Bentley Flying Spur MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 19 MPG combined in 2022–2026, with its plug-in hybrid version. Its weakest year peaked at 12 MPG (2006 and 2008–2010).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2026 version. Put it next to its 2006 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Bentley Flying Spur has EPA ratings for 20 model years, 2006–2026, every one of them among midsize cars. EPA has listed it under two names: the Continental Flying Spur in 2006–2013 and the Flying Spur in 2014–2026. In 2010 even its most efficient version shared the lowest rating of 41 midsize cars; it sat in its class's bottom five in 20 model years.
Its first plug-in hybrid version arrived in 2022, when 14 of 147 cars offered one. Averaged over 2019–2023, its best version placed second from the bottom of 49 among midsize cars rated at least three years in that span, and it was in the bottom five in four other five-year spans.
Among 26 midsize cars, 2026
The Flying Spur placed 24th. The class leader was the Toyota Prius at 57 MPG. The next higher rating, 21 MPG, belongs to the Lexus LS.
The Flying Spur, five years at a time
Average rating of its best version per span, placed among midsize cars.
Where the engine list turned over
- 2011
New: 6.0-liter 12-cylinder flex-fuel. Best rating 12 → 13 MPG.
- 2016
New: 6.0-liter 12-cylinder. Best rating 17 → 17 MPG.
- 2025
New: 4.0-liter 8-cylinder plug-in hybrid. Best rating 19 → 19 MPG.
Powertrains under the name
- Gasoline
Rated in 2006–2010, 2015–2018 and 2020–2024.
- Flex-fuel
Rated in 2011–2015.
- Plug-in hybrid
Rated in 2022–2026.
All 20 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Flying Spur plug-in hybrid | 19 | 17 / 22 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | Flying Spur plug-in hybrid | 19 | 17 / 22 | 19 | 2 |
| 2022–2024 | Flying Spur Hybrid plug-in hybrid | 19 | 17 / 22 | 15 | 3 |
| 2021 | Flying Spur | 17 | 15 / 20 | 15 | 2 |
| 2020 | Flying Spur | 15 | 12 / 19 | 15 | 1 |
| 2018 | Flying Spur | 16 | 13 / 22 | 14 | 2 |
| 2017 | Flying Spur | 17 | 14 / 24 | 15 | 2 |
| 2015–2016 | Flying Spur | 17 | 13 / 24 | 14 | 2 |
| 2014 | Flying Spur flex-fuel | 14 | 12 / 20 | 14 | 1 |
| 2012–2013 | Continental Flying Spur flex-fuel | 14 | 11 / 19 | 14 | 1 |
| 2011 | Continental Flying Spur flex-fuel | 13 | 11 / 18 | 13 | 1 |
| 2008–2010 | Continental Flying Spur | 12 | 10 / 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 2007 | Continental Flying Spur | 13 | 10 / 17 | 13 | 1 |
| 2006 | Continental Flying Spur | 12 | 10 / 17 | 12 | 1 |
Version names in the EPA list: Continental Flying Spur, Flying Spur, Flying Spur Hybrid, Flying Spur Speed.
Same class, 2026
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