Bentley Just Gave the Flying Spur Its First New Look Since 1962
Bentley gave its flagship sedan a new face. The Flying Spur S is back, packing an additional 130 horsepower.
On June 2nd, from its hometown of Crewe, England, Bentley Motors officially pulled the wraps off the latest generation of the Flying Spur, its four-door flagship luxury sedan.
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The luxury brand redesigned the car’s front, rear, and cabin, and, most excitingly, brought back a version that performance enthusiasts have genuinely missed.
The most immediately noticeable change on the new Flying Spur S is the headlights. Single front headlamps now replace the previous quad-lamp setup, marking the first time a Bentley sedan has worn single headlamps since 1962. It is not a small thing. That signature four-lamp face has defined Bentley sedans for over six decades, and skipping it now is a bold design statement.
Beyond the headlights, the radiator grille is now integrated within the front bumper, and a smooth, clean surface has replaced the wing vent on the front fender with badging placed just behind the front wheel.
At the back, there is a new trunk lid with cleaner, flowing lines and revised LED taillamps. New 22-inch wheel designs are available on both the Azure and S variants.
A new exterior color, Dark Teal, also joins the palette. It is a mid-blue metallic finish with hints of green and fine metallic flakes that give the surface real depth depending on the light.
The Flying Spur S returns as the driver-focused model in the lineup, and it is the most powerful S variant ever produced. It delivers 680 PS (around 671 hp) and 930 Nm of torque from a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged High-Performance Hybrid V8, which represents nearly 20% more power than any previous Flying Spur S.
The previous Flying Spur S produced around 550 PS. The new car sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, hits 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds, and tops out at 191 mph (307 km/h). These are proper supercar stats in a car that seats four adults comfortably.
It is worth noting that the Flying Spur S is still below the top-dog Flying Spur Speed in terms of outright power. The Speed uses Bentley’s plug-in hybrid Ultra-Performance powertrain, producing 782 PS and 1,000 Nm. The S, by contrast, uses the non-plug-in High-Performance Hybrid V8. So if you are buying the S, you are buying it for the driving pleasure, not for EV range.
The Flying Spur S gets Bentley’s Performance Active Chassis, which includes Active All-Wheel Drive, twin-valve dampers, torque vectoring both front-to-rear and across the axles, and the 48V Bentley Dynamic Ride active anti-roll system.
Crucially, for the first time on a Flying Spur S, it also adds an electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD). It gives the car better traction out of corners and sharpens response when the driver wants to push. Previously, only the Speed and Mulliner-spec Flying Spurs had access to this full chassis package.
Visually, the S sets itself apart from the rest of the lineup through what Bentley calls the Blackline Specification. It includes a dark lower front bumper, gloss-black matrix grilles, black Bentley wings and lettering, Beluga Black mirror caps, dark-tinted LED taillamps, and sport exhaust finishers.
With the return of the S, the Flying Spur now offers five seat styles. Each seat style requires 12 hours of handcraftsmanship and uses either fluted or advanced quilted inserts.
The audio upgrade is also remarkable. Bentley is offering the Naim for Mulliner system as part of its new Virtuoso Collection. Originally developed for the coachbuilt Batur (a limited-run, ultra-bespoke Bentley that costs seven figures), the system uses 21 speakers derived from Focal’s Grand Utopia flagship speakers. The option price for this system is £25,000 before taxes.
The Virtuoso Collection also brings Champagne Gold detailing throughout the interior and exterior, from the winged badges to the exhaust finishers and even the key, across three interior themes named Soprano, Tenor, and Bass.
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When will it be Available and for how much?
Order books opened on the 2nd of June, and production of the new Flying Spur S will begin at Bentley’s Crewe factory in September 2026. The first cars are expected to reach most markets in Q4 2026.
Bentley has not announced specific pricing for the new generation yet, but given that the outgoing 2026 Flying Spur base model was sitting around $293,000 in the US. Azure variants were listed at around $330,000 to $340,000, except the S, which is likely to land somewhere north of that, approaching $350,000 or more, depending on specification.
