Bentley establishes a new luxury performance sedan benchmark with the launch of the new Flying Spur. With its unrivalled blend of effortless driveability, exquisite luxury and craftsmanship, sculpted design and state-of-the-art technology, the new Bentley Flying Spur takes the worldwide success of its iconic predecessor further. Bentley's most powerful four-door model ever makes its global debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
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| 2014 Bentley Flying Spur |
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| 2014 Bentley Flying Spur |
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| 2014 Bentley Flying Spur |
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| 2014 Bentley Flying Spur |
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| 2014 Bentley Flying Spur |
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| 2014 Bentley Flying Spur |
Bentley's styling team has developed an athletic design for the new Flying Spur that combines traditional Bentley styling cues with a sporting stance and contemporary details. Sharp feature lines complement muscular rear haunches, while LED day-time running lights, dipped headlights and taillights characterise the front and rear profiles. The interior designers have created a luxurious, spacious cabin that dresses advanced acoustic and electronic technologies in exquisite hand-crafted leather hides and wood veneers.
Driver and passengers alike interface with the car and the outside world through touch-screen infotainment, mobile connectivity including Wi-Fi, a Rear Seat Entertainment suite and a new hand-held Touch Screen Remote which allows rear-cabin occupants to control an extensive range of features from the comfort of their seat. An eight-channel, eight-speaker audio system with Balanced Mode Radiators provides high quality sound clarity, with the 1100W Naim® for Bentley premium system available as an option.
Powering the new Flying Spur is Bentley's renowned 6.0-litre, twin turbo W12 engine, coupled to a ZF eight-speed transmission. Developing 625 PS (616 bhp) and 800 Nm of torque, the new Flying Spur features more power than any other Bentley four-door in history. A 14 per cent improvement in the power-to-weight ratio over the outgoing model delivers a breath-taking 0-60 mph time of 4.3 seconds and a top-speed of 200 mph (322 km/h). In the modern Bentley tradition, power is delivered to the road via all-wheel drive with a 40:60 rear-biased torque split for a sure-footed, engaging drive in all road and weather conditions.
Bentley Chairman and Chief Executive, Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, comments: "Bentley's new Flying Spur is the ultimate luxury performance sedan. Our engineers have worked tirelessly to ensure that the Flying Spur is the perfect combination of power, comfort, refinement and hand-crafted quality. Fitted with the very latest technology, the new Flying Spur is equipped both for business and relaxation whilst remaining a car to enjoy from behind the wheel."
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Engine: 6-litre twin-turbocharged W12
- Max Power: 616 bhp / 460 kW / 625 PS @6000 rev/min
- Max Torque: 800 Nm / 590 lb.ft @ 2000 rev/min
- Transmission: ZF 8-speed automatic with Quickshift, Block Shifting and wheel-mounted paddleshift
- Driveline: Continuous all-wheel drive (40:60 rear bias)
- Ratios: 1st : 4.71; 2nd: 3.14; 3rd: 2.1; 4th: 1.67; 5th: 1.29; 6th: 1.00; 7th: 0.839; 8th: 0.667
- Final Drive: 2.85
- Brakes
*Front: 405mm ventilated discs (optional 420mm Carbon Silicon Carbide, cross drilled)
*Rear: 335mm ventilated discs (optional 356mm, Carbon Silicon Carbide, cross drilled)- Wheels: New 19" (2 finishes), opt 9.5J x 20", opt 9.5J x 21" (3 designs)
- Tyres: 275/45 ZR19, 275/40 ZR20, 275/35 ZR21
- Steering: Rack & pinion, power assisted, speed-sensitive ZF servotronic
- Turns lock-to-lock: 2.8
- Turning circle: 11.7 m / 38.4 feet
- Suspension
*Front: Four link double wishbones, computer controlled self-levelling air suspension, with anti-roll bar
*Rear: Trapezoidal multi-link, computer-controlled self-levelling air suspension, with anti-roll bar
- Damping: Continuous Damping Control
- Dimensions
*Wheelbase: 3065 mm / 120.7 in
*Overall length: 5295 mm / 208.5 in
*Width (across body): 1976 mm / 77.8 in
*Width (inc. mirrors): 2208 mm / 86.9 in
*Overall height: 1488 mm / 58.6 in
*Fuel tank: 90 litres / 20 UK gallons / 24 US gallons
*Boot volume: 475 litres / 16.8 cu ft
*Kerb weight (EU): 2475 kg / 5451 lb
*Gross vehicle weight: 2972 kg / 6546 lb
- Performance
*Top speed: 200 mph / 322 km/h
*0-60 mph: 4.3 secs
*0-100 mph: 9.5 secs
*0-100 km/h: 4.6 secs
*0-160 km/h: 9.5 secs
- Fuel Consumption (EU cycle)
*Urban: 12.6 mpg (22.4 litres/100 km)
*Extra Urban: 27.8 mpg (10.2 litres/100 km)
*Combined: 19.2 mpg (14.7 litres/100 km)
*CO2 emissions: 343 g/km
- Fuel Consumption (EPA cycle)
*City: 12 US mpg
*Highway: 20 US mpg
*Combined: 15 US mpg
*Emissions Controls: EU 5 and US LEV II
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