2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed
The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a four-door variant of the Bentley Continental GT coupe. The Flying Spur was introduced in 2005, and is presently Bentley's fastest four-door saloon.
The Flying Spur is equipped with a 6.0L, twin-turbocharged W12 engine producing 552 hp (412 kW), with a top speed of 195 mph (314 km/h). Permanent four-wheel drive is standard. As with the Continental GT, the Flying Spur is built on the Volkswagen Group D platform. Largely, it could be considered a rebadged Volkswagen Phaeton with a different styling, and a more powerful engine, most of the technical components being identical to those on the Phaeton. The car was designed by the same team that produced the Continental GT.
The Flying Spur is currently built at Bentley's factory in Crewe, England. Due to a lack of capacity at the Crewe factory upon the car's introduction, Flying Spurs destined for markets other than the USA and UK were built at Volkswagen's Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. This arrangement ended in 2006 when all assembly work reverted to Crewe.
For 2009, Bentley will introduce a Flying Spur Speed model. Similar to the Continental GT Speed, engine output will be increased to 600 hp (450 kW), with a top speed of 200 mph (320 km/h).
| Invoice Price: | $0 | ||
| MSR Price: | $209,600 | ||
| Old Gas Mileage: | 11 City | 19 Hwy | 14 CMB |
VEHICLE SUMMARY
Engines & Emissions
- Twin-Turbochargers
- Free Scheduled Maintenance
- Roadside Assistance Warranty For Unlimited-Miles, 36-Months
- Painted Black Engine Cover
- Flexible Fuel Turbocharged 6.0-Liter W12, VVT 48-Valve, DOHC, EFI Engine; Front/Longitudinal Mounted With Horsepower Of 600@6000, Torque Of 553@1700, Alloy Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads; Runs On Ethanol/Gas Mixture With Up To 85 Percent Ethanol (Primary Fuel Economy With 100% Gasoline Is 11-City, 19-Highway and 14-Combined; Secondary Fuel Economy With 85% Ethanol Is 8-City, 13-Highway and 10-Combined)
Safety
- Trunk Anti-Trap Device
- Side Guard Door Beams
- Front and Rear Pretensioners With Force Limiters
- Front and Rear 3-Point Seatbelts
- Rear 3-Point Center Seatbelt
- Front Seatbelt Height Adjusters
- Crash Sensor
- Front Active Head Restraints
- Crumple Zones
- L A T C H
- Park Distance Control (PDC) Front and Rear Electronic Parking Aid With Ultrasonic Sensors
- Automatic Locking Retractors
- Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags
- Passenger Airbag
- Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor
- Front Side Airbags
- Driver Airbag
Transmission
- Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission
- ZF 6-Speed Electronically Controlled Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter
| Seats: | 5 |
| Fuel Type: | FFV |
Bentley Continental Flying Spur in the News
- Audi Wins Nürburgring 24 Hour Race and Finishes Second, Too - Torque News
- Spotted in China: Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed China - CarNewsChina
- 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Almost Ready For Its Debut at Frankfurt Auto Show ... - SpeedLux
- Bentleys In Abundance At Brooklands - Autochannel (press release)
- Handcrafted in England - The Australian Financial Review
Bentley Continental Flying Spur in Blogs
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- Porsche and Bentley Continental Flying Spur - Virtual Globetrotting
- Spotted in China: Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed China ...
- Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Black | wallpapersup.net
- Limited-edition Bentley unveiled | www.autocar.co.uk
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