Bentley Supersports FULL SEND Film Shows Extreme Agility
The new, now sold-out Bentley Supersports has demonstrated outstanding agility and performance alongside motorsports and extreme sports athlete and legendary stunt performer Travis Pastrana. Today, Bentley and Pastrana launch ‘Supersports: FULL SEND’, Bentley’s most exhilarating and dynamic film to date. The team shot the entire film at Bentley’s campus and Dream Factory in Crewe, England.
The Supersports pairs 666 PS with rear-wheel drive, plus a highly developed chassis and aerodynamics package. This combination unlocks a new level of Bentley performance. To showcase the car’s agility, Pastrana worked with Bentley in September last year to create a gymkhana-style film on the factory grounds. The site, built in 1938 on Pyms Lane in Crewe, inspired Bentley’s own ‘Pymkhana’. Supersports: FULL SEND celebrates the new Bentley Supersports, Pastrana’s extraordinary precision and ability, and the Bentley factory itself, which has received significant self-funded investment over the last five years.
Bentley premiered Supersports: FULL SEND tonight to an audience of 400 invited customers and guests at a launch event in Dubai, UAE. Viewers can watch the film on the Bentley YouTube channel here.
Bentley chose Pastrana for the project because of his long career of extraordinary stunts, motorsports success, and extreme sports achievements. Supersports: FULL SEND follows Pastrana’s final official gymkhana film, ‘Aussie Shred’, released last month and attracting almost 9 million views.
Pastrana comments: “I knew the Supersports would have a lot of power, but I was happily surprised by how nimble and fun it was to drive. I’ve never driven a production-based car to film a video of this magnitude before, without a clutch or modified steering angle, I had my concerns - but the Supersports exceeded all of my expectations. It was exactly what I had hoped for - the perfect combination of luxury and performance.”
The crew shot Supersports: FULL SEND over three days at the Bentley factory. Scores of Bentley colleagues supported the production and volunteered their time. A dedicated team of technicians prepared the star Bentley Supersports in the on-site Engineering Technical Centre.
To help Pastrana navigate the Bentley site while pushing the Supersports beyond the limits of grip, Bentley made modifications to a standard Supersports to increase agility. The team made the key change by adding a hydraulic handbrake, mounted alongside the steering wheel, toinstantly lock the rear axle. Bentley’s chassis and transmission teams integrated the handbrake with the car’s control systems. This integration reinstates power immediately when Pastrana releases the handbrake, so he can rotate the car before a tight corner and then hold a long drift through it.
The handbrake carries the word ‘Mildred’ on the handle, which references the internal project name for Supersports. The team drew inspiration from Bentley’s past and the story of Mildred Mary Petre, a ‘Bentley Girl’ who pushed boundaries with a fearless spirit. In her honour, the development team christened their project ‘Mildred’.
Bentley also made software changes to enable ‘power braking’. This feature allows the driver to apply the brake and throttle simultaneously. It helps adjust cornering stance mid-drift and supports static and rolling burnouts.
The FULL SEND car will appear at upcoming Bentley events across 2026. Bentley will then retain the car as the newest member of the 50-strong Heritage Collection based in Crewe.
The film features a range of special guests, with some obvious appearances and others more discreet.
The action begins in Bentley’s Engineering Technical Centre, where the FULL SEND car sits among performance icons from Bentley’s past. These include both generations of the Continental GT3 race car, the 2003 Le Mans-winning Speed 8 (chassis 004/5), and the W16-powered Hunaudières concept car from 1999.
The Pikes Peak Bentayga and Pikes Peak Continental GT appear in a scene shot through Bentley’s solar panel car park. The two specials chase Pastrana through the complex and past Bentley’s future luxury urban SUV, which launches later this year and wears camouflage.
More cars from Bentley’s Heritage Collection make special appearances, including five pre-war Bentleys led by the 1929 Team Blower #2, which ranks as the most iconic and valuable Bentley in history. Two more Blowers follow, alongside a Speed Six and a 1926 3 Litre Speed Model.
Eagle-eyed viewers will spot last year’s EXP 15 design vision concept on top of the newly opened Design Centre at the heart of the Bentley campus. Pastrana then literally smashes his way into the still-in-build production line for the luxury urban SUV and drives past a disguised example of the new model under a silk.
The final production Brooklands from 2010, which also sits in the Heritage Collection, appears to use the last millimetres of rubber from its to-be-replaced rear tyres. It creates a dramatic, smoky backdrop for a huge Pastrana powerslide. Pastrana then stops in front of Bentley’s brand-new, state-of-the-art Paint Shop, where all three previous generations of Supersports await him. Two are contemporary examples from the Heritage Collection, and the third is a 1925 3 Litre Supersports (one of the original 18) borrowed from Vintage Bentley.
Bentley chairman and CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser makes the final cameo, as he gets to work after he sees acres of tyre marks across the Bentley campus.
Production of the new Bentley Supersports begins in Q4 2026, ahead of first deliveries at the start of 2027. Bentley will offer the new Supersports in the following countries and areas: UK, Europe (EU27 plus Switzerland and Turkey), USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Oman, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait.
