Bentley Continental Flying Spur

A direct competitor to the over-accomplishing RR Phantom, the Bentley Continental Flying Spur was a refreshing piece of design to distinguish the separation of Rolls Royce and Bentley models since the marque was sold to Volkswagen. While BMW managed to recapitulate the fundamental essence of the Rolls Royce brand, this Bentley, unfortunately, has been accused of being nothing but just a big VW. Well, let's do some justice and judge it by its interior.

In comparison with the Phantom we reviewed earlier, the Bentley is filled with familiar looking VW switchgear, even though the cabin is nothing short of plushness. Shown in two colour schemes in the pictures below, the Bentley looks rather ordinary compared to the Phantom, which really exudes a very special feeling the minute you step into the cabin. I mean if you were to blindfold me into the Bentley and remove my blindfold when I'm in, I might easily be mistaken that I'm in a VW, a Merc, or even a Hyundai Genesis/Equus. But for the Rolls Royce, it's just one notch above.

For the money you'd pay, I had rather get a Phantom. And if you wanted to get a gadget laden car which the VW, oops I mean Bentley tries to be, I'll get a flagship S-Class in place of it. It's cheaper you see, you don't pay that amount for a big German saloon...