Bentley groups up with shoe designer for one-off Flying Spur

Bentleys and sneakers do not usually go collectively, however they do after we’re speaking in regards to the one-off 2022 Flying Spur Hybrid developed by Bentley in collaboration with Dominic Ciambrone, or higher identified to followers as The Surgeon.

Ciambrone is a customized present designer who launched a line of Bentley-inspired sneakers, and he was not too long ago picked by Bentley so as to add his artistic aptitude within the Flying Spur Hybrid.

The ensuing automobile, often called the Flying Spur Hybrid x The Surgeon, options an anthracite exterior with bronze accents. The automobile additionally sports activities a Mulliner Blackline package deal that provides a black end to all the traditional chrome accents, whereas carbon fiber was used for the aerodynamic aids which embrace a delicate trunk lid spoiler.

The inside is dressed with Bentley choices like wooden veneers on the sprint, 3D diamond-patterned leather-based, and Bentley’s new 3D diamond-patterned wooden paneling for the rear door trim. Bronze accents much like these discovered exterior have additionally made their manner into the cabin, whereas there is not any lacking the “SURGEON” script present in plenty of areas. These are joined by Ciambrone’s cranium and scalpels emblem.

Like all Flying Spur Hybrids, the one-off is powered by a plug-in hybrid system pairing a twin-turbo 2.9-liter V-6 with an electrical motor built-in with an 8-speed automated transmission. The setup generates a peak 536 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque, which is channeled to all 4 wheels. Efficiency estimates embrace a 0-60 mph time of 4.1 seconds and a prime pace of 177 mph. A 14.1-kwh battery makes an EPA-rated electrical vary of 21 miles attainable.

Ciambrone’s one-off Bentley was a part of a trio of Bentley’s proven throughout final week’s 2022 Artwork Basel in Miami. The others included a Continental GT V8 Convertible impressed by Brazilian artist Romero Britto, and the particular Sager Robust Continental GT Velocity Convertible that was first proven in August and is because of go beneath the hammer at a charity public sale subsequent February.