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Continental Flying Spur |
Broadcast
dates : 4th September 2005
10th September 2005 |
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The
Bentley’s Continental Flying Spur could be seen as the
ultimate statement of in-your-face affluence.
The Bentley’s bottom-line is all about power. Power from
the exotic W-12 engine. And the personal power that a car
like this represents.
With a cockpit like this, there’s very little to forgive
the Bentley. It has a drawing room ambience that exudes
confidence, and like its great rival the Rolls Royce
Phantom, the Flying Spur successfully marries Old-World with
hip-hop modernity.
Bells and whistles the Bentley has… in muted abundance.
The balancing act the Bentley is attempting to pull off is
one of tradition and cutting edge technology. Visually the
car is not that remarkable. You need to be aware of Le Mans
in 1930, Woolf Barnato and all that.
The Continental Flying Spur is, in essence, a Continental GT
with two extra doors and a slight adjustment to the price
tag.
At about R2,7 million, it’s a relative bargain if you
measure it against the likes of the four-million-plus Rolls
Royce Phantom and the Maybach 57.
It uses a W–configuration twelve-cylinder engine with
multiple banks of cylinders. The design was by the VW-Audi
group, but Bentley salesmen will assure you there’s no
common-or-VW part in the engine… or the rest of the car
for that matter.
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Bentley is marketing the Flying Spur as a sports sedan. Yet
there’s something about this car that brings out the
serious side of its occupants.
Bentley Continental Flying Spur
- Engine: W-12
turbocharged petrol, 5 998cc
- Power: 411 kW @ 6
100 rpm
- Torque: 650 Nm @
1 600 rpm
- Transmission:
six-speed automatic, all-wheel-drive
- 0-100 km/h: 5,1
seconds
- Top speed: 305
km/h
- Fuel consumption:
20,1 litres/100 km
- Price:
R2,7-million (subject to change)
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