Bentley Flying Spur (2005)
The Bentley Flying Spur is a luxury saloon produced by Bentley Motors Limited since 2005. It is the four-door variant of the Bentley Continental GT coupé.
The car is manufactured at Bentley's factory in Crewe, England. Briefly, due to a lack of capacity at the Crewe factory upon the car's introduction, some Flying Spurs destined for markets other than the United States and United Kingdom were built at Volkswagen's Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. This arrangement ended in 2006, when all assembly work reverted to Crewe.
First generation (2005–2013)
Overview
The Continental Flying Spur has a twin-turbocharged Volkswagen W12 engine shared with the Volkswagen Phaeton saloon, but tuned to produce and torque of at 1,600–6,100 rpm. Torsen-based permanent four-wheel drive is standard. It can go in 5.2 seconds, and can reach a top speed of. It also has Adaptive Air Suspension and Continuous Damping Control. Sales began in Spring 2005.During the first full-year sales of the Continental Flying Spur, the number of deliveries exceeded 4,500.
| Model | Years | Type/code | Power at rpm, Torque at rpm |
| Continental Flying Spur | 2005–2013 | W12 twin turbo | at 6,100, at 1,600–6,100 |
| Continental Flying Spur Speed | 2008–2013 | W12 twin turbo | at 6,000, at 1,700–5,600 |
Beginning with 2011 Continental models, the W12 engines supports combinations of petrol and E85 bioethanol fuel types.
Transmissions
The steering column-mounted paddle shifters enable direct access to the six-speed gearbox when the ZF transmission is in "S" or sports mode.Second generation (2013–2019)
Flying Spur W12 (2013–2019)
The second generation Flying Spur was unveiled in March 2013 at the 2013 Geneva Motor ShowThe "Continental" prefix was omitted; according to Bentley's designers, this was a conscious attempt to take the Flying Spur in a more opulent direction and distance it from the more driver-oriented 2-door Continental GT range. Despite this, the Flying Spur and Continental GT continue to share the same engineering platform.
Engines
Transmissions
Third generation (2019–present)
The third-generation Flying Spur was unveiled in June 2019. The car has been completely overhauled and is built on a brand-new platform, resembling the current Continental GT. The front receives a new grille with vertical slats akin to that of a Rolls-Royce, while the rear features new taillights that incorporate a B motif. The hood ornament is now illuminated at night, electrically deployable, and capable of meeting pedestrian impact requirements. Rear-wheel steering is new and is accompanied by air springs with 60 percent more volume than its predecessor. The all-wheel drive system is also new and uses an electronically controlled clutch pack. The interior boasts a rotating 12.3-inch display and an all-new Touch Screen remote that allows rear occupants to control several systems. Compared to the second generation model, the new Flying Spur gets close to 130 mm additional wheelbase. It accelerates from 0-60mph in 3.7 seconds and reaches a maximum speed of 207mph.The Flying Spur will become the new Bentley flagship model, as production of the Mulsanne ends in the second quarter of 2020 without a direct successor.