Bentley: This is how the Flying Spur Hybrid drives 🎥
THE NEXT STEP Until the British company launches its first electric model in 2025 and builds exclusively electric vehicles from 2030, the Flying Spur Hybrid will at least be a second model with a plug-in hybrid drive.
The Flying Spur Hybrid drives as balanced and refined as you would expect in this price range.
The powertrain in the Flying Spur Hybrid was not simply taken over from the already available Bentayga Hybrid, as one might assume.
The 2.9-liter V6 turbocharged gasoline engine is a revised variant with twin turbochargers - together with the 100 kW electric motor, it now generates 544 hp, almost 100 hp more than the Bentayga. Whether customers can be dissuaded from their beloved eight- and twelve-cylinder engines remains to be seen.
Press spokesman Wayne Bruce: "I don't think that will be a problem. Especially in the luxury sector, we see that customers think very responsibly and place a lot of value on sustainability."
Purely electric 40 kilometer range
The V8 version is still a bit faster (and the W12 anyway), but with a sprint to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds, the hybrid is also impressive. On the other hand, the PHEV consumes considerably less: Bentley talks about 3.5 liters, homologation is still pending. The V8 is on the books with 12.7 liters.
As with every PHEV, the actual consumption depends on the use: If the battery is charged often and the driving distances are short, the car can be driven without a combustion engine - at least 40 kilometers are said to be possible. The power for this is supplied by a 14.1 kWh battery, which can be fully charged in 2.5 hours in the best case.
56 billion configuration variants
In terms of comfort and driving pleasure, the hybrid is in no way inferior. It drives as well-balanced and refined as you would expect in this price range. And in electric mode it's almost silent - that's real luxury. Especially when you're being chauffeured, which is what half of the Flying Spur owners actually do.
Series Manager Chris Cole: "Customers of the hybrid variant will also want to drive this Grand Tourer themselves. This is without doubt the most advanced Bentley we've ever built."
Unfortunately, the new model is not quite cheap: You'll have to pay 220,000 francs - at least. With 56 billion configuration options, the base price will hardly ever be enough.
