoff Dowding, points out: “The Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series demonstrates . . . zzzzz zzzzz.”

Oh, it seems merely making it through the Conti’s name knocked ol’ Dowding right out. What he likely meant to say was that the special-edition demonstrates “the level of customization Mulliner can achieve for customers. Creating this very special edition has been an exciting experience for the entire team, taking inspiration from the Breitling Jet Team’s grand tour.” If you care for a visual confirmation of the cars’ existence, they’ll be on display at the Boeing Seafair Air Show on July 31st in Seattle.

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