Bentley has announced a new Blackline specification for the third (modern) generation of the Flying Spur luxury saloon. The options costs €3,550 across Europe and gives the big four-door some darker accents.
Paint it, Blackline
Much of the Flying Spur's external brightwork switches to, well, black on the Blackline trim (clue's in the name, there...), so the 'Flying B' mascot, radiator vanes, matrix grilles, surrounds for the side windows, and the lower door and rear bumper blades all go dark. There's more: the front and rear light bezels, the door handles, the wing vents and the exhaust outlets are also all black.
Housed in the wheel arches of the Flying Spur Blackline are 21-inch five-tri-spoke alloys, with 22-inch Mulliner Driving Specification wheels an option. Customers will have the choice of 30 body colours in total from launch, 17 in the standard exterior palette and the other 13 in the 'extended' range.
Conti buyers snapping up spec
Blackline has already proven popular with buyers of the magnificent Continental GT, where up to 30 per cent of all examples sold this year have been Blackline-specified.
Inside, there are no specific changes for the Blackline Flying Spur but buyers can still luxuriate in the supersaloon's wondrous interior. Power comes from the 6.0-litre W12 twin-turbo petrol engine, so with 635hp and 900Nm to play with, the Flying Spur can hit 100km/h from a standstill in a mere 3.8 seconds and run on to 333km/h, where legal (and possible). It also employs a 48-volt mild hybrid system to power much of its clever onboard technology, such as four-wheel steering and powered, active anti-roll bars.
We've already driven the third-generation Bentley Flying Spur and we'll be bringing you a full review next week, when the embargo lifts.