Bentley Continental Flying Spur

The Continental Flying Spur sedan is a 5.3 m long, four-door and traction total. This model derives from the four-seat coupe Continental GT. Is for sale in Spain from € 198,021 and € 224,302 from Speed version (price, information and equipment).

If we compare the price of that vehicle models with similar characteristics, we see that a Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG S 600 L and L are a lot cheaper. By contrast, a Bentley Arnage or a Maybach 57 are much more expensive and larger.

The range of the 2009 Flying Spur has new equipment and decorative items. There are also minor changes and mechanical aspect.

The range remains the same 2009 twelve-cylinder engine in 'W' of 6.0 liters of displacement and two turbochargers, but now is 560 hp (one more), the automatic gearbox (ZF) of six speeds. This engine also has the Volkswagen Phaeton, but with 450 hp and turbocharged engines.

The benefits do not vary reaches 312 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.2 s. Whether consumption has improved, dropping from 16.6 to 17.7 l/100 km. Driving impressions of the model 2005.

The suspension (springs, dampers and stabilizer bars) has different settings. The address has also been revised. Stability control (ESP 8.1) has a program operating less intrusive ( 'Sport Traction').

The tires are Pirelli UHP tires mounted on 19-inch diameter.

Optionally you can have 20 wheels and ceramic brakes. According to Bentley, the brakes have a disc that lasts the lifetime of the car, and pills that last twice as usual.

On the outside, the grille is lying under the bottom of the front bumper is different, while the rear, there is chrome on the bumpers and frames of pilots. In addition, sound insulation has been improved by the treatment applied to the underside of the car and the wheel.

May have four or five places, depending on whether the rear seat console has separation (picture). Now, the seats near the doors have electric lumbar support adjustment, massage and heating (ventilation is optional), the square is fixed. There are new colors for the car and 16 colors for the piping of the seats.

Other developments are an active developer of speed, stopping and restarting the fly automatic. And indicators in a display of sensors used by the system helps the car (before the warnings were only noise).

There is a new stereo (optional), developed by Naim. It has 15 speakers, two of them to low and, according to Bentley, is the most powerful among the cars in series production. Connections are in the glove box for iPods, MP3 and USB sticks.

As optional equipment, there is an entertainment system for rear passengers comprising 7 screens in the rear of the front headrests, a DVD reader of six doctors and two headphones.

There are three colors ( "Havana", "White Sand" and "Onyx") and four combinations of two tones ( "Havana", "Dark Sapphire," and Onyx "and" Midnight Emerald) for the new body.

Like the Continental GT, this model has some elements borrowed from the Volkswagen Phaeton (eg suspension). Despite this, the Flying Spur is not exactly the same chassis that the Phaeton and the Continental GT, because the wheelbase is different in each case. The Flying Spur is a battle of 3065 mm to 2881 mm in length which has the Volkswagen saloon and 2745 mm from the Continental GT coupe. According to the Bentley Flying Spur has an aerodynamic coefficient better than the Continental GT (0.31 versus 0.32 CX).

Continental Flying Spur Speed

There is a version with a more sporty, called Continental Flying Spur Speed.

It differs mainly because the engine is 611 hp. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.8 s and reaches 322 km / h maximum speed. Has approved an average consumption identical to the normal version: 16.6 l/100 km.

The suspension settings are different and leave the car 10 mm lower. Tires are measures 9.5Jx20 and tires Pirelli P-Zero around.