Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed

Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed packs 600 HP and 553 lb-ft of torque with the 6.0 liter W-12 engine borrowed from the two-door Continental GT Speed. The luxurious sedan's power is routed through a ZF-6 speed automatic transmission to all four wheels.

The Flying spur sprints from standstill to 60mph in 4.5 seconds and on to 100 mph in 10.5 seconds. The Flying Spur has a top speed of 195mph whereas Flying Spur Speed has a top speed of more than 200 mph. Check out more details on this monster!

Bentley Continental Flying Spur

The all-wheel-drive 2008 Bentley Continental Flying Spur continues with few changes as the British manufacturer's "entry-level" sedan. It shares its basic design with the company's Continental GT coupe and GTC convertible, all built on a platform introduced for 2004. The Flying Spur comes with a turbocharged 552-hp 6.0-liter 12-cylinder engine, 6-speed automatic transmission with steering-column-mounted shift paddles, and all-wheel drive. Also included is an air suspension with driver adjustable ride height and damper settings. Available safety features include ABS, an antiskid system, front side airbags, rear side airbags, and curtain side airbags. Bi-xenon headlights are standard, as are a navigation system, wireless cell-phone link, heated front seats with memory, driver-seat lumbar message, heated rear seat, and four-zone climate controls. Optional are heated steering wheel, front passenger lumbar massage, power opening and closing trunklid, and satellite radio. Also available is the Mulliner Driving Specification package that includes 20-inch wheels, additional Chrome interior trim, and quilted leather seating.

New Bentley teaser picture

Bentley has released a new picture of the replacement for the Arnage — and Autocar can reveal that the new flagship’s styling will feature dramatic proportions and an unusual twin-headlight arrangement.

Due to be unveiled at next month’s Pebble Beach concours in California, the new car’s striking headlamps are a dominant feature of its styling.

A pair of large circular LED headlamps are positioned high and close to the expansive chromed grille surround.

Sited lower down and towards the outer edge of the nose are a pair of driving lamps, a layout that nods towards Bentleys from the past.

Below the grille is a chromed lower air intake that echoes the new styling theme of Bentley parent VW. It runs the full width of the nose to emphasise the stance of the “Grand Bentley”, as the car is currently known.

Sticking with a 5m-plus length, the new Bentley will feature a lower roofline and softer body sections

than its main rival, the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

To maintain Bentley’s sportier brand positioning, the new Bentley’s window area is understood to be relatively shallow, which lends a rakish look to the styling.

Its rear doors hinge conventionally, unlike the coach doors of the Phantom. The bodywork is all new and understood to feature a mix of steel and alloy componentry, with expensive but unseen technology such as the wiring loom, air conditioning and switch bases sourced from the VW parts bin.

The engine will continue to be a turbocharged 6.75-litre V8, but the significant componentry is new, ousting parts that can trace their ancestry back to 1949 when Rolls-Royce/Bentley designed the engine that powers the Arnage.

What's the Arnage's new name?

To emphasise that the car is new from the ground up, Bentley will ditch the Arnage name. The new name may be lifted from the history books but, whatever its inspiration, it will have to convey a major move upmarket.

The price will increase, too. It will take the flagship Bentley closer to the Rolls Phantom, with a price will over £200,000.