As you know by now, hybrid and electric vehicles are exempted from the number coding rule. Mild-hybrids aside, these electrified cars enjoy that benefit from that incentive for the time being, and in some ways, has become an attractive proposition for the car-buying public.
Of course, there are also those who buy a hybrid to boost their eco credentials. So, for captains of industry and taipans who want to lessen their carbon footprint AND beat coding, Bentley has the answer for you.
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That car is the Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid. And yes, it’s a true hybrid electric vehicle. Not only that, it’s a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, meaning one can go longer on battery power for longer. Good news for billionaires who’d like to reduce their fuel bills, then.
Because of its powertrain, there is no doubt that the hybrid Flying Spur is exempt from the number coding scheme. If there’s still anyone still questioning that, the certification from the Department of Energy should cover that. On that note, it would be nice if the DOE would release an updated list regularly given the influx of hybrids and EVs coming to market.
So, what motivates this high-performance palace on wheels? Obviously, you won’t find the throaty twin-turbo V8 or a mighty 12-cylinder under its long hood. Instead, it has a ‘small’ 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 engine mated to a single electric motor and a 18kWh battery.
With a fully charged battery, one can travel up to 40 kilometers under electric power. Bentley claims up to 30.3km/L for the electrified Flying Spur and a ‘low’ of 6.6km/L. Realistically, we might be seeing around 8 to 12km/L in real-world conditions.
Still, that’s not bad considering its power, and there’s a whole lot of it. It packs a combined system output of 536hp and 750Nm of torque. Those numbers are good enough to give this 2.5-tone limo a 0 to 100kph time of just 4.3 seconds. Mind you, this is the ‘slowest’ Flying Spur available, but it’s still mighty quick.
The price? Well, you’ll have to visit your nearest PGA Cars showroom to find out. But for those who have about P40,000,000 to burn on a car, the electrified Bentley Flying Spur could be worth their money. Coding exempt, too in case it’s driven out on its coding day.
