The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a four-door variant of the Bentley Continental GT coupé. The Bentley Continental Flying Spur was introduced in 2005. For 2009, Bentley introduced a Continental Flying Spur Speed model. Similar to the Continental GT Speed, engine output has been increased to 610 metric horsepower (449 kW; 602 bhp) at 6,000 rpm and 750 newton metres (553 ft·lbf) at 1,700-5,600 rpm - with a top speed of 322 kilometres per hour (200 mph) (up from 194 mph), making it the world's fastest four-door saloon. Acceleration time from 0–100 kilometres per hour (0–62.1 mph) is now 4.8 seconds. It features enlarged disc brakes, and an upgraded Bosch ESP 8.1 Electronic Stability Programme. With the revised Carbon Ceramic brakes Bentley claims that the flying spur speed will stop from 100 kph (60 mph) in 33 meters (109 feet). Bentley also claims that the flying spur with its revised esp system and suspension the flying spur speed is capable of handling .95 g-forces of lateral acceleration on a 300 foot skidpad.
The Continental Flying Spur is equipped with a 5,998 cubic centimetres (366.0 cu in) (6.0 litre) twin-turbocharged W12 engine. It produces a DIN-rated motive power output of 560 metric horsepower (412 kW; 552 bhp) at 6,100 rpm, and torque of 650 newton metres (479 ft·lbf) at 1,600-6,100 rpm. Torsen-based permanent four-wheel drive is standard. It will complete the standard sprint of 0–100 kilometres per hour (0–62.1 mph) in 5.2 seconds, and can reach a top speed of 312 kilometres per hour (194 mph).
Some of the Bentley's technical and powertrain components are related to those on the Volkswagen Phaeton, Audi A8 and S8. The car was designed by the same team who produced the Continental GT and Continental GTC.
The Continental Flying Spur is exclusively hand built at Bentley's only factory in Crewe, England. Previously, due to a lack of capacity at the Crewe factory upon the car's introduction, some Flying Spurs destined for markets other than the USAand UK were built at Volkswagen's Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. This arrangement ended in 2006, when all assembly work reverted to Crewe.[edit]Continental Flying Spur Speed
