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This Ultra-Rare Bentley Turbo R Wagon Was Ordered New by the Brunei Royal Family

When cash isn’t any object and what’s on the market does not fit your style, you order a coach-built automobile that matches your necessities. That’s precisely what the Sultan of Brunei did within the Eighties and Nineties when he and his household spent a number of billions of {dollars} to purchase greater than 7,000 automobiles. This Bentley Turbo R Wagon conversion was certainly one of them.

The household ordered 11 models directly, and this blue instance is the final one constructed. The conversion was finished by Robert Jankel Design, and other than getting an extended roof, the Turbo R additionally obtained an all-wheel-drive system. Assembled in 1992, the luxury wagon goes by the moniker Val-d’Isère, named after a commune in southeastern France recognized for its top-class ski resorts.

Legend has it that the wagon price roughly 12 instances greater than a regular Turbo R, which sounds loopy contemplating the common mannequin wasn’t precisely low-cost. Underneath the hood is similar turbocharged 6.75-liter V-8 with 296 hp and 487 lb-ft, however that energy is shipped to each axles as an alternative of simply the rear wheels.

This Bentley Turbo R wagon was just lately pampered by an expert detailer, therefore why it appears to be like immaculate inside and outside. It’s believed the placing two-tone inside takes after the colour scheme of the Empire Hotel constructed as a palace by Prince Jefri, brother of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. However, the opposite 10 automobiles had totally different cabins, together with one with a wild orange and purple combo with stripes.

All of those Turbo R wagons had been bathed in leather-based and wooden. This closing construct just isn’t as spacious behind the rear seats because it might’ve been, as a {custom} audio system eats into the cargo room. However, the roof rails borrowed from a Mercedes W123 wagon present further practicality.

Another neat reality about this specific Val-d’Isère is that it is the just one now not a part of the Brunei Royal household’s huge assortment, having been imported to the UK. The Wagon R wagon wasn’t the one custom-made Bentley. Some will keep in mind the Dominator, an SUV launched a long time earlier than the Bentayga. The Sultan and his household reportedly commissioned 380 Bentleys, together with elusive fashions such because the Buccaneer, Camelot, Java, Phoenix, Imperial, Rapier, Pegasus, Silverstone, and Spectre.

A yellow Dominator and Java seem within the video beneath, displaying a number of the automobiles which might be a part of an unimaginable assortment.

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Do Rear Spoilers Really Make A Difference In Downforce?

Aerodynamics is the science of how air flows around an object, especially when that object is in motion. Why is it important in the automotive world? Because wind resistance can heavily affect a car’s acceleration, handling, and fuel economy. Ideally, you’d want to design a car that allows air to flow along its curves and edges as smoothly as butter, to minimize wind resistance. With that in mind, rear spoilers are meant to do two critical things: increase downforce and reduce drag.

Tire grip and traction are critical factors in a car’s handling. Especially for performance-oriented cars, you need to create more downforce to keep the tire securely stuck to the tarmac. The easy solution is to add more weight to the car to prevent it from sliding away at high speeds. However, added weight directly affects the car’s acceleration and sabotages the handling in other ways. Instead, engineers have come up with spoilers to take care of downforce at high speeds.

A spoiler creates a surface that redirects the wind. As the wind hits the surface and goes up, the spoiler pushes down on the car; this is Newton’s third law of motion. The faster the car goes, the more noticeable the effects of a rear spoiler will be. For example, the McLaren Senna GTR’s massive rear wing is a chief instance of a well-engineered aerodynamic piece that creates a lot of downforce.

Moreover, spoilers are used to scale back drag. Drag is air’s pure resistance towards an object in movement. Rear spoilers enable vehicles to chop by means of drag and scale back the turbulence that comes with it.