Usually when we mention luxury car brands, we will talk about BBA, and further up, it may be Porsche, Aston Martin and so on that produce both supercars and other luxury car products. However, on top of these brands, there are two super luxury brands that cannot be ignored, one is Rolls-Royce and the other is Bentley. Compared with Rolls-Royce, which is completely biased towards top business, Bentley has injected more youthful elements in recent years, and what you want to see here is the Bentley Flying Spur 2022 4.0T V8 Standard Edition (2.738 million yuan) which is the main retro luxury nameplate.
Exterior design
In terms of front design, as a full-size model, the Flying Spur has a relatively clear British style. The long engine compartment looks very disciplined, but the relatively independent hood and the brow area have a large muscle structure, which will bring more three-dimensional layering on the engine compartment, the double wing B sign enables a high-density straight waterfall banner to fill the grille, and the wide lower air intake grille and the bumper with metal frame decoration will emphasize its top business luxury attributes.
In the design of the headlights, the retro double circular light chamber is independent, the spiky spines on the periphery are surrounded by daytime driving lighting, and the daytime running lights in the small-size lamp cavity will be integrated with the turn signal; the laser headlight design of the crystal cut shape is divided into upper and lower double areas in the large-size lamp cavity, and the upper part of the lighting group actually adopts a four-light combination, extinguishing, lighting, flashing will have a high-grade texture.
In terms of body design, the body size of the Flying Spur reached 5316/1978/1483mm, and it has a wheelbase of 3194mm, and the regular engine compartment and tail box adopt a relatively straight and coherent structure, and the waist line on the body panel is made of two box structure edge panels. In addition, areas such as the 20-inch low wind resistance rim, front fender badge with steering assist, side scratch strips, and window construction are decorated with a large amount of chrome metal.
In terms of rear design, from this point of view, the tail box is completed under a low posture, and the flying wing logo and English logo emphasize the ultra-luxurious positioning of the rear of the car in the center. The thick metal band extending from the side covers the lower side, the bumper of the same color as the body is slightly raised, and the two ends are a total of four cannon barrel exhaust pipes on both sides.
In the design of the tail lamp, the large-size tail lamp adopts a rounded-angle diamond style, and all the lamp sources and light cavities adopt two symmetrical sub-lobe layouts, while the periphery is also supplemented by metal decorative banners, which is obviously to highlight the sense of business.
Interior design
In terms of cabin design, the center console has a strong surround vision, and the high-grade solid wood grain panels use lacquer treatment on the surface, and with the two-color leather at the upper and lower ends, the center console, the main passenger seat and the inner door panel form a cross-area coherence. In addition to providing an embedded LDC screen, the center control of the two wings also uses many brushed pattern metal parts to decorate the function adjustment buttons and knobs, and the two ends of the gear shift mechanism are more combination function buttons.
In terms of infotainment, the MSB platform brings a 12.3-inch touch screen and a full LCD dashboard to The Flying Spur, which is equipped with a clear image simulation display design of the car machine system, and the fixed left button area can quickly switch between different types of functional interfaces; of course, this set of car machines also realizes real-time navigation, intelligent voice, remote car connection and other functions. More importantly, Flying Spur provides a TSR touch controller, which can not only control the front of the car's double flying wing B marker, but also control the window, multimedia, air conditioning and other systems.
In terms of functional configuration, Flying Spur is equipped with fixed speed cruise, automatic parking as standard in terms of assisted driving, and can choose different auxiliary functions such as panoramic imagery, moving obstacle warning, road traffic sign recognition and feedback, and the cabin is also matched with the welcome lighting system, light-sensitive rearview mirrors, trunk voice control, electric suction doors, inductive tailgates, and zoned air conditioners with negative ion generation. Of course, the driver's control of adaptive cruise can be more flexible, and many functions, including distance, can be manually adjusted.
In terms of seating space, 180cm passengers can get 1 punch of head space in the front and rear cockpits of the vehicle, while the leg margin in the rear seat is up to 3 punches, and it is no problem to raise Jiro's legs. In addition, the vehicle's full leather seat has a more delicate texture, and the 3 sets of memory and massage functions will better serve the car owner.
In terms of storage space, the depth of the flying trunk is very large, and the frizz material can optimize the friction and durability in the space, making the storage space easier to use. In addition, the base volume of the 420L can also fit into multiple accompanying trolley boxes and more tools with some dent disposal.
Mechanical structure
In the powertrain, the 4.0T twin-turbo V8 engine, with a maximum power of 404kW (550Ps) and a maximum torque of 770N·m, with an 8-speed wet dual-clutch transmission and a full-time four-wheel drive system, the vehicle can complete 0-100km/h acceleration in 4.1 seconds and achieve a maximum speed of 318km/h. In addition, the mechanical Towson differential in the four-wheel drive system can be locked, helping the full-size flagship to have a certain limit pass capability.
On chassis suspension, The Flying Spur uses a combination of double wishbone independent suspension and multi-link independent suspension, the air suspension system can assist it in the driving to complete the chassis height and spring hardness adjustment, and the optional four-wheel steering technology will make the driving maneuvering more flexible.
Write at the end
The car purchase experience of rich people may not be so smooth, for example, the 2.738 million yuan Bentley Flying Spur 4.0T V8 standard version has many advanced optional configurations, but what can be seen is that the vehicle reflects the meaning of super luxury, whether it is internal and external visual, or direct touch and body feedback, which is not within and outside the general luxury brand can reach.