There are cars that take you from Point A to Point B, there are cars that make you feel good about yourself while doing it, and then there is the Bentley Flying Spur, which politely reminds you that Point A and Point B are concepts invented by ordinary people. This is not just a British full-size luxury sedan; this is a five-star hotel, a private jet lounge, and a discreet statement of power, all wrapped into 5.3 metres of hand-built automotive royalty.
The Flying Spur first arrived in 2005, but the one you are looking at is the second-generation model from 2017, the era when Bentley decided that being “luxurious” was not enough and that it must also be “slightly intimidating”. It originally came only in petrol, with prices starting around ₹2 crore ex-showroom and going all the way up to ₹3.40 crore, which in simple terms means this car always cost more than most people’s houses, even when it was new. The specific car here is a used Flying Spur V8, which you can actually buy from KUNJ MOTORS, making it one of those rare situations in life where you can acquire a billionaire’s toy for the price of several very nice apartments.
Interestingly, Bentley discontinued this generation in 2019, and today the third-generation Flying Spur starts at around ₹7 crore, which makes this older one feel almost like a “budget Bentley”, a phrase that should never be said too loudly in public. Conceptually, the Flying Spur is the sedan version of the Bentley Continental GT, which is already one of the most glamorous grand tourers in the world. Think of it as a Continental GT that grew up, hired a chauffeur, and started attending board meetings instead of fashion shows.
Underneath all that elegance is the Volkswagen Group’s D1 platform, shared with the Continental GT and the legendary Volkswagen Phaeton, which itself was basically a luxury experiment disguised as a Volkswagen. The design comes from Luc Donckerwolke, a man whose résumé casually includes Lamborghini Murciélago, Gallardo, Audi R8, Genesis G80, Hyundai Tucson, and even Skoda Octavia. In other words, if you like beautiful cars, there is a very high chance this man has already designed something you secretly admire.
This generation dropped the “Continental” from its name and became simply “Flying Spur”, which sounds less like a car and more like a royal title. On the outside, you get the iconic chrome Bentley matrix grille, jewel-like Bi-Xenon headlamps with LED DRLs, twilight sensors, tunnel detection, washers, rain-sensing wipers, and electrically adjustable heated mirrors with memory, because apparently even mirrors in a Bentley must remember who you are. The famous Bentley ‘B’ wing vents sit proudly on the fenders, as if the car itself is wearing cufflinks.
Dimension-wise, it is 5.3 metres long, 2.2 metres wide, 1.5 metres tall, and weighs nearly 2.4 tonnes. That is not a car, that is a small luxury apartment on wheels. You get 19-inch alloys as standard, with 20 and 21-inch options, massive disc brakes all around, and Pirelli P Zero tyres, because even a car that pampers you like a spa must still be able to stop like a sports car. The white colour you see is just one of 106 available shades, including blue, purple, violet, gold, beige, and probably a few colours that only Bentley’s designers can pronounce correctly.
Each Flying Spur takes around 130 hours to be hand-built, which is longer than it takes most of us to recover from a bad breakup. The twin figure-of-eight chrome exhausts, diffuser, fog lamps, and wraparound LED tail lamps with ellipse-effect inner lamps all add subtle drama, like a well-tailored tuxedo that doesn’t need to shout. There is Torsen all-wheel drive with a rear-biased 40:60 torque split, Bentley Dynamic Ride, and full Mulliner customisation, which basically means if you can imagine it and afford it, Bentley will build it for you.
The body is a steel monocoque, but the front fenders are made using a special superforming process where aluminium is heated to 500 degrees Celsius and shaped using air pressure to create razor-sharp creases. In simple terms, even the metal on this car has gone through more luxury than most of us will experience in our lifetime. Suspension is equally serious, with double wishbones at the front, multi-link at the rear, and computer-controlled self-levelling air suspension with continuous damping control. The glass even has an acoustic layer, so the outside world is politely asked to stay quiet.
Step inside, and you realise this is where the Flying Spur truly justifies its existence. You get 9 airbags, every safety system known to humanity, 475 litres of boot space, and an 1100-watt Naim for Bentley audio system with 11 speakers, which can probably make even FM radio sound like a live concert at the Royal Albert Hall. There are electronically operated blinds, brown leather upholstery with endless colour options, straight flute seat designs, eucalyptus veneer, footwell lighting, and those iconic bulls-eye air vents that look like jewellery more than air-conditioning hardware.
Rear passengers get touchscreen remotes to control infotainment, seats, and climate, optional veneered picnic tables with vanity mirrors, refrigerated bottle coolers, and power-latching doors. The front seats are 14-way electrically adjustable with memory and lumbar support, the steering is speed-sensitive, there is a Breitling clock in the dashboard, an electric sunroof, optional solar cells for extra cooling, adaptive cruise control, and an infotainment system that supports navigation, WiFi hotspot, voice control, and even has 64GB of internal storage, which is more than some people’s laptops.
And then there is the engine, because despite all this luxury, the Flying Spur still believes in performance. The V8 version gets a 4.0-litre twin-turbo petrol engine producing 500 horsepower and 660 Nm of torque, doing 0–100 kmph in 5.2 seconds and a top speed of 295 kmph, with around 9 kmpl mileage from a 90-litre fuel tank. If that feels too sensible, there was also the legendary W12 option, a 6.0-litre twin-turbo monster with 626 horsepower and 820 Nm, sprinting to 100 kmph in 4.5 seconds and topping out at 325 kmph, while delivering a perfectly reasonable 6 kmpl, because at this level, “mileage” is more of a philosophical concept.
In the end, the Bentley Flying Spur is not just a luxury sedan. It is a masterclass in how to mix comfort, craftsmanship, and ridiculous performance into one elegant package. It is the kind of car where you can sit in the back with a chilled drink, classical music playing, blinds up, and forget that outside there are potholes, traffic, and reality. And yet, with one press of the accelerator, it can embarrass sports cars and remind everyone that this quiet gentleman in a suit is also a heavyweight champion in disguise.
