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Introducing the Bentley Flying Spur Extremely Short Wheelbase

Photo credit: Bentley
Photo credit: Bentley

From Road & Track

Car factories use multiple training stations along their lines to teach their employees how to assemble a specific system, or how to perform a quality check. But other automaker trainees rarely enjoy the level of luxury offered to the team working on this Extremely Short-Wheelbase Flying Spur.

A standard Flying Spur W12 S, with its 120.7-inch wheelbase, looks like this:

For training purposes, Bentley decided to get rid of the four seats, chopping out most of the floor and the entire roof in the process. The end result is a two-door of sorts that's far shorter than the Continental, with some serious body alignment issues. Production date for the ESWB is yet to be announced.

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Actually, the reason Bentley sent us this picture is they'd really like you to know that the company has been recognized as a Top Employer for the sixth consecutive year by the cleverly named Top Employers Institute. Bentley's 2017 trainee recruitment program is also hiring, with 60 positions available for apprentices, undergraduates and graduates. Future plans include bringing a University Technical College to Crewe, focused on engineering and design. Because human resources.

Bentley's current team is around 4000 strong, and looks something like this when surrounding the first Bentayga from 2015:

Photo credit: Bentley
Photo credit: Bentley

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