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BentleyFlying Spur
Third generation, W12
- Power
- 635 PS
- 0–100
- 3.8 s
- Top speed
- 333 km/h
Photographs: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0; Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0; Damian B Oh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.
Curator’s note
A four-door Bentley with a W12 and a rotating dashboard.
The third-generation Flying Spur shares its platform with the Continental GT and adds rear doors, all-wheel steering and a retractable Flying B mascot. With the W12 it is one of the fastest four-door cars on sale.
- Bentley Rotating Display
- All-wheel steering
- 48-volt anti-roll control
- Flying B mascot that rises from the bonnet
0–100 km/h3.8s57th of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed333km/h23rd of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power626hp44th of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque900Nm10th of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
The story
Bentley Flying Spur
The Flying Spur name goes back to 1957 and the R-Type Continental-based saloon built by H.J. Mulliner.
Its 48-volt active anti-roll system can apply 1,300 Nm to each axle to keep the body level in corners.
Character
Dimensions
01
The Flying B mascot is illuminated and retracts at the press of a button.
02
All-wheel steering shortens the turning circle by more than half a metre.
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