2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur vs. Its Competition

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Dec 12, 2011

As the driver's Bentley, the natural competition for the Flying Spur is the driver's Rolls-Royce: the Ghost.

It essentially matches the Flying Spur on most accounts, including power, refinement, and comfort.

The Maserati Quattroporte, on the other hand, is far more a sports sedan, with more suave styling and Italian passion.

The Mercedes-Benz S600, and its AMG counterparts, the S63 and S65, offer as much or more power than the Bentley, and the same for comfort, though they're less opulent inside and perhaps less distinctive outside.

Finally, there's the Porsche Panamera, which, like the Quattroporte, is more about serious sporting capability while seating four adults, with a very nice if not perfect interior and a just-short-of-elegant exterior.

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9 The 2012 Bentley Continental doesn't stir the soul the way its two-door siblings do, but it's a powerful, smooth, refined, and eminently luxurious sedan.	9.2 The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has a wide range of personalities--all of them superbly comfortably, some of them outrageously powerful.	8.2 Bucking tradition and the ordinary, the 2012 Porsche Panamera mostly succeeds in being an excellent large fastback sedan.	N/A The 2012 Rolls-Royce Ghost is a hyper-luxury conveyance for the person that has arrived, but doesn't mind driving themselves to the destination.	8 The 2012 Maserati Quattroporte is a stylish, well-handling, exclusive choice for a luxury sedan.
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$184,200	$91,850	$75,200	$246,500	$127,250
Gas Mileage
11 MPG City / 18 MPG Hwy	12 MPG City / 31 MPG Hwy	15 MPG City / 30 MPG Hwy	13 MPG City / 20 MPG Hwy	11 MPG City / 18 MPG Hwy
Engine
Turbocharged Gas/Ethanol W12	Gas/Electric V6	Gas V6	Turbocharged Gas V12	Gas V8
EPA Class
Midsize Cars	Large	Large Car	Large car	Large
Style Name
4dr Sedan	4dr Sedan S400 Hybrid RWD	4dr HB	4dr Sedan	4dr Sedan Quattroporte S
Drivetrain
All Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear Wheel Drive
Passenger Capacity
5	5	4	5	5
Passenger Doors
N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A
Body Style
4 Door Sedan	4 Door Sedan	Hatchback	Sedan	4 Door Sedan
Transmission
Automatic w/manual shift	Automatic	Automatic w/Manual Shift	Automatic	Automatic