Bentley’s ultra-posh Flying Spur sedan doesn’t suffer with a smaller engine and a lower base price.
Although we’ve known for some time that Bentley’s mighty 626-hp twin-turbo 6.0-liter W-12 is approaching retirement, we’ve assumed that the company’s less profligate 542-hp twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 would outlive it by a few years. That is, until recently. Bentley’s recent announcement that all of its vehicles will be either plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) or full electrics as soon as 2026—and that it will produce its last combustion engine by the end of the decade—means that the smaller engine’s future isn’t any rosier.
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