Bentley Continental Flying Spur
The new Bentley Continental Flying Spur is
set to deliver even greater levels of refinement, comfort and
opportunities for customer personalisation. The class-leading
12-cylinder luxury saloon will also be joined by the 600 bhp (610PS)
Continental Flying Spur Speed. The most powerful 4-door car ever
produced by the British manufacturer, the Flying Spur Speed offers the
pure driving experience and uncompromising performance synonymous with
all Bentleys bearing the Speed legend.
- The 2009 range builds on the success of Bentley’s class-leading Continental Flying Spur.
- The new Continental Flying Spur range is refined and expanded with two distinctive models.
- The 2009 Continental Flying Spur offers enhanced levels of refinement, comfort and choice.
- The new Continental Flying Spur Speed delivers a more powerful and engaging Bentley driving experience.
INTRODUCTION
The new Bentley Continental Flying Spur is set to deliver even greater
levels of refinement, comfort and opportunities for customer
personalisation. The class-leading 12-cylinder luxury saloon will also
be joined by the 600 bhp (610PS) Continental Flying Spur Speed. The
most powerful 4-door car ever produced by the British manufacturer, the
Flying Spur Speed offers the pure driving experience and uncompromising
performance synonymous with all Bentleys bearing the Speed legend.
The Continental Flying Spur has been an extraordinary success story for
Bentley since its launch in 2005. Its unrivalled combination of
exciting performance, luxury, craftsmanship, style and four-door
practicality has broadened the appeal of the Continental range. The
Flying Spur has become the most successful 12-cylinder luxury saloon in
the world and has played a pivotal role in the revitalisation of
Bentley. The instantly recognisable style of the Flying Spur
undergoes a subtle evolution with changes to the front and rear design.
The new, more upright grille and bolder lower air intake accentuate the
distinctive Bentley profile, while the new rear bumper delivers a more
aggressive and sleek appearance.
A comprehensive range of
noise-absorbent measures including acoustic glazing, tri-laminate body
undertrays and wheelarch liners ensure that cabin refinement, already a
hallmark of the Continental Flying Spur, is best in class. The
new Flying Spur may now be specified with a sophisticated
follow-to-stop, radar-based Adaptive Cruise Control system, which
monitors traffic ahead and manages the throttle and brakes to maintain
a pre-set time gap, up to a driver selected set speed.
As a
further option, the new Naim for Bentley audio system provides the
world’s best in-car sound stage. Designed exclusively for Bentley by
Naim, the renowned British hi-fi manufacturer, the system features an
1100 Watt amplifier, the most powerful unit offered in a production
car, and 15 custom-built Naim speakers, including dual Naim
sub-woofers. The next-generation Digital Signal Processor further
enhances the listening experience.
The aluminium-intensive
suspension of the Flying Spur features revised spring and dampers and a
new bespoke 19-inch Pirelli UHP tyre for outstanding levels of ride
quality, comfort and refinement. Bentley’s commitment to the
highest quality of craftsmanship and customer personalisation is
highlighted with an enhanced choice of beautifully crafted wood
marquetry and chrome inlays. In addition, seat piping, a traditional
Bentley feature, is introduced on Flying Spur together with two new
hide colours. Three new colours and four duo-tone paint combinations
are added to the exterior paint palette.
The 600bhp Continental
Flying Spur Speed unleashes the same potent performance and intense
levels of driver engagement as its highly acclaimed stablemate, the
Continental GT Speed. Inspired by Bentley’s legendary ‘Speed’
models that first appeared in 1923, the Flying Spur Speed offers a
range of headline performance figures including a 0-60mph sprint time
of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 200mph.
A lowered ride
height, uprated and redesigned suspension as well as retuned steering
deliver outstanding agility and body control. Exceptional grip comes
from the unique 9.5Jx20 multi-spoke alloy wheels with bespoke Pirelli
P-Zero UHP performance tyres. The Flying Spur Speed is
distinguished by subtle design cues which emphasise its performance
credentials, including dark-tinted radiator and air intake grilles,
wider rifled exhaust tail pipes and unique 20-inch multi-spoke alloy
wheels.
Bentley Chairman and Chief Executive, Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen explains the rationale behind the new range:
“The global success of the Continental Flying Spur has created a new
generation of Bentley owners. Responding to their feedback, we have
refined an already remarkable car and with the debut of the Flying Spur
Speed we are extending its appeal.”
Styling evolution
- New front end design with:
o More upright front grille with bright chrome matrix
o Larger, lower air intakes
o Chromed headlamp bezels
o Optional bright chrome matrix lower grille
- New, more slender rear bumper design with:
o Wraparound brightware and black valance.
o Bright tail lamp bezels.
Best-in-class cabin refinement
o Acoustic glass to side and rear windows
o New acoustic tri-laminate undertray and wheelarch liners
o Retuned exhaust system
Enhanced driving dynamics
- The
aluminium-intensive suspension features revised spring, anti-roll bar
and damper settings and a new bespoke 19-inch Pirelli UHP tyre, for
outstanding levels of ride quality, comfort, response and refinement.
- New design 19-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels.
- Retuned Servotronic power steering for improved feedback and feel.
- New ‘Sport Traction’ mode from ESP 8.1 system offers superb traction without being intrusive.
- Optional fade-resistant carbon ceramic brakes provide improved brake feel (only available on 20-inch wheels).
o Discs last lifetime of car and pad life doubled (in normal driving conditions).
- New, follow-to-stop precision radar-based Adaptive Cruise Control with five time-gap settings.
- Power output of the twin turbo 6.0 litre W12 engine remains at 552bhp (560PS/412kW).
- Top speed of 195mph (312km/h) and 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds (0-100km/h in 5.2).
Enhanced cabin comfort and customer convenience
- New optional exclusive Naim for Bentley audio system with 1100 Watt amplifier provides the world’s best in-car sound stage.
- New optional glovebox-located iPod, MP3 & USB interface connects personal music to the in-car infotainment system.
- Multi-layer seat construction for enhanced comfort.
- New optional full width rear seat with electrically adjustable outboard positions and fixed central seat.
- Park distance control system with new graphics on infotainment screen
- Aluminium foot pedals incorporating the “B” Bentley logo.
Improved personalisation and bespoke choice
- Enhanced choice of handcrafted interior and exterior finishes include:
o Contemporary style marquetry with crossbanding to door waistrails (Walnut & Chestnut veneers only).
o Traditional style marquetry with crossbanding and inlay to fascia,
door waistrails and upper centre console (Walnut & Chestnut veneers
only).
o New chrome inlay strip to door waistrails.
o New two tone interior hide colour options providing greater opportunities for personalisation.
o Two new interior hide colours, Linen and Imperial Blue.
o Seat piping now available in 16 colours to allow customer to match secondary hide or single tone interior.
o Three new standard exterior paint colours (Havana, White Sand and
Onyx) along with four unique duo-tone paint combinations (Havana, Dark
Sapphire, Onyx and Midnight Emerald) for the first time on the
Continental family
THE NEW CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR SPEED
The
new Flying Spur Speed shares the enhancements of the Continental Flying
Spur model above with the following additions taken from the acclaimed
GT Speed:
- A more powerful 600bhp (610PS/449kW) version of Bentley’s highly acclaimed W12 with 553 lbft (750 Nm) of torque.
o A 9% increase in power and 15% increase in torque.
o Maximum torque constant from 1750 rev/min.
- More engaging Bentley driving experience through uprated chassis:
o 10mm lowered ride height, uprated spring/damper settings and uprated anti-roll bars for improved agility and body control.
o Exceptional roadholding thanks to superior grip from unique 9.5Jx20
multi-spoke alloy wheels with bespoke Pirelli P-Zero performance tyres.
o Improved steering response achieved through retuned speed-sensitive
Servotronic system, solid-mounted front subframe and stiffer rear
bushings.
o ‘Dynamic’ mode introduced on the uprated Bosch 8.1 ESP
system with more progressive intervention to cater for the more
spirited driver.
- 0-60mph in 4.5 secs (0-100km/h in 4.8s) and a top speed of 200mph (322km/h).
- Unique Speed model styling cues:
o Front grille and lower air intakes in dark-tinted chrome matrix.
o Bright chrome grilles available as a no cost option.
o Wider rifled sports exhaust tail pipes.
o ‘Speed’ treadplates to all four doors.
o 3-spoke Sport leather steering wheel.
o Optional bright or dark tint aluminium fascia panel.
o Drilled alloy sport foot-pedals, knurled chrome/hide gearlever.
o Diamond quilted hide to seat facings and door panels.
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