New Bentley Flying Spur Speed review | Limo with race car pace ditches W12 for V8 PHEV

The best of both worlds? That's what Bentley is going for with its new, hybridised V8, Flying Spur Speed.

Yes, you’ve read that right. No more W12. Bentley’s limo rocketship is now powered by an eight-cylinder PHEV making more than 770bhp.

That means 0-62mph in 3.5secs AND an all-electric range of 47 miles. If you have to ask how much it costs, you probably can’t afford it, so the saying goes. But it’s £226,500, for the record.

Join Mark Tisshaw as he tests the new Bentley Flying Spur Speed and finds out if it can be faster, cleaner and greener than the old car.

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