Compare the2025 Bentley Flying SpurVS 2025 BMW 7 Series

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Bentley Flying Spur have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The BMW 7 Series doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Bentley Flying Spur are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The BMW 7 Series doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Flying Spur. But it costs extra on the 7 Series.

An active infrared night vision system optional on the Flying Spur helps the driver to more easily detect people, animals or other objects in front of the vehicle at night. Using an infrared camera and near-infrared lights to detect heat, the system then projects the image on the windshield, near the driver’s line of sight. The 7 Series doesn’t offer a night vision system.

Both the Flying Spur and the 7 Series have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras and rear cross-path warning.

The Flying Spur comes with a full 3-year/unlimited-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire car and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The 7 Series’ 50,000-mile basic warranty expires sooner.

The Flying Spur’s 4.0 turbo V8 hybrid produces 396 more horsepower (771 vs. 375) and 340 lbs.-ft. more torque (738 vs. 398) than the 740i’s standard 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder hybrid. The Flying Spur’s 4.0 turbo V8 hybrid produces 288 more horsepower (771 vs. 483) and 222 lbs.-ft. more torque (738 vs. 516) than the 750e’s standard 3.0 turbo 6-cylinder hybrid. The Flying Spur’s 4.0 turbo V8 hybrid produces 235 more horsepower (771 vs. 536) and 185 lbs.-ft. more torque (738 vs. 553) than the 760i’s standard 4.4 turbo V8 hybrid.

The Flying Spur SPEED can travel with zero emissions on electricity, only, on a full charge for 47 miles, up to 10% further than the 750e‘s -mile range on a full charge and a full tank of fuel. The 750e has to start its internal combustion engine after only 35 miles.

An engine control system that can shut down some of the engine’s cylinders helps improve the Flying Spur (except Hybrid)’s fuel efficiency. The 7 Series doesn’t offer a system that can shut down part of the engine.

The Flying Spur has 3.8 gallons more fuel capacity than the 7 Series 750e’s standard fuel tank (21 vs. 17.2 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The Flying Spur has 1.5 gallons more fuel capacity than the 7 Series’ standard fuel tank (21 vs. 19.5 gallons).

The Flying Spur offers an available sequential manual gearbox (SMG). With no clutch pedal to worry about and a fully automatic mode, an SMG is much more efficient than a conventional automatic but just as easy to drive. The 7 Series doesn’t offer an SMG or a conventional manual transmission.

For better stopping power the Flying Spur’s brake rotors are larger than those on the 7 Series:

The Flying Spur stops shorter than the 7 Series:

For better traction, the Flying Spur has larger tires than the 7 Series (F:275/35R22 & R:315/30R22 vs. F:255/45R20 & R:285/40R20).

The Flying Spur’s 275/35R22 front and 315/30R22 rear tires provide better handling because they have a lower 35 series front and 30 series rear profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the 7 Series’ standard 45 series front and 40 series rear tires. The Flying Spur’s tires are lower profile than the 7 Series’ optional 40 series front and 35 series rear tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Flying Spur has standard 22-inch wheels. Smaller 20-inch wheels are standard on the 7 Series. The 7 Series’ largest wheels are only 21-inches.

The Flying Spur handles at .98 G’s, while the 760i xDrive pulls only .89 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The Flying Spur executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.4 seconds quicker than the 760i xDrive (24.7 seconds @ .78 average G’s vs. 26.1 seconds @ .73 average G’s).

The Flying Spur has 4 inches more front legroom and .1 inches more rear headroom than the 7 Series.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are standard on the Flying Spur to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The 7 Series doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.