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Car review: Hybrid Bentley offers superior economy on top of performance, luxury, comfort
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The hybrid Bentley Flying Spur is more fuel-efficient than a non-hybrid Toyota Corolla.
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SINGAPORE – Luxe barges and environmental sustainability traditionally make strange bedfellows. But that does not stop carmakers from trying to pair the two.
Bentley is the latest to do so, with its Flying Spur Hybrid (now renamed Flying Spur Odyssean Edition), a plus-sized saloon powered by a Volkswagen Group-sourced 2.9-litre turbo V6 engine paired with an electric hybrid system. Its lithium-ion battery pack can be charged via an external power source, and the car promises an electric-only range of up to 41km.
