Continental Flying Spur Speed

With an uprated 600bhp (610PS) version of the Continental Flying Spur’s acclaimed 12-cylinder engine, this is the most powerful four-door car Bentley has ever produced. It offers uncompromising performance that is synonymous with every Bentley to have borne the revered ‘Speed’ name. The outcome is simply outstanding performance: a 0-60mph sprint time of just 4.5 seconds (0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds) and a top speed of 200mph (322km/h).

The Continental Flying Spur Speed isn’t simply designed to impress, it is also engineered to give the same result. Lowering the suspension by 10mm and adding uprated springs and dampers, gives the Continental Flying Spur Speed even greater agility and handling dynamics. The result is a harder-edged, sportier feel with tauter handling, even more responsive steering and improved driver feedback. And the car’s crowning glory – its 12-cylinder engine – is also re-engineered to provide 600bhp (610PS) and 750Nm (553lb ft) of torque; enough to launch you to 60mph from rest in just 4.5 seconds and deliver devastating overtaking ability – the car will fire you from 50-70mph in just 2.4 seconds (80-120km/h in 3.1 seconds).

Beneath its bonnet sits one of the world’s most advanced – and unique – 12-cylinder engines: a 552bhp (560PS) 6-litre, twinturbocharged powertrain that can propel the car from standstill to 60mph in less than five seconds. Thanks to that immense power output, it can also drive it onwards to a top speed of 194mph (312km/h). The Continental Flying Spur’s engine is a technological masterpiece. It is the most compact 12-cylinder engine in the world and uses four camshafts and 48 valves to help generate the indescribable wave of torque for which Bentleys are renowned. From as low as 1600rpm, the W12 engine produces 650Nm (479lb ft) of torque – a phenomenal figure that ensures that whatever situation you find yourself in, vast reserves of power and acceleration are available whenever you need them.

Every Continental Flying Spur will now come with FlexFuel technology. Though it sounds simple, the ability to run on petrol and biofuel, no matter the proportions involved, called for some pioneering engineering to guarantee that we could achieve our environmental targets without sacrificing our reputation for performance and luxury. An advanced Fuel Quality Sensor continuously monitors the ratio of the fuels being used and guides the Engine Control Unit to adjust the engine’s timing. This provides the seamless power delivery that Bentley engines are renowned for and means you don’t have to compromise on performance at the cost of more environmental motoring. The result is our most efficient – and yet still most powerful – range of Bentley Continentals to date.