The Continental Flying Spur Speed is an all wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front placed engine, sold by Bentley.
The 6 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 12 cylinder unit that develops 602 bhp (610 PS/449 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 750 N·m (553 lb·ft/76.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 2475 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 322 km/h (200 mph), officially quoted 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 | 1465 mm | 57.7 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 | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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 | 610 PS (602 bhp) (449 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 750 Nm (553 ft·lb) (76.5 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.8 kW/litre 101.8 ps/litre 100.4 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
125.04 Nm/litre
1.51 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) | 1571.3 kPa (227.9 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 | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 322 km/h (200 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 246.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 181.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 243.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.51 kg/kW 9.21 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 | 9½J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero 275/35 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero 275/35 R 20 | ||
| 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 | 178475 | ||
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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 Speed added 2008-06-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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