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Specially designed Bentley Bentayga EWB sold for $1 million

Last weekend at the Naples Winter Wine Festival, which took place in Florida, an auction was held where a specially designed Bentley Bentayga EWB (Extended Wheelbase) was sold. The car was specially designed for this festival and reached the price of 1 million dollars, which will be donated to the education of children living in Collier County.

The car is finished in three layers of Snow Quarts paint with contrasting black details. The interior is adorned with Amethyst details on the gear lever, door panels and stitching. The cushions on the back seats are purple. For better entertainment there are Naim speakers.

Under the hood is a 4.0 liter V8 petrol engine with 542 hp (399 kW) and 568 lb-ft (770 Nm) of torque. That is enough to propel the vehicle to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds (100 km/h in 4.6 seconds) with a top speed of 180 mph (290 km/h). It is mounted on 22-inch 10-spoke wheels.

The customer was also given the opportunity to participate in the Extraordinary Journey UK, which includes a visit to the Bentley factory in Crewe, as well as a trip to Scotland and a tour of the Macallan estate and whiskey tasting.

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Specially designed Bentley Bentayga EWB sold for $1 million

Source: Bentley

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Lamborghini Invencible and Lamborghini Autentica

Last year, Lamborghini announced that it would stop offering cars with a V12 engine and that the honor of being the last model powered by this type of engine would go to the Lamborghini Ultimae. However, the Italian manufacturer has decided to introduce two new cars that will be powered by a V12 engine, the Lamborghini Invencible and the Lamborghini Autentica.

Invencible is actually a coupe, while Autentica is a roadster. Both models should mark the end of an era of the internal combustion engine, before the coming hybrid era. They are built on the same platform as the Aventador, which premiered 12 years ago with the LP 700-4 model. In appearance, they resemble several models with a V12 engine, including the limited edition Reventon, whose interior design referred to the Aventador.

The unique coupe and roadster have full carbon bodies with a traditional hexagonal theme. Invencible is finished in Rosso Efesto, and Autentica in Grigio Titans color. The interior is done in a red and black combination of Rosso Alala leather and the Nero Cosmos Alcantara. There is also a minimalist dashboard without an infotainment system, but with 3D printed air vents.

Under the hood, which is taken from the Essenza SCV12, is the most powerful version of the V12 engine ever installed in a Lamborghini. It is a 6.5-liter V12 engine with 769 hp at 8,500 rpm and 531 lb-ft (720 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels via a seven-speed ISR gearbox. Performance details have not been released, but it should be recalled that the Ultimae reaches 62 mph in 2.8 seconds with a top speed of 220 mph (355 km/h).

The price is currently unknown.

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Lamborghini Invencible and Lamborghini Autentica

Source: Lamborghini

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Rare 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 S for sale

In 1966, Ferrari unveiled the sports prototype Dino 206 S. 50 homologated examples of this car were needed so that Ferrari could compete in the Sport 2.0 L Group 4 category. However, Ferrari only produced 18 examples and had to continue the competition in the Prototype 2.0-liter class instead. Only two examples were fitted with the most powerful Tipo 233 engine and one of them, the 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 S, is for sale.

This car is in good condition and has chassis number 82. It was delivered to engineer Corrado Ferlain. Ferrari historian Marcel Massini researched the car’s history and discovered that it competed in several hill climbs between 1966 and 1967. After being serviced at the Ferrari factory in November 1968, the car changed hands several times before being purchased by collector Pierre Bardinon in 1979. Since then it has been part of some of the finest collections of Ferrari cars in the world. Jacques Setton bought the car in the 1980s and later sold it to a British collector. The Ferrari was then restored in Great Britain in 2003, after which it was transported to the USA.

The Ferrari Dino 206 S is powered by a 2.0L V6 engine paired with a 5-speed manual transmission. In 2014, the car was restored at the Ferrari factory, where it received the Red Book certificate, which confirms the originality of the chassis, engine and gearbox.

This very rare car will be auctioned between February 15th and 17th at RM Sotheby’s. The value of the car has not been estimated but is expected to reach seven figures.

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Rare 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 S for sale

Source: RM Sotheby’s