Bentley Flying Spur

If you think the exterior of the Bentley Flying Spur is already luxurious enough for your standards, just wait until you enter its cabin. The interior of this luxury sedan is predominantly Nappa and Dinamica. Its seats have a fluted Nappa leather upholstery, while its roof lining and rear headrest cushions are given suede-like Dinamica upholstery for contrast. 

Standard to all variants is a front and rear comfort specification, which offers a six-setting massage function in all four seats as well as different adjustment options for their headrests, cushions, and backrest bolsters. This shows Bentley’s mastery in providing all passengers with class-leading comfort, ensuring a relaxing driving experience. In addition, this luxury sedan is given several high-gloss and open pore wood veneers that give its interior emotions to match the personality or mood of the driver (and even the passengers’). 

Passengers of the base, Azure, and Speed can enjoy a 12.3-inch high-resolution capacitive touchscreen display that offers wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, hi-tech navigation systems, 60 GB solid-state drive, 4G LTE telephone module, touch screen remote control for rear cabin, bluetooth and wi-fi audio streaming services, and Bentley’s ‘Signature Audio.’ Standard to the Mulliner is Bentley’s rotating display feature where the screen can be configured to display specific information of your choice. 

Meanwhile, drivers of the Speed and Mulliner variants can enjoy a variant-specific instrument panel graphics. Again, the rotating display feature is a standard for Mulliner drivers and optional for the rest. For additional aesthetics and the enjoyment of younger-gen passengers, the Mulliner and Azure variants are given panoramic sunroofs for better natural lighting. Overall, the Bentley Flying Spur’s interior is a perfect combination of ultra-luxury styling and top-notch comfort.

The exterior of the Bentley Flying Spur is defined by a combination of sleek, flowing lines and sweeping curves. This combination is enhanced by a bright chrome detailing and given warmth through black accents. At the front, all variants sport a grille that gives them a sophisticated character. 

The base Spur and Speed variants are given black and dark tint matrix grilles respectively, while the Azure variant has a chrome vertical vane version. Meanwhile, the Mulliner variant flaunts a floating-diamond matrix version, showcasing the most luxurious that this line has to offer. 

All variants are given full LED matrix headlamps with high beam assist that give them a crystalline flare both in the morning and at night. At the back, they are given LED tail lamps that are B-shaped, further emphasizing Bentley’s ultra luxurious identity. Standard to the Mulliner and optional to the rest is the Flying ‘B’ bonnet mascot that deploys electrically and just screams wealth, power, and prestige while on the road, placing you on a whole different level from the rest. 

All variants are 5,316 mm in length, 2,200 mm in width (including mirrors), and 1,474 mm in height. They have 3,194 mm wheelbases. The base Spur runs on 21-inch painted ten twin spoke wheels, while the rest are given 22-inch alloy wheels with different styles and features.

All variants of the Bentley Flying Spur utilize a two chamber, two valve air suspension system with continuous damping control. Thanks to this suspension system, drivers of this luxury sedan can enjoy a top-notch comfortable driving experience. The air suspension is light enough to make you feel like you're floating on air but is also well-tuned enough to effectively absorb road bumps and uneven pavements. 

The Flying Spur is also adaptable since it is equipped with four drive modes: Comfort, Sport, Bentley, and Custom. However, similar to other luxury sedans, driving this through deep potholes or rough off-road conditions is highly discouraged. Ultimately, the Flying Spur delivers a ride that balances both comfort and sportiness.

The Bentley Flying Spur base and Azure variants are equipped with a high performance hybrid powertrain of a 4.0 L V8 PHEV engine that produces a maximum combined system power output of 680 PS and a maximum combined system torque of 930 Nm. 

Meanwhile, the Speed and Mulliner variants are powered by an ultra performance hybrid powertrain of the same engine that produces a maximum combined system power output of 782 PS and a maximum combined system torque of 1000 Nm. All variants run on 8-speed dual clutch transmission and active all-wheel drive, and have a driving range of 828 km and E-range of 80 km. 

This car offers an exhilarating cruising experience on highways and has an exceptional performance for luxury sedan standards. Although it delivers a sweet-sounding roar when you want to hear its engine, it can also offer a quiet and peaceful ride when you just want to chill inside. 

The Bentley Flying Spur is equipped with a long list of driver assistance systems, connected car services, and standard safety and security features. Its driver assistance systems include driver assist environmental display, assistance systems for adaptive cruising, lane changing or keeping, swerving, and for emergency, blind spot warning, adaptive brake lights, multi-collision brake, and Bentley’s ‘Safeguard Plus’ and ‘Safeguard Rear’ to name a few. 

In terms of braking, all variants utilize front vented 420 x 40 mm disc brakes with Bentley branded black brake calipers and rear vented 380 x 30 mm disc brakes with black brake calipers. Its braking setup is equipped with an anti-lock braking system, electronic stability control, and other safety features.

For the majority of Filipinos, buying the Bentley Flying Spur is impractical, excessive, and even impossible. Hence, for the less than 1% who can afford an ultra luxury sedan, the Flying Spur is worth every peso because of its perfect combination of luxury and performance as well as its cutting-edge safety and technological features.