Styling update brings luxury saloon in line with the Continental GT – and an option costing £25,000
Bentley has updated the Flying Spur to bring its styling into line with the Continental GT, as well as reprising the sporting S model.
Chief among the design tweaks is the move from the signature quad-light front fascia to a more conventional twin-lamp set-up. That makes the new Spur the first Bentley saloon with twin headlights since production of the S2 ended 64 years ago.
Meanwhile, the small vent on the Spur’s front wings has been removed, and the boot now has smoother surfacing.
The S variant returns with a plug-in-hybrid powertrain that combines a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 with a single electric motor to send 671bhp and 686lb ft through all four wheels. This is delivered through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox and an electronic limited-slip differential.
This allows the two-and-a-half-tonne limousine to complete the 0-62mph sprint in 3.6sec, before topping out at 191mph.
The S also receives the active anti-roll bars and dampers used in the hardcore Speed and luxury Mulliner models, said to have been tweaked to “deliver maximum sporting appeal”.
Alongside the new look, the Flying Spur also gains the Naim for Mulliner sound system that was developed for the limited-run Bentley Batur – an option that costs £25,000, excluding taxes.
Order books for the new Flying Spur are open now, with customer deliveries due to begin between October and December this year.
