You have to admit that Bentley’s people had a great sense of humor when it came to covering up a prototype for the updated 2014 Continental Flying Spur sedan.
The British firm’s engineers devised a funny looking set of headlamp and taillight decals and fake wheel arch moldings with the intention of creating the illusion of a…Mercedes-Benz S-Class limo.
Nevertheless, they did manage to hide most styling changes that will take place on the 2014 Continental Flying Spur sedan and which will follow closely in the lines of the refreshed Continental GT coupe and Continental GTC convertible models.
As such, we expect the luxury saloon to obtain a crispier front end with new quad headlamps and a more upright grille along with re-sculptured profile lines and a reworked rear-end with new tail light designs.
The changes inside will largely mirror those seen on the Coupe and Convertible models of the Continental series with a reshaped dashboard incorporating a new instrument panel and a touch-screen interface for the audio and navigation systems.
Under the bonnet, aside from some minor improvements to the existing 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W12 engines on the regular Flying Spur and its Speed sibling, Bentley may also introduce a new base model featuring the Audi-sourced 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 rated at 500hp (507PS) and 660Nm (487 lb-ft) coupled to an 8-speed automatic transmission.
The V8 engine made its Bentley debut this year on the updated Continental GT and GTC models.
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