Bentley Continental Flying Spur

Bentleys and Rolls-Royce have always had very impressive names when it came to naming their models. Much earlier, I had a short write-up on ‘The difference between a classic Rolls-Royce and a classic Bentley’. Rolls-Royce had models such as the Phantom, Ghost, Silver Spirit, Silver Shadow and so on. Bentley on the other hand had a slightly different way of naming their cars but they were not less impressive than their Rolls-Royce counterparts which included 6 ½ liter Speed Six, Mulsanne, Turbo R (click the link for the write-up) and so on. Today I have the first model of the current lineup of the Bentley Continental Flying Spur.

The Flying Spur as it is commonly known was only the second model to be introduced since the Volkswagen Group took over in 1999. It was only second to the 2-door Continental GT. The Flying Spur was meant to be a Sports Saloon as it boasted a big 6.0 litre displacement with twin-turbo which was similar to that in the Continental GT. This was a very unique engine as it had the W12 (yes I said W12 correctly) configuration instead of the usual 6.75 litre V8s in the older Bentleys and it also supposed to be rated at more than 500hp.

As Bentleys are known as cars to be driven by the owners themselves, they always boasted of power. Some time back I had the opportunity to get up close with a Flying Spur. This was the first model but it was definitely an impressive vehicle. Sitting in the driver’s seat certainly got me excited as even though it was a huge car (it is 5.3 metres long), you know there’s helluva lot of power in it for the equally huge engine. It even has big 19" rims as standard. The interior was excellent and so was the leg space for the rear passengers. The dashboard still has the classic feel to it with the design of its gauges. Sigh.. I’d love to own one someday. I’ve included some photos below of this very car as well as video of a similar car for you to get a closer look at it.

And the video