I'm Driving a $380,000 Bentley This Week, What Do You Want to Know?

Bentley's big four-door is a reminder that nothing conveys class quite like a huge sedan.

There's no clever way for me to say this: I lucked out. The fine folks at Bentley agreed to lend me a car for a few days during what is going to be a whirlwind week in California—stay tuned—which translated to this sensationally-specced 2026 Flying Spur Azure greeting me when I landed at LAX. See ya later, polar vortex.

This is my first Bentley experience, and I want to bring AutoGuide readers along for the ultra-plush ride. The Azure comes standard with the High Performance Hybrid powertrain, a plug-in setup pairing the twin-turbo V8 with a 134-horsepower electric motor integrated into the eight-speed transmission. Combined system output is a suitably muscular 671 horsepower and 686 pound-feet of torque, while the 14.1-kilowatt-hour battery pack gives it an effective electric-only range of around 25 miles (40 kilometers). But let's be real here: the stats are just a small part of the experience.

Here are a handful of my jotted-down notes from my first impression:

• Memory seating AT ALL FOUR CORNERS
• The rotating display is so cool
• Linen and Damson is an excellent interior color combo
• Illuminated Flying B Radiator Mascot: $5,820
• Naim audio costs as much as a good used car and is probably worth it
• Titanium exhaust makes the good vrooms
• Parking something this long is much easier than you'd expect
• So long as you can find space
• Unbelievably smooth on the highway

I'll be living with the Flying Spur for a few days. Ask your questions here or on the AutoGuide Facebook and Instagram profiles, and I'll do my best to answer them all!

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