# The new "affordable" Bentley Flying Spur **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** bentley\ **Created:** [February 27, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464 "2021-02-27T13:14:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/1 "2021-02-27T13:14:45Z")
šŸ˜‰ > **[2021 Bentley Flying Spur Review, Pricing, and Specs](https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley/flying-spur)** > > If you're among those who consider a Porsche Panamera or a Mercedes-Benz S-class too dime-a-dozen, the 2021 Bentley Flying Spur should satisfy. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/2 "2021-02-27T14:45:45Z")
Nice cars. I see both the v8 and 12 cyl models are twin turbo. Not that I would ever have to service one or the other. Hmm, I bet a LS twin turbo ala pushrod/ compact motor would be cool. Dohc v-motors are too wide and complex in my book. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/3 "2021-02-27T14:55:19Z")
Iā€™m in, just as soon as I win the big prize in Powerball or Megamillions. As you may recall, this was Mountainbikeā€™s dream car too. Iā€™m a little disappointed that they no longer offer the twin turbo 6.75L engine. All engines are VW origin now. Not that itā€™s a bad thing, but that Bentley engine had 774 lb-ft of pavement ripping torque. I guess you need all that power to move a 3 ton car. ---
**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/4 "2021-02-27T15:51:31Z")
There are a lot of cars which I would dream of owning, and none cost more than $10k. In fact, some cost around that much when they were new. Just the very idea of spending more than $200k on a car, of all things is a foreign concept which I just canā€™t wrap my head around. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/5 "2021-02-27T16:46:18Z")
Weā€™re allowed to dream big. Itā€™s like a toy that you take off the shelf, play with, and put back when you are done. As long as it isnā€™t consuming a large part of your life, thereā€™s no harm in it. While Iā€™d like to own one, I realize that I canā€™t afford to buy or maintain one, and I hardly think about it. Itā€™s fun once in a while though. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/6 "2021-02-27T16:48:57Z")
> [@bcohen2010](#): > > There are a lot of cars which I would dream of owning, and none cost more than $10k When are you ever going to catch up with the rest of the world ? Comparing prices of years ago with wages then to prices now and wages there are many new vehicles that give a lot more value and reliability to those mediocre vehicles you seen to want. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/7 "2021-02-27T16:57:14Z")
Sad to see Bentley has joined the giant grill club. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/8/a8377893dd8b1f5306841ec6502087259116fab1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Marnet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/marnet/32/41_2.png) [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/8 "2021-02-27T17:02:24Z")
> [@circuitsmith](#): > > Sad to see Bentley has joined the giant grill club. šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/9 "2021-02-27T21:46:36Z")
Bentley and Affordable donā€™t go together. If I had money to burnā€¦Bentley would be near or at the top of my list. But alas - I donā€™t. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/10 "2021-02-27T22:27:21Z")
In his book, ā€œWhat You Should Know About Carsā€, Tom McCahill suggested that a Rolls Royce at $10,000 might be a good buy as it would hold its value and outlast a couple of Lincoln or Cadillacs. Of course, this was back in the early 1960s. Tom McCahill eventually did own a Rolls Royce. I donā€™t think McCahillā€™s theory would apply today. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/11 "2021-02-27T22:59:25Z")
> [@bcohen2010](#): > > There are a lot of cars which I would dream of owning, and none cost more than $10k I guess you will have to cross this one off from your wish list: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/7/17a4a233ec23a5b28892163e1af61861a41ce5f9.jpeg "Bentley Mulsanne review: more luxurious than a Rolls-Royce Ghost?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkNZOQpvgWE) šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/12 "2021-02-28T03:59:44Z")
Cheap used cars are an incredible bargin in or society, as long as you are willing to fix them yourself. They are what enabled me to support a wife and 4 kids on a frequently out of work truck driverā€™s salary. Now that my kids are in their 59s and 60s, I can afford almost any car I want, I just donā€™t see the value in them. I drive a 9+ year old Camry and have no desire for anything "better. I might be tempted to spend a lot if they had a racing league for octogenarians." I used to content myself with racing other truckers, last one to the 200 mile away restaurant buys dinner. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/13 "2021-02-28T04:06:50Z")
Affordable may be relative, if you can keep from the options list. Thereā€™s one at the dealer in Bellevue with $65,000 of extras. $10K for the emerald green paint and the illuminated winged ā€œBā€ alone. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/14 "2021-02-28T12:09:41Z")
> [@wolyrobb](#): > > Thereā€™s one at the dealer in Bellevue with $65,000 of extras. $10K for the emerald green paint and the illuminated winged ā€œBā€ alone. The cost of optional items on cars that are already very expensive can be truly mind-boggling. I donā€™t recall the exact prices, but the cost of purely cosmetic options on Porsches can be nothing short of bizarre. Pre-pandemic, I was looking at a Porsche on display at the Short Hills Mall, and it was painted a shade of green that I found to be nausea-inducingā€“and several other people who were looking at the car said the same thing. A glance at the sticker showed that this shade of neon baby sh\*t green cost several thousand dollars extra! Additionally, the cost for a different color on the housing of the brake calipers was also in the thousands, and there were some interior trim upgrades (which were not noticeable, at least to meā€¦) that were also in the thousands of $$. What was already a pricey car became ridiculously expensive when those non-functional, purely cosmetic options were added to the bill. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/15 "2021-02-28T13:49:22Z")
Naaaah, Rolls Royce is part of BMW. Bentley is owned by VW. Those Bimmer grilles would be more appropriate on a Rolls. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/16 "2021-02-28T13:56:06Z")
I didnā€™t mean to imply any connection between Bentley and BMW. I just find that image really funny. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/f/7f3cc9ebaf67a0880371cb535bdd0e08fc4a6cc0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/17 "2021-02-28T14:38:54Z")
Iā€™d like a Lexus ls460.2010-12 seems reasonable. I got a 96 STS in 2000 for 11k which seemed like a good price. Kept it for 10 yrs. had a few new boring Asian cars since then. I would like a bigger, quiet, sedan now. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/18 "2021-02-28T15:01:12Z")
And I was just having fun too. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/19 "2021-02-28T15:53:59Z")
In the mid-50ā€™s you could have your Pontiac equipped with an illuminated version of the Chief Pontiac hood ornament for $12.50. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-new-affordable-bentley-flying-spur/175464/20 "2021-02-28T18:32:44Z")
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