2017 Bentley Flying Spur V8 S

Make

Bentley

Model

Flying Spur V8 S

Year

2017

Listed price

$79,995

Location

Akron, Ohio

Transmission

ZF 8-Speed Automatic

Mileage

23,560 miles

Perfect Auto Collection Signature Listing 2017 Bentley Flying Spur V8 S VIN SCBEH9ZA7HC059722 | 23,560 miles A Flying Spur is built to be traveled in. The V8 S is the one Bentley built for the owner who intends to keep the keys. Why We Acquired This Vehicle The Flying Spur is Bentley's four-door grand tourer, and this second generation is the one that dropped the Continental name from the model entirely - a signal from Crewe that it was to be judged as its own car rather than as a sedan derived from the coupe. The V8 S sits above the standard V8, with more power and a firmer, more responsive chassis calibration. It is the version aimed squarely at the owner who does the driving rather than the owner who sits in the back, without giving up anything in the rear compartment for the times when the roles reverse. What made this example worth taking is the coherence of how it was ordered. It is black on black on black - the paint, the hide, the wheels, and the lamp lenses all darkened, with the exterior brightwork deliberately taken out of the equation years before Bentley began offering that treatment as a factory package. The rest of the specification follows the same logic and goes to the things an owner actually experiences: the audio, the roof, the driving aids, and the small hand-finished details inside and under the hood. The verified appointments are detailed in full below. It is finished in Beluga Solid over a Beluga interior - Bentley's deep, unmetallic black, which on a car of this length reads as formal and slightly sinister rather than merely dark. At 23,560 miles across eight years it has been used sparingly and shows the kind of history we look for in a car of this weight and complexity: driven regularly enough to stay healthy, never hard enough to be worn out. At a Glance Highlights Naim for Bentley Premium Audio System 21-Inch Black Machined Wheels Electric Glass Tilt and Slide Sunroof with Solar-Powered Cooling Dark Tint Front and Rear Lamps Adaptive Cruise Control Heated 3 Spoke Steering Wheel Jewel Fuel and Oil Filler Caps Seat Piping Deep Pile Overmats to Front and Rear Exterior: Beluga Solid | Interior: Beluga 23,560 miles 4.0-Liter Twin-Turbocharged V8 ZF 8-Speed Automatic Transmission All-Wheel Drive SCBEH9ZA7HC059722 + Additional Factory Options & Features - see the complete equipment list for the full specification The Perfect Auto Collection Experience Personalized Video Walkarounds Independent Third-Party Inspections Welcome Nationwide Enclosed Transportation Boutique, Appointment-Level Service Transparent Representation From Start to Finish Our Perspective At Perfect Auto Collection, we do not measure a vehicle by its badge alone. We ask a quieter question: how does it present, and would we be proud to place it in our own collection? This Flying Spur answers before it is started. An all-Beluga car with darkened lamps and dark wheels is a difficult specification to get right - done carelessly it looks like an airport car, and done well it looks like nothing else on the road. This one is the second. The proportions carry the color, the hide inside is deep enough to give a monochrome cabin texture rather than flatness, and the whole car reads as a single considered decision rather than a set of boxes checked at random. Add the S chassis and the V8 underneath, and it is a Bentley we are entirely comfortable putting our name against. Why Enthusiasts Value This Model Bentley builds two kinds of fast four-door car, and the informed argument has always been about which engine belongs in this one. The W12 has the prestige and the outright numbers. The V8 has less mass over the front axle, and the difference is felt in the first corner - the car turns in more willingly and feels lighter on its feet without giving up the effortlessness that is the entire point of a Bentley. The S specification then adds power and a firmer chassis on top of that advantage. The other half of the appeal is how these cars are made. Flying Spur interiors are trimmed by hand at Crewe, with hides selected and cut by people rather than machines and wood veneers mirrored across the cabin so the grain runs symmetrically. It is genuinely labor-intensive work, and it is the reason the cabin of an eight-year-old Flying Spur still feels more expensive than the interior of most new cars. What informed buyers look for is specific: the S rather than the standard V8, a specification ordered with a point of view instead of at random, mileage that reflects careful use, and evidence of proper maintenance on a car with two turbochargers and air suspension. Those are the examples worth seeking out, because with a Bentley the specification and the service history are what separate a listing that claims a car is special from one that can show it. Factory and Vehicle Highlights Naim for Bentley Premium Audio System The Naim for Bentley system is the range-topping audio available in the Flying Spur, built around eleven custom BMR speakers and Dirac Dimensions digital processing. The bass units occupy space that would otherwise be trunk capacity. Why it matters: Naim builds reference home audio in Salisbury and engineers these systems specifically for the cabin they sit in, rather than adapting a catalog product. The balanced-mode radiator drivers used here disperse sound far more evenly across a wide cabin than conventional cone speakers, which is why the rear passengers hear the same mix as the driver. That it costs trunk volume tells you Bentley refused to compromise the system to protect the brochure figure. 21-Inch Black Machined Wheels The car rides on 21-inch wheels in a black machined finish, with the spoke faces cut bright against the darkened body of the wheel. Why it matters: Twenty-one inches is the largest fitment offered on this generation, and it is what keeps a car of this length from looking under-wheeled. The machined finish is the detail that makes the all-black specification work - a fully black wheel would disappear into the arch, while the cut faces catch light and give the car definition from the side. Electric Glass Tilt and Slide Sunroof with Solar-Powered Cooling The electric glass tilt-and-slide sunroof carries photovoltaic panels that run an internal ventilation fan while the car is parked and unattended, along with double sealing for wind noise reduction and air filtration. Why it matters: A Beluga car with a Beluga interior absorbs more heat than any other combination, and this is the one feature on the sheet that addresses it directly - the fan draws hot air out of the cabin all afternoon without touching the battery. The double sealing matters just as much on the move, because a sunroof is the most common source of wind noise in a car engineered to be silent. Dark Tint Front and Rear Lamps The front and rear lamp lenses are specified in a dark tint rather than the standard clear finish. Why it matters: Lamps are the largest bright elements left on a black car once the brightwork is dealt with, and tinting them is what completes the monochrome effect instead of leaving two clear rectangles at each end. It is a Crewe option that predates the factory darkening packages Bentley now sells, and it is the clearest evidence this car was ordered dark on purpose rather than simply painted black. Adaptive Cruise Control The adaptive cruise control system maintains a set distance to the vehicle ahead, adjusting speed automatically. Why it matters: The Flying Spur was built to cross countries in a single day, and this is the equipment that makes the fourth and fifth hours of that journey as unstrained as the first. On a car this heavy it also smooths the speed changes that a driver would otherwise make with the brake pedal, which is the difference a rear passenger notices most. Heated 3 Spoke Steering Wheel The three-spoke steering wheel is hide-trimmed and heated. Why it matters: In a V8 S the wheel is the primary instrument, because this is the version of the Flying Spur meant to be driven rather than ridden in. Heating the rim means a cold morning does not cost the driver the tactility that the S chassis was tuned to deliver. Jewel Fuel and Oil Filler Caps The fuel and oil filler caps are the jewel-finished items, machined and polished in place of the standard plastic caps. Why it matters: These are the two things on a car that are only ever seen by the person who owns and maintains it, which is precisely why Bentley offers them. Ordering them says the original owner was thinking about the experience of refueling the car at seven in the morning, not about what anyone else would see. Seat Piping The seats carry piping worked along their edges and seams. Why it matters: In an all-Beluga cabin the piping is doing structural visual work - without a defining line along every edge, black hide on black hide reads as one undifferentiated mass and the shape of the seats disappears. It is the detail that gives a monochrome interior its depth. Deep Pile Overmats to Front and Rear Deep pile overmats are fitted in both the front and rear footwells. Why it matters: A Flying Spur is a car you step down into rather than climb up into, so the floor is at eye level for a moment as the door opens. Deep pile is what makes that first impression correct, and the overmats take the wear that would otherwise fall on the fitted carpet underneath. 4.0-Liter Twin-Turbocharged V8 The Flying Spur V8 S is powered by Bentley's 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8, producing 521 horsepower and 502 lb-ft of torque in S specification and capable of a top speed near 190 miles per hour. Why it matters: The S calibration lifts output above the standard V8 while keeping the weight advantage over the W12, which is the whole argument for this car. The torque arrives low enough that the car never needs to be revved to move decisively, so the performance is delivered as a shove rather than as noise - which is exactly how a Bentley is supposed to be quick. ZF 8-Speed Automatic Transmission Drive goes through a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. Why it matters: This is the gearbox most of the industry settled on for good reason, and in a Bentley application it is calibrated to make shifts disappear at a cruise while responding immediately when the S chassis is being used. Eight ratios also let the V8 idle along the highway at very low revolutions, which is where the car's famous quietness comes from. All-Wheel Drive The Flying Spur drives all four wheels through Bentley's rear-biased all-wheel-drive system. Why it matters: The rear bias is what lets a car of this mass feel like it is being pushed rather than dragged, so the steering stays clean and unaffected by power delivery. It also means this is a genuine year-round car in Ohio, which is not true of every vehicle at this level. Behind the Wheel The Flying Spur V8 S does two things at once and does not appear to find it difficult. Left alone it is quiet, long-legged, and unbothered, riding on air and shrinking a highway in a way that makes three hundred miles feel like an errand. Ask it for something and the twin-turbo V8 delivers immediately and without ceremony - no downshift drama, no waiting, just a very large car gathering speed far faster than its passengers expect. The S chassis is what separates this from the standard car. It sits firmer, and it settles more quickly after a crest or a mid-corner bump, so the nose stays where the driver put it. Combined with the lighter V8 over the front axle, the result is a Bentley that will genuinely be enjoyed on a good road rather than merely tolerated on one. Inside, the all-Beluga cabin is dark, quiet, and hand-finished, with the sort of switchgear that has weight to it. The rear seats remain a proper place to be driven, which is the balance the Flying Spur has always struck. For the right owner, this is not simply a large luxury sedan. It is the driver's version of Bentley's four-door, specified with a single clear idea and kept accordingly. Preparation and Buying Confidence Before presentation, each vehicle is evaluated for cosmetic condition, mechanical integrity, and the ownership experience it is prepared to deliver. Our process includes a comprehensive exterior and interior detail, with paint correction where appropriate. Key wear items such as tires and brake components are evaluated against our internal preparation standards. This vehicle is offered with our 7-day return policy and a 2-month / 300-mile limited warranty, subject to eligibility and written terms. We can also provide high-resolution photography, a personalized walkaround, available factory documentation, vehicle-history review, and coordination of an independent inspection. 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