Watch: See the new Bentley Supersports in action

The new Bentley Supersports has already sold out, with all 500 units reserved before release. But fans can still experience the thrill of driving the supercar via a newly unveiled short film, entitled Supersports: FULL SEND.

As the name implies, the film centres around an exhilarating ride. The driver is Travis Pastrana, the extreme sport athlete and legendary stunt performer known for rally racing, NASCAR and motocross. But Pastrana’s track for this particular drive was Bentley’s campus and ‘Dream Factory’ in Crewe, England.

Even the most reluctant petrol head couldn’t fail to be moved by the three minute and 22 seconds of action. For those interested in the specifics, the high level of performance is all down to the Supersports’ combination of 666 PS, rear-wheel drive and a highly developed chassis and aerodynamics package.

To fully showcase the car’s agility, Pastrana worked with Bentley in September last year to create the film within the grounds of Bentley’s factory, originally constructed in 1938 on Pyms Lane in Crewe. Modifications were made to a standard Supersports to make it even more agile; the key change was the addition of a hydraulic handbrake, mounted alongside the steering wheel, which enables instantaneous locking of the rear axle.

Bentley’s chassis and transmission teams also integrated the handbrake with the car’s control systems to allow instant reinstatement of power as the handbrake was released. This meant Pastrana could manipulate the car sideways before a tight corner and then maintain a long drift through it.

“I knew the Supersports would have a lot of power but I was happily surprised by how nimble and fun it was to drive,” says Pastrana “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.”

It certainly beats the stop-start motion of an Uber in London traffic.