In the modern Bentley tradition, power is delivered to the road via all-wheel drive with a 40:60 rear-biased torque split. The front fenders feature a striking new wing vent complete with the famed Bentley “B” motif. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

Powering the new Flying Spur is Bentley’s renowned 6.0-litre, twin turbo W12 engine, coupled to a ZF eight-speed transmission. Developing 625 PS (616 bhp) and 800 Nm of torque, the new Flying Spur features more power than any other Bentley four-door in history. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

A 14 per cent improvement in the power-to-weight ratio over the outgoing model delivers a breath-taking 0-60 mph time of 4.3 seconds and a top-speed of 200 mph (322 km/h). (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

The styling of the new Flying Spur establishes a new design character for Bentley’s performance sedan. An elegant direction is reflected by a lower, wider appearance with sharp lines and gently curvaceous surfaces. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

At the rear, a longer and lower boot lid lends a more swept appearance to the side profile. Horizontal single ellipse LED tail lamps combine with a new interpretation of the Bentley “Horse Shoe” feature line, now running the full width of the car and encapsulating a graceful concave section. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

At the front of the car, a more upright chrome grille sits between the pairs of jewel-like LED headlamps. Emphasizing the lower, wider stance, the outer lamps are the larger of the two. Beneath the front grille, the lower intake is now full width with no vertical divisions, but instead with a chromed horizontal accent that completes the face of the new Flying Spur. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

The exterior design, manufacturing processes and carefully optimised materials selections combine to provide a bodyshell that is not only muscular and clean, with minimal shutlines, but also one that performs exceptionally well on the road. With a torsional stiffness of 36,500 Nm/degree, a 4% increase over the previous generation Flying Spur, the new bodyshell provides an extremely rigid platform for the chassis components and a stable foundation for NVH reduction. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

As with the entire Bentley range, the new Flying Spur is built to individual customers’ specifications. A range of seventeen standard exterior paint colours includes Dark Cashmere, a contemporary addition to the Bentley palette. The extended paint range of over 100 colours is joined by Damson, a hue inspired by the rare purple diamond, and one that is complemented by an optional matching hide colour. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

The interior of the new Flying Spur includes 600 new parts, with only the sun visors, grab handles, armrests and some of the front console and controls carried over from the previous generation. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

For the four-seat variant, the centre console sweeps from the front to the rear cabin and introduces an additional storage area together with a beautifully crafted stowage case, trimmed in veneer to match the car. The interior designers, together with the craftsmen and women of Bentley’s woodshop, have applied wood veneers to finish the cabin of the new Flying Spur. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

A new 19-inch Classic wheel is fitted exclusively to the new Flying Spur, either bright-painted or with a diamond turned finish. The new design consolidates a wider range of 20-inch five-spoke, 21-inch six-spoke and 21-inch ten-spoke wheels available as cost options. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)

At the front of the car, a more upright chrome grille sits between the pairs of jewel-like LED headlamps. Emphasising the lower, wider stance, the outer lamps are the larger of the two. Beneath the front grille, the lower intake is now full width with no vertical divisions, but instead with a chromed horizontal accent that completes the dramatic face of the new Flying Spur. (Photo: Bentley Motors UK)