This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine that delivers power to all four wheels.
The Bentley Continental Flying Spur's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 6 litre, double overhead camshaft 15 degree W 12 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 552 bhp (560 PS/412 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 650 N·m (479 lb·ft/66.3 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic set of gears.
Stated kerb weight is 2475 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 314 km/h which is 195 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 25.3/11.6/16.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 396.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3065 mm | 120.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1623 mm | 63.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1607 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 5290 mm | 208.3 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2475 kg | 5456 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 12 in 15° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5998 cc (366.02 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90.2 mm
3.31 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 560 PS (552 bhp) (412 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 650 Nm (479 ft·lb) (66.3 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 68.6 kW/litre 93.3 ps/litre 92 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
108.37 Nm/litre
1.31 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1361.8 kPa (197.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 314 km/h (195 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 226.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 166.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 223.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.01 kg/kW 10.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25.3/11.6/16.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 25.3/11.6/16.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.0/8.6/6.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 11.2/24.4/17.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 9.3/20.3/14.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 396.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.AS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.AS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero 275/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero 275/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 405 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 178497 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Bentley Continental Flying Spur added 2008-06-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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