RE: Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Discussion
Sorry...
But the QP just does not do it for me. Too "Gerry Anderson". Just slap a nice logo on the doors:
With a gun to my head forcing me to drive one of the two, I would opt for the flying spur. It may not be the best Bentley to ever be produced, but after viewing them both, the FS has more of what I would like in an Uber (pun intended) luxury sedan.
ErnestM
But the QP just does not do it for me. Too "Gerry Anderson". Just slap a nice logo on the doors:
With a gun to my head forcing me to drive one of the two, I would opt for the flying spur. It may not be the best Bentley to ever be produced, but after viewing them both, the FS has more of what I would like in an Uber (pun intended) luxury sedan.
ErnestM
POORCARDEALER said:Yes, but the problem here is that the chassis is like a mattress with a marshmallow at each corner. The Arnage and Spur are much more rigid. For me I reckon an Arnage 'T' is the daddy, but the interior is not as good as on the old 'R' and 'RT'.
not for me, the best car Bentley have made recently would be a RT400 from around 97/98. A proper Bentley with 400 bhp
A seriously modified Turbo 'R' would do for me, and in a year or two, that is what I will have
Balmoral Green said:
not for me, the best car Bentley have made recently would be a RT400 from around 97/98. A proper Bentley with 400 bhp
Yes, but the problem here is that the chassis is like a mattress with a marshmallow at each corner. The Arnage and Spur are much more rigid. For me I reckon an Arnage 'T' is the daddy, but the interior is not as good as on the old 'R' and 'RT'.
A seriously modified Turbo 'R' would do for me, and in a year or two, that is what I will have
You're not wrong: the Red Label was a real come down after the RT and that's because it was being 'Germanised' even then.
However, it was indeed so much better to mercilessly baste than the previous 3-box design that one could forgive it the new transfusion which alas, deprived it of the predecessor's mighty and noble ability to notionally dismiss contemporary S-class rivals when arriving with a glorious contempt only classic Astons could match.
My next one is likely to be an Arnage R because it strengthens the already adequate, structural rigidity of the Red Label whilst gaining those ample but very welcome twin blowers.
It may lack the greater grunt of the Black Label/T but that car suffers from excess knurly twirly dashboard ally syndrome and frankly, that just won't do.
The prices are going the right way, too (I've seen pukka Red Labels under £60k now which whilst still being a lot per se, makes some of the latest kraut uber cruisers seem questionable: I need to find out whether Crewe can uninhibit the 155 thing and if so, whether there's life beyond that figure?)
Horst van Winklestrasse.
dinkel said:
I never fancied one of those . . . Although this has a nice colour.
Maybe that's what makes it easier for me to like the new Spur. But 50s-60s Bees for me . . .
You'd be surprised how much meatier these things are with a mesh grille, moderately blingier wheels and a huge great blunderbuss poking out the back.
(LWB completes the automotive ensemble.)
In one of the green hues, naturally!
for this germanic attempt at bentley, 'er no, nop & nein. nicht fur ich.
just doesn't do it for me. did nobody tell them how to design a bentley when they bought it?
as for the name, "flying spur" its origines, IIRC, were for a four door Mulliner design on the continental S series chassis which was no different from the standard S series chassis...it's the slinkier body shape!
when will bentley build a car with that V8, a mannual box, no driver aids, that looks british, square front, rwd, wood and leather...oh i forgot, they do..its called aston martin.
just doesn't do it for me. did nobody tell them how to design a bentley when they bought it?
as for the name, "flying spur" its origines, IIRC, were for a four door Mulliner design on the continental S series chassis which was no different from the standard S series chassis...it's the slinkier body shape!
when will bentley build a car with that V8, a mannual box, no driver aids, that looks british, square front, rwd, wood and leather...oh i forgot, they do..its called aston martin.
Ernest McManaway said:
Why will Clarkson hate it? Easy, the same reason he didn’t like the GT. There is something, well, just too corporate-Teutonic about it.
Will Clarkson reconsider after the declaration of love to the tested CLS Merc?
He seems to get accustomed to Teutonic bitsies.
Taken as a whole, the Bentley Continental Flying Spur could well be the world’s best sedan. . .
>> Edited by dinkel on Monday 18th July 13:29
>> Edited by dinkel on Monday 18th July 13:29
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