Mansory
Bentley Flying Spur
Looking
very tamed for Mansory’s caliber, this British brute conceals a 887 HP,
revised, twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre W12 engine, capable of producing an
electronically limited 1.100 Nm torque figure. So, it seems that
the British brute got a little beefed-up thanks to a very German treatment.
Mansory wanted to retain the Flying Spur’s classic British character,
compromising raw power in favor of a more luxurious approach. Now, 887 horses
is still a lot, but it could’ve been worse, especially as the tuner considered
the stock car “almost underpowered”; but then again, compared to Mansoy’s
standards, even a Veyron is underpowered.
So,
instead of pushing the limousine’s grunt to biblical proportions, the German
tuner kept itself busy by creating a two-tone paintjob with a subtle coachline,
a subtle carbon fiber body-kit (together with an extra-light carbon bonnet) and
a pristine interior.
The
whole cabin was perfected with a more luxurious ambiance, using only the finest
materials. It even has hand-crafted upholstery (keeping up with Bentley’s
tradition) which Mansory describes as “tremendously soft” – which is a must,
considering that the car rolls on 22-inch rims and has its “center of gravity”
lowered by a good 30 mm thanks to a modified air suspension module.
