Effectivity and luxurious limos aren’t normally bedfellows however Bentley’s all-new hybrid expertise is promising to ship each within the incoming 2025 Flying Spur.
There shall be a big measure of ‘epic energy’ thrown into the combo too.
Teased for the primary time forward of its full unveil later this yr, Bentley’s fourth-generation Flying Spur sedan has been confirmed with the identical superior ‘Extremely Efficiency Hybrid’ V8 powertrain because the recently-launched Continental GT Velocity.
Meaning it’ll include a mighty electrified twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 that produces mixed outputs of 575kW and 1000Nm.
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Occupants must be ready for a neck-snapping 0-100km/h sprint of round 3.5 seconds and a prime pace of greater than 300km/h.
That’s all in a 5.4-metre lengthy luxurious limo set to function airline fold-flat therapeutic massage seats.
Better of all, for these multi-millionaire captain of industries with a conscience, the most recent plug-in hybrid Flying Spur can have an all-electric vary of round 72km, enabling them to be shuttled across the enterprise district in silence and with out emitting CO2.
On an extended cruise the added electrification has now prolonged the cruising vary to greater than 800km – that’s the identical because the final V6-powered Flying Spur PHEV that ‘solely’ produced 400kW.
From the teaser, it’s clear the Flying Spur will function a recent face that retains the present automobiles double-headlamp design, shunning the Continental GT’s extra aggressive speared-ovals look.
Different design parts embody what appears to be like like a bigger and extra upright honeycomb grille and reshaped aspect air intakes, plus a ‘Flying B’ bonnet emblem.
Regardless of packing supercar ranges of efficiency, Bentley says the brand new Flying Spur will ship “silent, easy luxurious”.
A few of that ‘easy’ will come from the electrical motor that lives inside the transmission that’s mentioned to spice up acceleration at low engine speeds, but in addition within the mid-range for robust overtaking efficiency on the open highway.
One sudden deal with for homeowners, once you awake the V8 twin-turbo Bentley greets you with a V8 soundtrack.
A “vital quantity of growth” is reported to have been invested within the exhaust notice – which does with none synthetic enhancement – to stress its cross-plane crank design.
That’s one thing usually favoured by American muscle automobiles, suggesting it’ll include a deep engine notice.
Bentley had but to announce when the brand new Flying Spur shall be absolutely revealed however anticipate its world debut to occur somewhat later this yr.