Bentley’s Flying Spur is the marque’s full-size four-door grand tourer, developed to combine long-distance luxury with the performance character expected of a Bentley. The nameplate first appeared on the second-generation car unveiled in 2013, when Bentley dropped the Continental prefix and positioned Flying Spur as a Bentley model in its own right. That 2013–2018 era built on the earlier Continental Flying Spur formula, offering a more muscular body, a driver-focused cabin, and the choice of Bentley’s traditional W12 alongside a V8 variant and later sporting derivatives.
The third generation arrived in 2019 and marked a major step forward for the nameplate. It brought a cleaner, more upright design, a longer wheelbase, and a stronger emphasis on rear-seat comfort and contemporary technology while keeping the model’s core identity as a refined high-speed sedan. Bentley also introduced hybrid power to the range in this generation, reflecting the brand’s gradual move toward electrification without abandoning the Flying Spur’s grand touring mission.
Across its life, the Flying Spur has been aimed at buyers who want Bentley presence and craftsmanship in a more practical four-door format than the Continental GT. It has become one of the brand’s most important modern saloons, noted for blending formal luxury with serious performance and for carrying forward Bentley’s tradition of handcrafted, high-speed touring cars into the modern era.