Flying Spur [Official] Bentley Flying Spur (Third generation, 2019- )
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Mick Briesgau
Tire Trailblazer
^ absolutely gorgeous looking car. Perhaps I could buy one in stead of 2 S class and drive it double the time I usually drive them. Would it last for 500,000-600,000 kilometer?
hoffmeister_fan
Kraftwagen König
Matte black on any Bentley doesn't do them any favors. Bentleys need to shine. That's part of their allure. In general, matte black looks pretty terrible, but it can work on bodies that are more angular like a Lambo or a Lexus LFA or even to a lesser extent, the current M3/4. On the FS, with its rounded lines and sparkly lights, it'll look unfinished.
Yaz
Autotechnik Ace
I think you'd be the only Bentley owner with that much mileage.
If you want a chauffeur, I'm ready.
klier
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He didn't say that? What he said is right imo. The hood is too short and I still get FWD vibes off it.
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Matte Black ?!?
Now that's a monumental derailment of taste.
As they say, "Money won't buy you good taste or class."
And yes, the current Conti GT and Flying Spur haven't aged as well as I initially thought they would. They remain very impressive, of course. But still...I look forward to their successors in hopes of a more timeless, sustainable design language.
Mick Briesgau
Tire Trailblazer
I saw this last Sunday. They carefully avoided to talk about the weakest parts of the Maybach, like the abundance of black plastic in it’s interior, the look and feel of many parts (like seat adjustment unit and the steering wheel). As a matter of fact, the cockpit of the Maybach was hardly shown.
During the whole show I was waiting for them to point out the greatest difference between Maybach and Bentley (interior quality) but, except for leather and stitching, they didn’t. It was far from being a balanced comparison.
This particular Maybach with the white stitched leather was probably the best and most flattering spec for this car but I agree with you there are certain things in the interior (same as S-class) that put it in a lower level than the Bentley. It has too much ugly shiny black piano finish plastic on the center console and doors, it actually grates me that they didn't use wood or metallic material for those areas like they did in older Mercedes models. Why has Mercedes Benz got an obsession for black shiny piano finish, when so many people don't like it. The seat memory switches are also black shiny cheap-looking plastic whereas the Bentley has metallic switches everywhere which looks so much higher class and probably great to touch.
Ok there are some things in the Mayback interior that look great, such as they have applied leather even on the grab handles and headlining. The wood and white leather steering wheel look nice. The best part of the interior is definitely the rear seats they look magnificent to sleep in.
The Flying Spur interior is on another league for use of different quality materials and looks more hand made/bespoke than the Maybach.
Mick Briesgau
Tire Trailblazer
While it fits in the current cost cutting state of mind of MB. And although called Maybach, it's like @Merc1 said, at the end of the day it's only an S...
From VW's last report...
... at Q3 2021, Bentley were 45% up on 2020 figures, don't know if that applies proportionally to FS or not.
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Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer,
and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe,
England, the company was founded by W. O. Bentley (1888-1971)
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