Bentley Flying Spur W12 (3rd Gen)

Only 12 of the 600 cars in the catalogue use a W12 engine layout, and just 11 combine that layout with twin-turbocharging. The Bentley Flying Spur W12 (3rd Gen) sits in that small group as a particularly complete expression of the formula, pairing a twin-turbocharged W12 with AWD. Its position is unusual because the figures do not rely on rarity alone: they show a car built around a specification that appears in very few places across the collection.

With 626 bhp, the Flying Spur W12 ranks 162nd for power among all 600 cars, placing it in the top 27%. Its 900 Nm of torque comes from a 5,950 cc, 6.0-litre engine, a combination that places it among the catalogue’s most distinctive powertrain choices. The result is a 0 to 100 km/h time of 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 333 km/h, figures that place it 199th for acceleration and 101st for top speed across the full catalogue.

Those rankings reveal the character of this Bentley. It is not defined by chasing a single headline number. Instead, it brings together a W12 engine layout, twin-turbocharging and AWD in a way matched by only 11 cars in the catalogue. The 4/5 seater sedan/saloon body style gives that engineering a setting focused on luxury rather than a narrow performance role.

The used price of £155,000 places the Flying Spur W12 227th by price among the 600 cars, meaning 373 catalogue entries are more expensive. Its cost per bhp sits at £248, a useful measure of how its power is presented rather than simply counted. The numbers suggest a car that occupies a considered position: substantial performance, a distinctive drivetrain and a price that remains below many alternatives in the collection.

Bentley’s UK origins sit alongside the wider catalogue context, where 160 of the 600 cars come from the UK and Bentley contributes 22 cars. Founded in 1919, the marque brings this particular Flying Spur W12 into a long-established category of luxury vehicles without needing excess explanation.

For a dream garage built from 600 choices, this Bentley introduces something that is difficult to duplicate. It is one of only 12 W12 cars in the collection, and one of only 11 twin-turbocharged W12 examples. The appeal is found in that balance of figures: a rare engine layout, serious capability, and a measured place within a much larger landscape of remarkable cars.