Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Bentley Continental Flying Spur / VW Phaeton interior comparison

As you may know, 2005 and 2006 Flying Spurs were built alongside the Phaeton in Dresden.  So how similar are these two cars?  The biggest difference is the engine.  American Phaetons came with 4.2 liter V8s or normally aspirated 6.0 liter W12s.  The Bentley came with a twin turbo 6.0 liter W12.

But looking at the interiors, the layouts are virtually identical.  It's just that the Bentley has a lot more leather and chrome.  I've gathered some interior pictures of the four-seat models of the Bentley and the VW as well as saabkyle04's comprehensive videos of each car.

Bentley front:

Phaeton front: (Note that the vents are behind the wood dash paneling.)

Bentley back:

Phaeton back:

Bentley dash:

Phaeton dash: (The gauges are identical, except the VW also gets oil temp and volt readouts.)


5 comments:

Alan said...

The VW is a much better looking car. More modern, less contrived, cleaner, more elegant.

MattC said...

There are both beautiful interiors. I am somewhat suprised at the coomon elements of both cars. It really makes the Phaeton an underrated bargain.

Ravi said...

Both cars have remarkable interiors, as a matter of fact Phaethon interiors is more like
classy and sober...If I talk about Bentley so its complete modern super luxurious package but that doesn't I am telling phaeton is not luxurious....

Marc said...

Actually, both cars are good in their own respect. In fact, I like both. But of course obviously it is the Bentley that has more stuff. But of course let's just say, for example that I already have a Maserati, then I would go for the Phaeton. For me, having more than one exotic in my garage would be too much for me. Otherwise, I would go with the Bentley if that had to be the only car I would own.

Profile said...

I know the last post is from a year ago, but let me assure you the Phaeton is on hell of a motor. Having owned a 3.0TDi 4Motion for ten months, it is an absolute beauty to drive and be driven-in. Double-glazed windows and good use of deadening material makes the car whisper quite.

The Bentley is actually based on the Phaeton.