If you are choosing between a Bentley Flying Spur and a Rolls-Royce Ghost for your principal vehicle — or for a chauffeur programme across India or the UAE — the choice reveals something specific about what you actually prioritise.
Both vehicles occupy the same price bracket, serve the same fundamental purpose, and are made by the same parent company. The differences between them are real, meaningful, and worth understanding before the decision is made.
The Driving Experience
The Flying Spur is, unambiguously, the driver’s car between these two.
The W12 powertrain — 635 horsepower, 900 Newton-metres of torque — produces forward motion that no vehicle in this segment matches for immediate, effortless response. The chassis, developed with active air suspension and electronic anti-roll bars, provides a combination of ride quality and handling composure that is not available in any other vehicle at this price point.
If the principal drives their own vehicle — or values the driving experience as part of the ownership — the Flying Spur is the correct choice.
The Ghost is quieter. The acoustic engineering in the Ghost’s cabin at highway speed is the finest of any production vehicle available. The ride is more settled — more determined to isolate its occupants from the road — at the cost of some of the dynamic engagement that the Bentley provides.
The Rear Cabin
The Ghost’s rear cabin is the more considered environment for a principal who is chauffeured.
The theatre seat configuration, the rear-facing infotainment, the acoustic isolation, and the spatial design of the Ghost’s rear cabin are optimised for a passenger who is working, resting, or engaging in a conversation that requires clarity and privacy.
The Flying Spur’s rear cabin is excellent. It is not designed from first principles as a passenger environment to the same degree that the Ghost is.
If the vehicle is primarily a chauffeur car — if the principal is consistently in the rear seat — the Ghost is the correct choice.
The Statement
The Ghost is a Rolls-Royce. This means something specific in India and the UAE — a history of association with the highest tier of society that the Bentley brand, despite its own extraordinary heritage, does not carry in these markets in the same way.
The Flying Spur is, in these markets, associated with a younger, more performance-oriented identity — the successful entrepreneur who drives, rather than the patriarch who is driven.
Neither is better. They are different signals, and the correct choice depends on which signal you intend.
Availability Through Hype Luxury
Both vehicles are available through our India and UAE operations with or without a professional chauffeur.
Tell us the programme — the city, the duration, the use case — and we will tell you which one is right.
Two extraordinary cars. One honest question: who is driving, and what do they want to feel?
