Bentley Continental Flying Spur (05 on) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 16 October 2008
What's the fastest production saloon car in the world? An AMG Mercedes? BMW M5? Maybe a Maserati Quattroporte? Actually it's the rather frumpy looking Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Because while those cars might match or in some cases beat the Bentley from the traffic lights, none can match its incredible 195mph top speed. Far more relevant of course is its effortless real world performance, fabulous cabin and secure all weather handling. And the fact that while still horrendously expensive compared to everyday car, at upwards of £115,000 the Bentley has few real rivals. Bentley does make another saloon, the Arnage. Though much less sophisticated it’s largely built by hand, explaining the £50,000 extra it costs.
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Buying new

The Flying Spur has a lower profile than the coupé versions of the Continental, and where people have a money-no-object attitude to buying a luxury saloon, the more expensive Arnage is perhaps more appealing. It's still very special though, and there's plenty of scope for individualising your car. It does however depreciate faster than the two-door Continental GT.

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Buying used

Less common than the GT Coupé, but also less desirable, it's possible to find the more practical Flying Spur at thousands less than a Continental GT of the same age and mileage.

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Selling

A Bentley dealer or luxury car specialist would be the quickest way of selling your Flying Spur, as it will be a while before used prices reach the levels that make it accessible to people in the market for used luxury saloons looking for a bargain.