Bentley Flying Spur

The Flying Spur is Bentley's four-door grand tourer, the car for people who want everything a Continental offers with room for the family or clients in the back. It is hand-finished in Crewe with Mulliner detailing, and the cabin reads more like a private lounge than a car interior. The Naim audio, the air suspension and the hand-stitched leather turn a routine drive into something closer to a retreat.

It hides its pace deliberately. The 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8 makes 542 horsepower and 568 lb-ft, enough for 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and a 318 km/h top speed, all delivered through active all-wheel drive so the bulk disappears. The point of the car is the calm. At a cruise the cabin is sealed against the noise and the heat, and the quad oval exhausts stay distant until you decide otherwise.

In Dubai it does two jobs well. It glides across Palm Jumeirah and through Dubai Marina with the air conditioning holding the interior cool while the traffic crawls outside. Then on the run out to Al Qudra when the city cools down, the V8 wakes up for a stretch before going quiet again. It is equally at home pulling up at a DIFC entrance or being driven between meetings while you work in the back.

Renting it for a week or a long weekend makes sense when buying a saloon at this level does not, and you skip the depreciation, the insurance and the service bills entirely. It suits visitors who value refinement over noise and residents marking an occasion. We deliver it to your door or hotel, full of fuel and detailed, with insurance and delivery already part of the price.