Full send at Crewe: Travis Pastrana unleashes the new Bentley Supersports
From the second Pastrana fires up the 666PS rear‑drive monster and blasts out of Bentley’s Engineering Technical Centre, you know this isn’t your standard product promo. It’s a celebration — of Bentley’s past, its next‑level engineering, and the full‑noise attitude behind the new Supersports. And yes — this absolute weapon is on its way to New Zealand.
The car is the star of the show: brutally quick, beautifully balanced, and — thanks to a few cheeky factory tweaks — perfectly happy to misbehave. For the film, Bentley built a specially modified car known internally as “Mildred,” complete with a hydraulic handbrake integrated into the chassis and transmission software. The setup lets Pastrana flick the Supersports into laser‑precise slides, hold them mid‑drift, and then fire out with instant power. They even enabled “power braking,” letting him brake and throttle together for perfect drift corrections and those outrageous burnout moments.
What unfolds is basically Bentley’s version of Gymkhana — affectionately nicknamed “Pymkhana.” Over three wild days, the Crewe campus became a playground, with dozens of Bentley workers pitching in to make the chaos happen.
Car nerds will love the Easter eggs: in the opening shot alone, the Supersports sits among a Continental GT3, Bentley’s 2003 Le Mans‑winning Speed 8, and the wild W16 Hunaudières concept. Pastrana then drifts through the solar panel car park, chased by Bentley’s Pikes Peak record breakers, before sliding past a camouflaged prototype of the brand’s future luxury urban SUV.
In the heritage courtyard, old meets new in a haze of tyre smoke. Five pre‑war Bentleys — including the legendary 1929 Team Blower #2 — watch on as the Supersports dances sideways. Later, the last‑ever Brooklands from 2010 gets its own moment, sending what’s left of its rear tyres to an early grave.
The finale is pure theatre. Pastrana stops outside Bentley’s state‑of‑the‑art Paint Shop, where three generations of Supersports are waiting — including a 1925 3‑Litre Supersports, one of only 18 ever made. As the smoke settles, Bentley CEO Frank Steffen Walliser steps into frame and gives a perfectly understated nod at the carnage.
Supersports: FULL SENDisn’t just a film — it’s Bentley laying down a marker. The new Supersports, limited to just 500 units and already sold out, enters production in late 2026 with first deliveries early 2027. And yes — when it lands here, New Zealand drivers are going to love this thing.