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Bentley Flying Spur makes debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

The new Bentley Flying Spur will be unveiled on July 4

By Vito Baru KuPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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New generation of Flying Spur

We have learned that Bentley's new generation Flying Spur will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which opens on July 4, 2019. The official photos of the new car were released on June 11, and it has been significantly upgraded in terms of design, materials, and power train. It is reported that the new generation of Bentley Flying Spur will be available worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2019, and deliveries will start in early 2020.

The new Bentley Flying Spur will be unveiled on July 4 and launched in the fourth quarter

  In terms of appearance, the new generation Flying Spur adopts the latest family-style design, with split headlights similar in shape to the current Continental GT, round headlight clusters inspired by the overall crystal-cut design style, and a matrix LED light source. At the same time, the new car's large straight waterfall chrome front grille is neatly shaped and complements the vertical angle of the front end.

  In addition, we can also see the new car's front bumper under the air intake is also covered by a large number of chrome materials, and the interior is also divided by chrome trim, with a very exaggerated visual effect. It is worth mentioning that the new Bentley Flying Spur redesigned the front wing "B" emblem (Flying B), which can be lit up and can be controlled to raise and lower in the car according to demand.

  Side view, the new car retains the classic large four-door sedan style, while in pursuit of an overall sense of movement, the new car's entire waistline design echoes the design of the 1959 Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur, making the side look more muscular. At the rear, the biggest feature of the new car comes from the B-shaped LED taillights, which have very high recognition. In terms of dimensions, the official introduction of the new generation Flying Spur maintains the length of the old model, the length, width, and height are 5316/1978/1484mm, but the wheelbase increased by 130mm to 3194mm, and equipped with a new style of 21-inch wheels, while the Milliner also provides two exclusive 22-inch custom wheels.

The new Bentley Flying Spur will be unveiled on July 4 and launched in the fourth quarter

  In the interior, the new generation Flying Spur adopts the latest winged family design style. The new interior is wrapped in two-tone leather with finely crafted metal trim and two-tone solid wood veneer, further reflecting its sense of luxury. In addition, the new generation Flying Spur is available with the Milliner Driving Specification, in which Bentley introduces the first three-dimensional diamond-shaped leather interior design for the leather door trim, presenting a sense of hierarchy through the undulation of the leather without stitching. The new car also features a variety of knobs.

  The new car is also in a variety of knobs and air vents decorated with a diamond-like patch finish, according to Bentley's official description, such a patch can reach up to 5331 throughout the car. Bentley's original three-sided flip-type center touch screen also appeared on the new generation of Flying Spur, where the center screen size is 12.3 inches, the car system UI will contain more features after optimization, including Apple Car Play and so on.

  In the rear style, the first official figure adopts the executive seat design, and is decorated with a diamond pattern, the rear passengers can be hidden in the domain console through the exclusive touch remote control device, just touch the button to remove it, and you can adjust a series of interior settings, including so up, rear seat massage, rear air conditioning, interior ambient lighting, etc., to create an innovative luxury cabin atmosphere. As for the sound system, the new Bentley Flying Spur will be equipped with 650W 10-speaker audio as standard, and provide a 1500W B&O sixteen-speaker or 2200W NAIM eighteen-speaker audio system.

  Power, the new generation of Bentley Flying Spur will be equipped with a 6.0L twin-turbo W12 engine, this TSI engine can reach a maximum power of 635 horsepower, peak torque of 900 NM - m, transmission matching 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, and continue to use four-wheel drive layout. In terms of performance, the new car's 0-100km/h takes only 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 333km/h.

  The new generation Flying Spur is equipped with a Driver Assistance System as standard, including Traffic Assist, City Assist, and Blind Spot Warning. (Blind Spot Warning). The chassis is built with new aluminum and composite materials and equipped with 48V electrical and electronic architecture. It is worth mentioning that the upgraded new three-chamber adaptive air suspension achieves better comfort by increasing the volume of air chambers by 60 percent, while to further enhance the agility and high-speed dynamic stability of the new generation Flying Spur, the new car introduces a four-wheel steering system with 48V active sway control system, which controls and adjusts the electric actuator of each sway bar and changes the sway bar according to actual needs The new generation of the Flying Spur introduces four-wheel steering and a 48V Active Sway Control system that controls and adjusts the electric actuators of each sway bar and changes the stiffness of the sway bar according to actual needs.

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