Bentley Flying Spur Speed: One of the last to wield the W12 engine

Bentley Flying Spur Speed: One of the last to wield the W12 engine

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Bentley has been hard at work since the beginning of the year. We've seen posh models making appearances and now, the Crewe-based automaker is completing its Grand Tourer portfolio with the introduction of the Flying Spur Speed sedan.

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Slotting just above the S variant and one of the last models to feature the W12 engine, the new Flying Spur Speed has dark tint finishes on the front grilles, headlights, rear lights, plus Speed badges on the lower wing. As standard, it rides on a set of unique 22" Speed wheels with finishes such as dark tint, gloss black, and silver. Buyers can have the optional 22" sports design wheels in gloss black or a Pale Brodgar Satin finish.

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Apart from the jewelled fuel and oil filler caps, those who prefer a sportier stance of the Flying Spur Speed can have a carbon fibre front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser plus subtle boot lid spoiler and Blackline Specification as options.

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Just like you'd expect from a posh Bentley, the interior of the Flying Spur Speed isn't short of style, thanks to a new unique colour way and use of Dinamica on all of the occupant touch points. Depending on your taste, interior leather colour choices have been increased from five to 15 and they include piano black veneer as standard.

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Bentley also has Crown Cut Walnut, Dark Stained Burr Walnut or Dark Fiddleback Eucalyptus as no-cost options.

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The interior further spawns new performance infotainment graphics inspired by luxury chronographs, a 24-way adjustment for the front seats and 14-way adjustment for the rear seats, and heating, ventilation and massage functions for all seats.

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Setting underneath the long nose is a 6.0-litre W12 twin-turbocharged engine that pumps out 467 kW of power and a generous 900 Nm of torque shoved to all four wheels via an 8-speed ZF dual-clutch transmission similar to its Continental GT counterpart.

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The setup allows the large sedan to sprint from a standstill to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds before reaching a top speed of 333 km/h. The stopping prowess comes courtesy of the 420 mm front discs from the Continental GT. These are painted in gloss red and feature the Bentley branding; a gloss black shade can be ordered as a no-cost option.

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The new Flying Spur Speed comes with the brand's Dynamic Ride and electronic all-wheel steering by default.

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The local arm of the British marque currently has the Flying Spur Speed listed on its site and it's available to order.