Weight is saved by aluminium bodywork and a plastic tailgate, and the V8 also features a clever cylinder deactivation system that turns it into a V4 at cruising speeds.
Both the Flying Spur V8 and the Continental GT V8 feature intelligent cylinder deactivation tech on the V8 engine, which uses only four of the eight cylinders (hence making it a V4) atcruisingspeeds, in order to minimize fuel wastage.