BENTLEY is including a brand new S-badged mannequin to its Flying Spur vary for 2023.
The mannequin brings what the Crewe-based agency says is elevated dynamic means, dramatic visible presence and heightened aural drama to additional improve its luxurious sedan.
Supplied for the primary time with a hybridised 2.9-litre V6, which produces 400kW and 750Nm, the Flying Spur Hybrid S is claimed to speed up from zero to 100km/h in 4.2 seconds – simply one-tenth of a second slower than the twin-turbocharged V8. Able to travelling as much as 41km on electrical energy alone, and with a CO2 emissions determine of 75 grams per kilometre (WLTP), the plug-in hybrid Flying Spur Hybrid S is probably the most environment friendly Bentley but.
The Porsche-sourced engine, which additionally options within the Panamera Hybrid variant, includes a 100kW electrical motor that’s mated to a 14.1kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
Bentley will proceed to supply the Flying Spur with a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, nonetheless; the eight-cylinder motor is paired to an eight-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission and develops 404kW and 770Nm and the all-wheel-drive mannequin is claimed to speed up from zero to 100km/h in 4.0 seconds and obtain a prime pace of 320km/h. .
There isn’t any S model of the Flying Spur geared up with a 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged W12.
Bentley’s revered W-configuration motor, which options 48V mild-hybrid expertise and produces 485kW/900Nm is on borrowed time as ever-stricter emissions laws take their toll. The W12 engine contains 4 banks of three cylinders with every double financial institution set at a 72-degree angle. The undersquare powerplant is fed by a pair of turbochargers and options steady variable valve timing, electronically managed Bosch throttle our bodies, in addition to mixture multipoint and direct gas injection.
In the meantime, the Flying Spur S (V8) options as customary Bentley’s 48V Dynamic Trip energetic anti-roll system “to maintain the physique flat and secure beneath spirited cornering”, digital all-wheel steering, and a redesigned sports activities exhaust system. To not be outdone, the Flying Spur Hybrid S can also be geared up with what Bentley calls “ingenious sound enhancements” that ship a “sporting character” when driving in Sport mode.
As was the case with Bentley’s lately revealed Continental GT S and GT S Convertible, the Flying Spur S options blackened exterior brightware, gloss-black decrease bumper grilles, darkish tinted head- and taillights, black quad-pipe exhaust shops and an S badge on the entrance guards. The grille, likewise, is completed in gloss black with vertical vanes and a gloss-black encompass. Solely the winged Bentley badges retain their brilliant chrome end.
The S vary is obtainable with 22-inch Y-spoke alloy wheels in gloss black or Pale Brodgar Satin or 21-inch wheels in a tri-spoke design with gloss-black or brilliant machined finishes. The brake calipers are completed in contrasting brilliant purple paint.
Inside, the Flying Spur S is obtainable with a spread of two-tone color splits which might be handcrafted within the leather-based store at Crewe utilizing a mixture of clean conceal and soft-napped Dinamica. The suede-like materials options on the heated steering wheel, transmission lever, seat cushions and seat backrests whereas leather-based conceal is employed throughout the seat bolsters, door pads, instrument cowl and across the centre console.
The seat design of the S sees a fluted end with quilting accessible as an choice. The S moniker is embroidered on every head restraint (with embroidered Bentley wings accessible as a no-cost choice). Efficiency-focused instrumentation graphics and S sill covers additionally function, as they do within the Continental GT S and GT S Convertible variants.
Bentley’s new Flying Spur S mannequin vary will debut on the upcoming Goodwood Pageant of Pace from June 23-26.
Bentley says the Flying Spur Hybrid S and Flying Spur S will probably be accessible in Australia within the first quarter of subsequent yr and that pricing will probably be suggested nearer to the mannequin’s launch.
