The new Bentley Flying Spur is getting the same scale of overhaul as its grand tourer sibling.
I hope you had a chance to pour one out for Bentley’s long-running 6.0-liter W12 engine, as the next model in the brand’s lineup is getting a heart transplant. Of course, we’ve already seen the revamped Continental GT with its new setup: a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged, plug-in hybrid V8 setup. The automaker announced that same powertrain will make its way into the four-door Flying Spur, offering up a healthy performance boost and even more torque, as if the old twelve-cylinder unit ever struggled on that front.
This update, along with the styling changes, will be the first time the Flying Spur’s seen a redesign since 2019.
While the 584-horsepower V8 on its own doesn’t quite match the output of the larger displacement engine it replaces, the 187-horsepower electric motor sandwiched between the engine and the Flying Spur’s 8-speed automatic transmission makes up the difference. Together, the powertrain puts out 771 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque, which puts it in the same ether (though not quite as potent) as the plug-in hybrid Lamborghini Urus SE with the same setup.
Apart from the headline figures, one of the ideas behind switching Bentley’s cars to a smaller-displacement PHEV setup is some all-electric driving capability. Here, the electric motor draws energy from a decently substantial 25.9-kWh battery pack. On electricity alone, Bentley says the new Flying Spur will drive at least 45 miles, though that is using the European WLTP cycle. Once we get EPA figures for a U.S.-market version, it’s likely that number will fall to somewhere around 30 miles on a charge.
For the moment, the 2025 Bentley Flying Spur has only gotten this front-end teaser, while we’ll have to wait for more details “in due course”.
