2007 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Review
October 27, 2007 by Karl Peskett
Another test involves abuse of a different kind. The engine is switched on and revved to 100rpm past the redline from cold and then left there, continuing to run at 6200rpm for 100 hours. Meltdown should ensue, however another test is arranged. The motor is tortured by being cycled through an advanced programme of accelerations, decelerations and steady state running at all points in the rev range for 500 hours non-stop. That’s a few hours short of three weeks of continuous running, 24 hours a day. Reliability then, is not an issue.
Quality, is also not an issue. The interior is a sumptious mix of woods, leathers and metals, blended to create a cabin that can only be described as opulent. The wood veneers for instance, are real wood – unbleached Burr Walnut, with the choice of four other woods, should sir so require. It is laser cut, before being lacquered, machined and polished by hand. It is then applied to the dashboard fascia, front and rear consoles and the tops of all four doors.
The interior uses 11 hides to cover almost all surfaces – even the roof lining is of bovine extraction. The leathers are imported from Northern Europe where the insect free environment promotes higher quality skin. Sitting in the seats of the Flying Spur is like slipping into butter, such is the softness. The seats also contain both heating and cooling, the cooling accomplished by the air-conditioning system.
Uniquely, on the four-seat specification – as the car can be ordered in both four and five seat models – the rear chairs can be reclined, and on all seats a massage function can be activated, employing an addictive rolling action, up and down your back. And if you thought a Caprice had room in the back, hop into a Flying Spur. The rear seat and leg space is enormous, but then, you would expect that from a car that has a wheelbase of 3065mm.
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My anti spam word was Bentley……spooky!!!!!!!!!
More than a car……a work of art!
Fantastic review ! Gob smacked!!!!!!!!!!
This old man’s car does absolutely nothing for me. It looks dated already. The Continental GT, now that’s a car W.O. would have been proud of. By the way, the rear tray tables are half as wide as those in the 1969 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow which would surely have more interior room than the Bentley. Better looking car too!
The front end looks a bit too much like the Cadillac CTS. :-\
Lol, my anti-spam word was bentley aswell. It is a good looking car, the GT is even better.
yum, yum, yum! can i have one mum? pleeeeease? lol
I’ve driven one and at high speed too! Not a Motorkhana weapon and needs a big parking space. It won’t fit in my garage! Driving it was sheer joy for me though. Great power and fantastic handling for such a big car. I found driving the Spur to be a better experience than driving the GT strangely enough. If you can’t afford to buy it you can’t afford to run it though. Heavy on the juice but oh so good!
My Anti-Spam word was bentley also……………………..there is something going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah…Yes it is a nice car!!!!