Bentley Continental Flying Spur

The poise of all-wheel drive. The performance of a 552 hp turbocharged 6-liter 12-cylinder engine. The passion of a British handcrafted interior in leather and wood. All in an exceptionally spacious,seductively beautiful four-door from Bentley. It could only be the new Continental Flying Spur.

The new Continental Flying Spur is the fastest four-door in the company's history, and the fastest in the world, with a top speed of 195mph. It marries the excitement, power, refinement and craftsmanship of the Continental GT with enhanced luxury and space to provide a supreme combination of performance, style and comfort.

The Continental Flying Spur was created at the state-of-the-art Crewe factory, where a 550-strong team of engineers has worked alongside Bentley's renowned designers, craftsmen and craftswomen. Access to parent company Volkswagen's worldwide engineering test facilities has also been of prime importance to the development of the car and the Continental Flying Spur has benefited from the use of the group's advanced windtunnels, proving grounds and prototyping facilities.

"The Continental Flying Spur is a brilliant example of how to match world-beating technologies with renowned craftsmanship," says Bentley chairman Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen. "It is a performance car but not at the cost of comfort and as such represents a unique proposition - a sumptuous and spacious four-door Grand Tourer with the heart and soul of a high-performance coupé."

Overview

• An all-new four-door Grand Tourer born of the Continental GT coupé that blends peerless Bentley craftsmanship and design with modern technologies.
  
  
• Inspired by the 1952 Bentley R-Type Continental and 1957 four-door Continental Flying Spur, from which the new model takes its name. Exhilarating supercar performance thanks to a top speed of 195mph (312km/h) and a 0-60mph time of 4.9 seconds (0-100km/h in 5.2 seconds).
  
  
• Powered by a 6-litre, twin-turbocharged, 12-cylinder engine engineered and built at Bentley's
  factory in Crewe. Tuned to provide not just a massive 552bhp but also the legendary Bentley wave of torque from low revs.
  
  
• A high-tech, all-wheel-drive system for exceptional stability and grip in any conditions is driven by an advanced six-speed automatic gearbox with paddleshift controls.
  
  
• The Continental Flying Spur shares the massive braking system introduced on the Continental GT coupé. The 405mm ventilated front brake discs are the largest on any production passenger
  car on sale today.
  
  
• A stunning cabin that uses exquisite Bentley design and craftsmanship to create a spacious,
  welcoming interior. A classic mix of leather hides and wood veneers are combined to give a contemporary but timeless appearance.
  
  
• Over 11 leather hides are used to make a complete set of upholstery in the Continental Flying Spur. These are traditionally imported from northern Europe, where the relatively insect-free environment benefits leather quality.
  
  
• Spacious rear legroom provides total comfort for all passengers with a five or four-seat layout optional at the time of purchase.
  
  
• All expected technology and feature content in the Continental Flying Spur comes as standard,
  meaning customers only have to choose options
  in order to personalize their car, rather than
  complete it.
  
  
• Designed and developed in parallel with the Continental GT coupé at Bentley's design studios and engineering facilities in Crewe to ensure ultimate synergy in their visual appearance and in their on-going engineering and development programs.

Created to keep you quietly in command

Enter a world of rare hand craftsmanship uniting mirror matched wood veneer, faultless leather hide and Bentley’s signature brightware. In harmony with an array of technology, quietly ensuring effortless control and finesse giving you a supremely refined driving experience. 

A truly individual four-door offering space and freedom. An even more striking presence leading you into a cavernous, cosseting environment offering equality for all of those sharing the journey. A place where new levels of comfort meet even greater exhilaration.

The endless list of luxurious touches extends to seats that offer a relaxing massage, four-zone electronic climate control and the no cost option of a glass tilt and slide sunroof with electric sunblind†.A world of comfort working instinctively with cutting edge technology. From the infotainment system controlling an array of functions such as keyless entry, memory settings, iPod® connection*, the Bluetooth® telephone system, TV tuner*† and the DVD-based Satellite Navigation system - with faster input, quicker response times and
enough capacity to take you across whole continents without changing a single disc. Right down to the unrivalled ride quality ensured by a host of intelligent features such as the new, low friction dampers adjusted every 10 milliseconds. Sit back. Unwind. And enjoy the journey.