Flying Spur to become most powerful Bentley sedan after switching to hybrid powertrain

LONDON: Bentley’s Flying Spur sedan is set to be released with the company’s new 782PS/771bhp Ultra Performance Hybrid powertrain.

Launched recently in Bentley’s new Continental GT Speed, the all-new, performance-focused V8 hybrid powertrain will make the new Flying Spur the most powerful, most dynamic and most efficient four-door car in Bentley’s 105-year history.

The new Flying Spur will replace the current model, which came out in 2019.

With 782PS and 1,000Nm available from the union of a new 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine with a powerful yet compact electric motor, the Ultra Performance Hybrid powertrain is Bentley’s future, delivering astonishing flexibility from incredibly accessible supercar performance to silent, effortless electric luxury.

Electric range is at least 72km.

For the Flying Spur, CO2 emissions will be below 40 g/km, with an overall range of more than 800km.

More details on the new Flying Spur will be released in due course.

The new powertrain follows Bentley’s long-standing tradition of supplementing class-leading combustion engines with technology to increase performance.

Supercharging in the 1920s was the early solution to the use of turbocharging from the 1980s to present day.

Bentley now goes one step further – bringing even more performance through "electrocharging" – using a potent hybrid system to create the most technologically advanced and most powerful powertrain in Bentley’s history.

The new system delivers almost 150hp more than the W12 engine in the current Flying Spur Speed, with an additional 100Nm of torque.