Flying Spur

[porscheguy9999]

I have found a bunch of pics of the new Bentley Flying SPur, the sedan version of the Continental GT. It is the worlds fastest four door sedan with a top speed of 190 MPH (correct me if im wrong). Love that inteior! There are PLENTY more pics of it at www.maybach.ru.
Here is just a sample of the ones I found:







Post any specs of it, if you find any.

[Jaguar D-Type]

Here is an article from autoweek.com.

Bentley Flying Spur's plastic grille designed with pedestrian safety in mind

(The Flying Spur went into production before the new European regulations took effect)

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS

Posted Date: 5/12/05

Observers may be astonished that the wire mesh-looking radiator grille on the $165,000 Bentley Continental Flying Spur is plastic.

Bentley is not cost-cutting or trying to save weight on the 5,456-pound sedan.

The grille is designed with pedestrian safety in mind, said Engineering Director Ulrich Eichhorn. On impact, the grille breaks, and the relatively soft radiator behind it then deforms, he said.

Bentley said it has not designed the grille to help the 2006 Flying Spur meet European Union pedestrian safety regulations, which require a bigger crush zone between the person being hit and so-called hard points such as the engine.

“It was to meet our own standards,” Eichhorn said.

He doubts that the EU’s new pedestrian safety regulations will do much to protect pedestrians.

“No matter how you try to soften it, a car is hard,” Eichhorn said. The “really bad impact” is the secondary impact, when the pedestrian hits the street.

Said Eichhorn: “The best thing is to avoid the crash.”

[Jaguar D-Type]

The following is from CAR June, 2005 on the new Continental Flying Spur:

"At an indicated 285 km/h (178 mph) the Flying Spur is calm, quiet and incredibly unexciting, just like the Continental GT."

"Debt to the Conti GT is obvious. Except to the Japanese tourist who asked if it was a Rover."

"Beautifully executed saloon, but it leaves us cold."

[Jaguar D-Type]

You might not know about the new European pedestrian safety regulations.

In short, politicians and others think that auto makers should compensate for poor drivers and pedestrians. Europe has a lot of pedestrian deaths in car crashes relative to the U.S.

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[Sa Detailer]

I detail one every Sat. and it is NICE!!