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Bentley Flying Spur Speed: ‘Our first four-door supercar’

Published 10 September 2024
By James Fossdyke
Apparently, the old Flying Spur Speed just wasn't fast enough, so Bentley has given its big limo a 771bhp plug-in hybrid powerplant.
Bentley Continental GT

Saying goodbye to Bentley’s iconic engine

It perhaps seems a little odd, or even questionable, to be lamenting the demise of a colossal, fuel-guzzling petrol engine such as Bentley’s W12.
Published 13 June 2024
Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid driving

Bentley adds another plug-in hybrid to its range

The Flying Spur Hybrid claims to be the most efficient Bentley yet, adding a further layer of refinement with near-silent electric running.
Published 06 July 2021
Clarkson: the Bentley Flying Spur and the motorsport you’ve never heard of

Jeremy Clarkson: the Bentley Flying Spur

If you're an avid reader of the Sunday Times Magazine, you’ll know Jeremy Clarkson often takes some unusual mental routes in his car reviews....
Published 15 March 2020

Video: A lap of Monaco in the Bentley Flying Spur

Times Luxx magazine's motoring editor David Green headed to Monte Carlo to get behind the wheel of Bentley's new luxury GT.
Published 28 December 2019
Martina Cole, crime writer, talks cars with journalist Emma Smith for Sunday Times Driving Me and My Motor.

Me and My Motor: crime writer Martina Cole

When you’re a successful author, with a busy life and a number of cars, it can be hard to remember which model you drove to the shops...
Published 07 November 2017
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First drive review: Bentley Flying Spur V8 (2014)

Bentley's latest luxury saloon has the company's smallest engine yet but is still capable of making a big entrance...
Published 12 August 2014
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First drive review: Bentley Flying Spur (2013)

It tells you much of what you need to know about Bentleys priorities for its new Flying Spur that these words are brought to you from its back seat...
Published 30 May 2014
2014 Bentley Continental GT review by Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson reviews the 2014 Bentley Flying Spur

A 2½-ton stick with which the loony left could beat me to death.
Published 19 May 2014