Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed
The Continental Flying Spur marks another betrayal of Yohan’s love for luxury cars with big engines that can reach ridiculous speeds. The Continental Flying Spur is a four-door variant of the Continental GT coupé and was launched by Bentley in 2005 with the Speed edition making its début in 2008. While the Flying Spur used a six-litre twin-turbo W12 engine that put out 560 PS and 650 Nm, the engine was tweaked to deliver 610 PS and 750 Nm of peak torque in the Speed.
Transmission to all four wheels – the Flying Spur uses a permanent all-wheel drive as standard – is via a six-speed ZF automatic gearbox. With a top speed of 322 km/h, the Continental Flying Spur Speed became the world’s fastest four-door saloon car. Acceleration to 100 km/h from standstill came up in just 4.8 seconds. Apart from changes to the drivetrain, the Speed offered a host of changes over the regular Flying Spur.
Springs and dampers in the Flying Spur Speed were upgraded, as were the anti-roll bars in order to ensure better agility and manners. Bentley also lowered the height of the car by 10 mm, effectively reducing ground clearance while also giving the Speed an aero edge over the regular car. The car’s 20-inch wheels are shod with bespoke Pirelli P Zero tyres for that extra grip. Steering was via a speed-sensitive Servotronic system while the front sub-frame was solid mounted with stiffer bushes at the rear.
