Bentley Updates the Flying Spur – And Brings the S Back With It

As befitting a luxury supersaloon, the changes are subtle and purposeful, even if by Bentley standards they’re quite radical. The bumper is now a single sweeping piece running up to the bonnet shut line, and the nose feels lower and wider for it, the grille more dominant. And the headlamps are single units now, lifted directly off the Continental, which breaks with a long tradition of twin units sitting on the nose of every four-door Bentley since 1962. The wing vent has also been deleted, replaced by a model designation.

The rear is more familiar, the changes restricted to the details. There’s a refinement of the ‘B’ graphic within the tail lights, cleaner surfacing for the boot lid, a body coloured number plate surround.

Carrying over unchanged is the powertrain, with the pre-facelift car having already benefited from the hybrid V8 in various states of tune in 2024. The big news is the return of the S, which slots between the standard Flying Spur and the range-topping Speed and Mulliner. Like the Continental GT S, it merges the dynamic upgrades of the 771bhp Speed – its electronic differential, torque vectoring AWD, 48V anti-roll system and revised stability control – with the standard 671bhp output. That’s still enough to endow the S with 128bhp more than its predecessor, and good for a 0–60mph time of 3.6 seconds alongside a top speed of 191mph.

Visually, the S announces itself through the Blackline treatment, swapping brightwork for gloss black throughout and adding dark-tint lamps at both ends. As with the rest of the range, the S also gets its own design for the front seats, denoting its status and intended use.

On the luxury side of the equation, the new Virtuoso Collection brings Champagne Gold detailing and unique embroidery across three interior themes, and is headlined by the Naim for Mulliner audio system. Comprising 21 speakers, it was originally designed for the multi-million pound Batur, making the £25,000 it commands a relative bargain.

Full pricing for the revised lineup is yet to be confirmed – as is tradition with Bentley – though order books are open now, with production beginning at Crewe in September and first deliveries expected before the end of 2026.