Until now the Bentley Flying Spur was only available with the mighty 6.0 W12. Now Bentley is also adding the 4.0-liter biturbo V8 to the delivery list of the sedan, which has acted as a top limo since the departure of the Mulsanne.
Bentley launched a completely new Flying Spur in the middle of last year, which with its relatively rounded body appearance is completely in line with the Continental GT. For the time being, the Flying Spur was only available with the mighty 6.0 W12, but that 635 hp and 900 Nm Flying Spur is now joined by a version with four cylinders less. We welcome: the Flying Spur V8.
Bentley Flying Spur V8
The Flying Spur V8 gets the same biturbo 4.0 V8 as the Continental GT V8 and that means that a 550 hp and 770 Nm strong eight-cylinder nestles in the imposing nose. The fact that the V8 has four cylinders less than its more powerful brother, you hardly notice on paper. This is partly due to the 100 kilos that the Flying Spur V8 weighs less than the version with W12. With his double-blown petrol engine, the Briton thunders to 100 km / h in 4.1 seconds. The Flying Spur W12 is only marginally faster with a sprint time of 3.8 seconds. The top speed is 318 km / h. The W12 runs a bit faster with a top speed of 333 km / h. If you do not fully address the V8, it will temporarily drive around with four active cylinders. The engine management switches off four cylinders if less than 235 Nm and 3,000 rpm is required from the machine.
According to Bentley, the Flying Spur V8 feels a lot lighter than the version with W12 thanks to its lower weight and so the brand puts it on the market for people who like to get behind the wheel themselves. That doesn’t mean the Flying Spur V8 isn’t comfortable; adaptive air suspension is also standard. Like the Flying Spur W12, the V8 version is available with a rear seat with three seats, but also with a rear seat with two more or less loose seats. Electronically controlled four-wheel steering is optionally available.
Bentley Flying Spur
The Flying Spur V8 is available in seven standard colors, although the Mulliner catalog offers up to 60 colors to choose from. If you want to, you can have the chrome – just like the Flying Spur with W12 – replaced by an extensive range of black accents. The car has 20-inch alloy wheels as standard and four tailpipes hang at the bottom of the buttocks. The twelve-cylinder Flying Spur has two more distinguished-looking ones integrated into the rear bumper. New is a tablet for the rear passengers, with which you can operate the sun blinds, massage function of the rear seats and the climate control. The new Flying Spur V8 will be launched in Europe at the end of this year. Dutch prices will follow shortly.