Bentley has unveiled the new Flying Spur ahead of its premiere at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Sharp feature lines, muscular rear haunches, LED day-time running lights, dipped headlights and taillights are a result of the designers working to retain traditional Flying Spur cues in the sporty design for the most powerful four door Bentley ever. Powering the new Flying Spur is Bentley’s renowned 6.0-litre, twin turbo W12 engine, coupled to a ZF eight-speed transmission develpoing 625 PS/616 bhp and 800 Nm of torque. A 14 per cent improvement in the power-to-weight ratio over the outgoing model delivers a 0-60 mph time of 4.3 seconds and a top-speed of 200 mph (322 km/h). The Flying Spur, as other modern Bentleys is all wheel drive with a 40:60 rear-biased torque split.
The Bentley gets a lower roof line, deeply sculpted panels and a muscular rear haunch and an overall lower, wider stance that works well with the sharp lines and pretty curves. New design feature on the front fender is the vent with the styled B. The chrome grille is more upright, and is flanked by LED headlamps. The lower air intake is completely different from the last generation Flying Spur. At the rear, a longer and lower boot lid lends a more swept appearance to the side profile. Horizontal single ellipse LED tail lamps combine with a new interpretation of the famed Bentley ‘Horse Shoe’ feature line, now running the full width of the car.
As with the new range of Volvos announced yesterday, the Bentley also has the facility to create a WiFi hotspot for its occupants. A new Touch Screen Remote enables the passengers at the rear to control the entertainment system as well as the climate control system. The entire cabin has been redesigned with the exception of the sun visors, grab handles, armrests and some of the front console / controls.
