When Bentley chose to immortalise its ice speed record in metal, it did so in a way few brands could.
Just 100 cars worldwide built to mark Juha Kankkunen’s 205.48 mph ice-speed record on the frozen Baltic Sea. Number 30/100, presented here in Beluga over black hides and Alcantara – is one of the rare few specified exactly as the factory intended: purposeful, restrained, and exquisitely detailed.
The exterior signals its intent with ‘Supersports ISR’ side scripts, red bonnet vent accents and two-tone alloys, while the hardware beneath is pure Bentley Supersports: 420 mm/356 mm carbon-ceramic brakes with eight-piston front calipers, a W12 tuned to ISR spec, and the full all-wheel-drive composure that made the record possible.
Open the door and you meet the ISR’s signature material story. Where most Continentals lean on wood and gloss veneers, the ISR swaps them for high-gloss carbon fibre with a unique red-tinted weave – a finish developed for this model that runs across the fascia and console like a ribbon of lacquered scarlet graphite. It’s paired to diamond-quilted Alcantara and black leather, Pillar Box Red piping and stitching, and those Bentley wings embroidered into the seatbacks. Even the Breitling analogue clock carries a red accent to tie the cabin together. The result is a cockpit that feels both motorsport-inspired and unmistakably Crewe – tactile, rich, and specific to the ISR.
As a driving experience, the ISR is the Supersports distilled: approximately 640 PS and 800 Nm, quickshift auto, huge carbon rotors, and the sort of long-legged control that lets it do absurd speeds in hostile conditions yet switch to effortless grand touring the moment you lift. Contemporary testing recorded 0-62 mph in around 4.0 s and the ability to sit at huge pace with the roof down – numbers that mattered less than the way the car behaved at real-world speeds: supple, secure, and deeply refined.
This example layers the right luxuries over that mechanical substance: a soft-grip leather multifunction wheel, heated, memory and massage front seats, dual-zone climate, adjustable air suspension and dampers, navigation and a free-flowing sports exhaust, plus a wind deflector for roof-down civility. It comes with original handbooks and tools, the service book and dealer brochure, a ceramic coating guarantee and three keys.
Provenance is exactly how you’d want it: full main-agent history, with the most recent work carried out by Bentley Tunbridge Wells in October 2024 at 21,014 miles (a full service including engine oil and filter). Importantly, four new tyres were fitted less than 3,000 miles ago, along with the costly TPMS replacement, while the roof mechanism was overhauled in January 2025 for extended peace of mind. It’s these kinds of details that speak of careful, considered stewardship – not maintenance on a shoestring, as is too often the case with Bentleys of this era.
As a piece of Bentley history, the ISR matters. It’s the car Bentley built when it had an extreme achievement to honour, and it shows – in the red-tinted carbon, in the specification discipline, and in the way it moves. 30/100 is a rare chance to own the commemoration itself, not just the car it’s based on: the Supersports at its most focused and most memorable, signed off with the quiet confidence only Crewe can manage.
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