- Hey, my name is Zack Spencer,
I have a YouTube channel called Motormouth.
I'd love for you to go over there and subscribe.
I'm that close to a 100,000 subscribers
and getting that plaque.
So if you could help out, that'd be great.
I test drive cars.
And, today we have the Bentley Flying Spur V8S.
Now, I don't get to drive cars like this all the time.
You think I just phone up Bentley and say hey,
can I have a Flying Spur, sure Zack.
It doesn't work like that.
These are hard to get, so they keep them for owners.
And, the good thing today is, you know this person,
this is Dan Lok of course and this is your new car?
- Thank you, thank you Zack.
Good to have you man.
- So, you have had a Bentley before?
- Yes, I have a GT Continental.
- Why did you want to go up to a bigger sedan?
- Well, I think first of all,
my mom is actually coming from Taiwan.
I wanted to get something a little bit more comfortable,
to drive her around.
That's number one.
Second, because when we are on the phone, when I'm working,
it's just a little bit more convenient.
A little bit more spacious, right?
- So, do you spend more time in the back or the front?
- [Dan] That back, most of the time.
80% of the time, probably.
- Because the V8S was the drivers choice.
- That's right, that's right.
And it's got a fridge in the back
and the whole nine yards, it's--
- [Zack] I like the way you roll.
- [Dan] They're very comfortable.
- You're in to Bentley, why?
- Yes, well,
a few years ago, my friend told me about Bentley.
He was telling me about, it drives so smooth, and like silk.
I said silk?
What does that mean, I don't quite get it.
I've had other cars before.
I test drove one.
And I thought, this is awesome.
It's the best car I've ever driven.
- So, I thank you for coming here today.
Are you sure you're okay with me driving your car?
- It's what I do. - I'm sure.
- I'm sure, of course.
- Alright, thank you very much.
I tell you what, I'll come back when I'm done
and we'll go for a little ride together.
- Sounds good, let me know how you like the car.
- I will.
This is a special addition of the Flying Spur, it's the V8S.
It's the drivers choice, if you want a large Bentley sedan.
So this car has more power and it's got
a unique look on the outside.
It starts, of course, with that beautiful
Bentley grille that's been blacked out.
And there are options as well,
you can get the black smoked headlamps.
You can see around the side,
absolutely gorgeous 21 inch wheels.
You need a big wheel for a big car.
Then around the side, this car has the blacked out trim.
Typically on a large luxury sedan you get chrome.
This is kind of like the stealth bomber of cars.
You want to go down the highway, say,
we're here in Vancouver and you want to drive to LA,
this would be the machine you want to do it in.
Absolute comfort, absolute power, and effortless driving.
Now, around the back, one thing I love about Bentley.
Look at the way the that the rear tail lamps are integrated
into the fenders and the bumper.
It's seamless.
It's like it's all melted together.
Now because this is the V8S,
you also get the diffuser along the bottom
and the impressive looking exhaust tips.
Now this badge says it all.
You're driving a Bentley.
And that means, luxury.
So, let's get inside and see what it's like.
This is gonna be cool.
Alright, now Dan mentioned,
the reason why you would want a big car like this,
if you're an executive, you want the space.
To be able to spread out, do phone calls,
maybe even on your laptop.
And you have, look, a little table.
Put an iPad there, say.
Now, what's the first impression of the inside of this car?
Well it's just rich, with bespoke leather, and Alcantara.
Like just look up here.
Look at the leather around the light, that's crazy!
Piano black finish, Alcantara head liner, the quilted seats.
You even get the V8S Bentley emblem in the headrest.
And speaking of the seats, heated and ventilated,
and massaging of course.
If you want to catch a five minute nap
before your next meeting that's the way to go.
Now, this is cool, inside here,
I'll pull it out and show you, a fridge.
Now that is great, it's got everything.
And of course you've got the shades on the doors
and behind you for privacy.
That's the back seat.
It's a very comfortable place to be, but this is the V8S,
which also means, when you're done you're work
and you want to have some fun,
you can sit up front and drive, let's go.
Now this is fantastic, because you get the contrast
of the black and the red, which let's you know that, yeah,
this is a luxury car, but it's also sporty.
You look at the paddle shifters behind the steering wheel,
there's a big engine under the hood.
The show piece for me particularly, is the knurled shifter
here in the middle, with the B in the center.
It just feels rich in your hands.
There's leather, literally, everywhere.
The stitching is impeccable and you even get some
carbon inlay into the dashboard.
Once again, yes it's luxurious,
it doesn't have a wood dashboard.
It's carbon, let's you know that this is a fast car as well.
I'll tell you more about that when we go driving.
I mentioned to Dan that, yes, Bentley is owned
by the Volkswagen group, but you can tell,
when you, sitting in this car, it's all Bentley.
First class, all the way.
So what's under the hood of this Flying Spur?
Well this is a V8S and the S means more of everything.
And I'll get in to that in a second.
It's a four liter, twin turbo with 521 horsepower.
So more horsepower than the regular Flying Spur.
Now, you would think that with such a big car,
that it's going to drive big.
I think that's the whole,
basically the object of this discussion,
is to get a big luxury automobile
like this to drive smaller.
It's all-wheel drive.
You've got the Dynamic Chassis setting,
and then you add more power.
Well how quick is this car?
Believe it or not, it ways five and a half thousand pounds.
It could make a run to a hundred kilometers
an hour in 4.9 seconds.
So that certainly makes the car feel a lot smaller,
when you have that much power and capability.
Because this car is twin turbo charged,
it has that chameleon effect.
You can just let it loaf along and do the ride effortlessly.
Same thing, some one riding in the back,
you don't want to be hitting it hard.
But when you want to, you could put it in manual mode,
use those big paddle shifters, let the engine come to life,
and you can hear that it's actually doing some work.
To get this big car down the road, with no effort at all.
I mentioned it's like the stealth bomber.
It's very stealthy in what it does.
And this would be the ultimate road trip car.
Hour after hour in these seats, with this engine,
this platform, sign me up.
Alright let's go back and get Dan.
Alright, time for Dan and I to go for a ride.
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You're in the business of selling not just products,
but yourself, right?
- Yes. - You market yourself.
Do you think a car does that?
Does it help?
- It does, like 'cause especially now, with my brand.
With teaching entrepreneurship, teaching, even finance
and business, people, they do judge a book by its cover.
- I think so.
- And it's not, I wish it could just be, ah, you know,
I could just teach, but people want to see, okay,
are you a product of the product.
- Are you a real deal.
- Are you a real deal. - Yeah.
- Do you walk the talk.
And I don't think it would resonate,
it would be congruent with the brand,
if I drive a Hyundai or something like that.
- Yeah, yeah.
- Not that Honda is a bad car.
- Sure.
- It's just people do judge a book by its cover.
- Thank you very much, it's been a, first of all,
I think it's been a real pleasure meeting you.
- Definitely. - You're a great guy.
- My pleasure as well.
- And this car is cool and I think it suits you.
- (laughs) Thank you
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