This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
The Bentley Flying Spur V8's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 4 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 500 bhp (507 PS/373 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 660 N·m (487 lb·ft/67.3 kgm) at 1750 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 2425 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 295 km/h (183 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 15.6/8.1/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 254.0 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 | 3066 mm | 120.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5299 mm | 208.6 inches | |
| Width | 1976 mm | 77.8 inches | |
| Height | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2425 kg | 5346 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 | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3993 cc (243.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 89 mm
3.33 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 507 PS (500 bhp) (373 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 660 Nm (487 ft·lb) (67.3 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 93.4 kW/litre 127 ps/litre 125.2 bhp/litre 2.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
165.29 Nm/litre
2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2077.1 kPa (301.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.13 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) | 11.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 295 km/h (183 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 209.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 153.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 206.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.5 kg/kW 10.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.6/8.1/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.6/8.1/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/12.3/9.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.1/34.9/25.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.1/29.0/21.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 254.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9.0J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.0J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/45 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/45 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 405 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 364034 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Bentley Flying Spur V8 added 2014-02-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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