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Flying Spur V8’s leather uses 3km of thread

17/11/2020
Flying Spur V8’s leather uses 3km of thread

Bentley’s new Flying Spur V8 has entered full production at the Crewe headquarters, which the company claims is the first carbon neutral factory for luxury car manufacture.

A team of craftspeople assemble each new Flying Spur V8 by hand, taking over 100 hours across 84 stages.

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