2013 Bentley Continental Gt Speed

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PRICE : 2013 Bentley Continental GT V8 $175,700

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PRICE : 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed $215,000

The 2013 Continental GT Speed is the fastest production machine Bentley has built to date. That volition live plenty for most buyers.

But if y'all crave details, there's the affair of a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 engine pushed to its surgical physical care for edges, making 616 horsepower in addition to 590 pound-feet of torque. That's upwardly 49 hp in addition to 74 lb-ft from the criterion Continental GT. Bentley says the GT Speed covers goose egg to sixty inward 4 seconds flat, topping out at 205 mph. Improbably, the GT Speed also gets 12 per centum ameliorate fuel economy, thank y'all inward role to an eight-speed automatic transmission.

The Continental GT Speed also benefits from improved steering in addition to respite in addition to a lower ride height, the ameliorate to coerce those 21-inch wheels inward the administration y'all desire to go.

A dark-tinted grille in addition to lower air intakes give a distinct indication (and subtle intimidation) of this GT's business. The GT Speed also gets the Mulliner Driving Specification -- selection of cycle style, drilled alloy pedals, quilted leather on the seats, doors in addition to raise quarter panels, knurled shifter -- standard.

Bentley hasn't suggested a cost on its surgical physical care for flagship, but it volition slot higher upwardly the criterion 12-cylinder Continental GT, which starts at around $200,000. The novel Continental GT Speed should brand it inward October. Check dorsum for a total review, including driving impressions, specs in addition to buying advice every bit it becomes available.

EXTERIOR

The exterior of the Continental GT Speed does a slap-up undertaking combining Bentley story alongside “Get outta my way” aggressiveness. The elegant shapes of the Continental GT Speed are derived from the criterion Bentley DNA, including the dual-circle forepart lights, bulging cycle wells, in addition to classic Bentley grille. The grilles on this novel GT Speed are non the typical chrome plated, every bit they stimulate got a nighttime tint. The lower grille in addition to air intakes pay a tribute to the Le Mans-winning Bentleys from the 1920s in addition to cap off the forepart appearance of this luxury sports coupe.

The Continental GT Speed screams “stay out of my path” past times the way of its short-for-a-Bentley hood, shallow-raked forepart fascia in addition to windshield, in addition to its fastback raise end. Its side profile is far in addition to away the most telling of this car’s speed-greedy personality, every bit it sits correct on the border of the sports machine realm without quite crossing over into that area. This is a balancing deed that requires slap-up attention inward craftsmanship.

Bentley used advanced super-forming applied scientific discipline to create the fenders, which is a organization that uses high estrus in addition to pressurized air, every bit opposed to difficult molds, to create the shapes. This gives the trunk a fluid in addition to flawless hold back that is unrivaled. The entire trunk is formed from aerospace-grade 5083 aluminum alloy.
The signature fatty fenders are filled past times 9.5J x 21-inch 10 twin-spoke rims. You tin repose assured that Bentley took attention of y'all alongside the rims, every bit these are exclusive to the 2013 GT Speed. The rims are available inward a smorgasbord of color options, ranging from vivid pigment to nighttime finishes.

The raise of the 2013 GT Speed features a prepare of rifled exhaust tips that are integrated alongside the raise bumper. Helping add together to that sexy raise destination is a chrome border around each taillight lens.
For buyers that only don’t retrieve a Bentley is expert plenty every bit is, y'all tin at nowadays opt for a “Classic Pack,” which adds inward carbon-fiber forepart bumper grille strakes, a forepart splitter, side sill extension blades, in addition to a raise bumper diffuser. This parcel also includes carbon-fiber mirror cowls in addition to 21-inch “Elegant” wheels inward a dark finish.

You tin larn the GT Speed inward the criterion 17 colors available on whatever Continental model, but y'all tin also opt for virtually 100 additional pigment options. You tin fifty-fifty cash inward one's chips every bit far every bit sending the machine to Bentley’s Bespoke subdivision for some custom work, which Bentley set on display at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours.

INTERIOR

Despite the GT Speed's sporting overtones, this grand tourer retains a hand-crafted interior created using alone the finest natural materials. Soft, supple leathers, polished veneers in addition to cool-touch metals combine alongside the meticulous craftsmanship for which Bentley is renowned to supply a cabin of particular quality.

As standard, the Bentley Continental GT Speed is specified alongside Bentley's luxurious yet sporting Mulliner Driving Specification, which features diamond-quilted, perforated leather hides to all iv seats, door trims in addition to raise quarter panels. The cabin headlining is finished inward indented leather hide, piece optional embroidered Bentley emblems tin live specified for the headrests.

The sports gear lever has a classic knurled finish, piece the driver uses drilled alloy sports human foot pedals. The unique Bentley "Jewel" filler cap is provided every bit standard, every bit are Dark Stained Burr Walnut or Piano Black veneers.

With its gleaming, geometrically precise overlapping circles, engine-turned aluminium - also known every bit 'engine spin' - has indelible associations alongside Bentley sporting success. The dashboard of 'Old Number One' - the Speed Six that won ii Le Mans 24 Hour races - is crafted from the same material. With such a pedigree it's natural that Bentley offers ii engine spin options for the fascia in addition to consoles - 1 inward Bright Aluminium in addition to the other, unique to the Bentley Continental GT Speed, inward Dark Tint Aluminium. Its understated shade perfectly complements the nighttime tint chrome radiator in addition to bumper grilles.

Alternatively, the to a greater extent than recent Bentley Le Mans success is reflected inward choosing the Carbon Fibre alternative for fascia, roof in addition to centre consoles, its satin complete especially developed to cut back unwelcome reflections.

Seventeen unlike enshroud colours are available in addition to every bit alongside the repose of the Continental family, the interior of the GT Speed tin live specified alongside duo-tone color splits, including 1 separate previously exclusive to GT V8. Contrast stitching throughout, including to the steering wheel, is also available.

TECHNOLOGY

Oh, Bentley only didn’t charge upwardly the interior alongside beautiful leather in addition to metallic trim, it also packed the GT Speed alongside an array of technological features. First thing you’ll notice is that at that topographic point is an all-new 8-inch touchscreen on the bottom of the centre stack, which displays the GT Speed’s good system, telephone, ride settings, in addition to navigation information. Also novel is a thirty GB on-board infotainment organization alongside DVD- or hard-drive-based satellite navigation.

The criterion good organization inward the GT Speed volition live an 8-speaker variant alongside Balance Mode Radiator applied scientific discipline – an advancement that combines the low-frequency surgical physical care for of traditional speakers alongside the wider directivity, shallow profile in addition to good character of a flat-panel speaker. It boasts unique flat-panel speakers that pump out supremely clear good across the total spectrum of sound. An 11-speaker Naim organization is an optional characteristic on the GT Speed.

There are multiple music-storage mediums for the GT Speed. You tin opt to connect your iPod straight to the GT Speed’s stereo system, set CDs inward the CD changer, insert an SD card, or charge upwardly to xv GB of music straight onto the car’s difficult drive.

Technology was never an expanse that Bentley savage brusque on, but they definitely added to a greater extent than to the pot alongside these additions.

HANDLING

The GT Speed has to 1 time to a greater extent than detect that good for y'all residue betwixt sporty in addition to comfortable when dealing alongside its treatment in addition to it looks every bit if Bentley achieved this. The GT Speed retains its reason respite setup from final twelvemonth – aluminum double-wishbone forepart in addition to trapezoidal multilink raise – but at that topographic point is 1 revision. This revision is to its air-springs in addition to damper, which give it ameliorate agility in addition to control, every bit it limits pitch, roll, in addition to heave.

The GT Speed’s self-leveling organization is e'er keeping a unopen optic on the ride summit in addition to dampers, in addition to makes adjustments every bit needed. Bentley engineers also dropped the ride summit of the GT Speed 10 mm (0.393 inches) to assistance lower its centre of gravity. Stiffer respite bushings interpret a lilliputian to a greater extent than route experience to the cabin without compromising comfort – a tall undertaking to achieve.

The electronic stability command (ESC) was revised to move to a greater extent than efficiently alongside the novel engine administration system. It also carries over the “Dynamic” way from the final rendition of the GT Speed, allowing for a lilliputian to a greater extent than tire smoldering, if y'all please.

The Bentley is propelled via an all-wheel-drive organization that helps lift its treatment capabilities. Keeping an AWD machine inward a expert steering draw is a mutual complaint in addition to Bentley addressed this past times tuning the AWD organization to allow sixty per centum of the engine’s mightiness to the raise wheels. This eliminates the understeer issues that haunt AWD cars, piece allowing the driver to ameliorate command the GT Speed via throttle feathering.

The GT Speed comes criterion alongside disc brakes all around, of course. The forepart rotors stair out 405 mm (15.94 inches) inward diameter in addition to are ventilated, in addition to the ventilated raise rotors stair out 335 mm (13.19inches). Squeezing the pads onto these discs are cast-iron 8-piston calipers. You tin opt for additional braking surgical physical care for past times opting for the 420 mm (16.53-inch) rotors on the forepart in addition to 356 mm (14.01-inch) rotors on the rear. These optional rotors are cross drilled carbon silicon-carbide (CSiC) in addition to salve xx kg (44 lbs) over the criterion brakes. To boot, these CSiC exercise non fade alongside estrus in addition to Bentley claims that they volition final the life of the machine nether normal driving conditions in addition to double brake pad life.

Bentley definitely went higher upwardly in addition to beyond to brand certain that this 5,115-pound GT Speed handles in addition to stops similar a sports car.

POWERTRAIN

As the fastest production Bentley ever, the novel Bentley Continental GT Speed reaffirms the legendary W12's status every bit an engine of extreme performance. Developing 625 PS (616 bhp) at 6000 rev/min in addition to 800 Nm (590 lb ft) of torque from 2000 rev/min, the twin-turbo, 48-valve, 6.0-litre W12 is at nowadays fitted alongside the really latest ME17 engine administration system. Capable of performing 180 1 K one thousand private calculations per second, the novel organization delivers enhanced turbocharger control, outstanding torque administration in addition to improvements to driveability. In addition, a revised Sport way provides a sharper throttle alongside faster reply for effortless acceleration at all speeds.

The W12 engine is mated to a ZF eight-speed transmission for the showtime time. Designed to grip the extreme levels of torque generated past times the W12, the transmission cuts acceleration times past times ensuring that the engine is e'er at the ideal speed for peak torque delivery. This state-of-the-art transmission also features "Block Shifting" technology, capable of shifting straight from (for example) eighth gear to quaternary gear for instantaneous reply in addition to thunderous acceleration.

The combination of the novel transmission in addition to the uprated engine results inward breath-taking supercar performance. The sprint from 0-60 mph takes only 4.0 seconds (0-100 km/h inward 4.2 seconds) in addition to the relentless acceleration continues to a plough over speed of 205 mph (330 km/h). 0-100 mph is dispatched inward a mere 9.0 seconds - a story of surgical physical care for akin to the previous generation Continental Supersports, in addition to almost a total minute quicker than the updated 575 PS Continental GT.

The exhaust organization of the Bentley Continental GT Speed has been developed from the free-breathing, depression dorsum pull per unit of measurement area pattern showtime used on the Continental Supersports Ice Speed Record car. The novel exhaust produces a sportier, to a greater extent than intense baritone good nether difficult acceleration without sacrificing a relaxed, refined in addition to repose note during cruising conditions.

SUSPENSION

For a machine that is every bit much virtually comfort every bit it is virtually performance, respite is a crucial expanse of evolution for the GTC. As alongside most convertible cars, the open-top experience is achieved at the cost of the cars structural rigidity in addition to the GTC is no different. The Bentley engineers stimulate got enhanced trunk stiffness for superior ride character in addition to refinement.The cars runway widened past times 48 mm (rear) in addition to 41 mm (front) in addition to Bentley revised respite pattern to improve dynamic handling.

As a outcome the GTC convertible trunk is the stiffest inward the globe (22,500 Nm /°-static) providing a trouble solid foundation for the precise command of respite components every bit good minimising scuttle shake, benefitting refinement in addition to poise when the machine is beingness pushed. This is achieved past times reinforced ‘A’ posts in addition to sills, in addition to twin underbody cruciforms that connect the forepart in addition to raise subframes.

DRIVETRAIN

We start our journeying alongside the Bentley Continental GTC W12 at the Bentley in addition to Aston Martin dealership inward Munich. Here a shiny nighttime blueish instance of the GTC W12 is waiting for us. The weight of the doors leaves a showtime in addition to lasting impression, it is in addition to then heavy that y'all wonder if nosotros received the keys to a bullet proof version. That’s non the case, the doors weight is role due to the luxury nature of the GTC alongside extra thick isolated windows in addition to leather in addition to role to offering additional stiffness to the convertible.

Get inward in addition to start the engine in addition to the W12 comes to life without much drama. Despite its impressive engine the Bentley Continental GTC W12 is non a screamer. It has a really sophisticated melody both inward idle every bit nether pressure. Push the pedal downwards in addition to y'all tin listen the 12 cylinders at move without waking upwardly your neighbours, elevator throttle in addition to y'all listen a really soundless but heavy drum. We would stimulate got enjoyed a chip to a greater extent than book or a switch to brand the exhaust heard, but on the other paw it suits its graphic symbol every bit gentlemen’s cruiser.

In the centre of Munich the Bentley GTC W12 gets lilliputian looks or attending when y'all displace by, but commons upwardly somewhere in addition to the connaisseurs flock to the GTC to stimulate got a closer look. We larn out Munich for what it is in addition to steer the royal olfactory organ of the Bentley towards Austria. In town y'all realize how large the Bentley is, luckily the commons distance systems brand parking easier in addition to the Bentley logos brand other people hold only that lilliputian chip extra distance. Out inward the opened upwardly the Bentley is all virtually comfort, the seats are spacious in addition to brand long journeys a pleasure. Thanks to the first-class dissonance isolation y'all don’t stimulate got the feeling y'all are driving a convertible at all alongside the plough over up.

Drop the plough over in addition to y'all fifty-fifty stimulate got an air scarf that blows warm air into your cervix from behind. The interior inward full general is finished alongside the highest character materials in addition to alongside the highest attending for detail. It is this that clearly sets Bentley in addition to Rolls-Royce apart from the rest. The respite takes all bumps in addition to stone oil roads alongside ease. All this luxury in addition to comfort also has a cost though, the Continental GTC W12 weighs good inward excess of ii tonnes. This plainly has effects on the fuel economic scheme but fifty-fifty to a greater extent than importantly on the handling. The GTC W12 dives frontwards nether braking in addition to swings backwards nether acceleration inward a way nosotros stimulate got never experienced before. The cornering abilities stimulate got improved compared to the previous generation but the Bentley GTC W12 is even in addition to then non a sportscar. If y'all exercise similar a to a greater extent than sportier displace trend nosotros recommend the GTC V8, which is much lighter in addition to to a greater extent than agile than the W12.

The truthful strength of the engine is the effortless acceleration from goose egg to its plough over speed. On the German linguistic communication autobahn the W12 shows y'all forthwith where it feels at home. The ZF 8-Speed gearbox responds quickly, smooth in addition to suits the W12 perfectly. The GTC tin live ordered alongside most modern security in addition to comfort features similar adaptive cruise control. Bentley, every bit role of the Volkswagen-Audi Group, uses diverse systems from its partners VW in addition to Audi. This makes the systems slow to usage in addition to really reliable but also way they are non every bit cutting border every bit the flagship models of Audi, BMW or Mercedes.

Across the border into Republic of Austria nosotros larn out the state highway in addition to caput for the town of Kitzbuhel. Upon our arrival on a random Th afternoon nosotros detect non 1 but ii other Bentley GTCs parked inward the centre of this rather wealthy town. Parked upwardly adjacent to the previous generation GTC y'all tin clearly come across the subtle but refreshing overhaul the GTC received inward 2011.

After a relaxing duo of days inward the Austrian Mountains nosotros render to Munich to bring together a local machine gathering. The plough out was rather interesting alongside ii Lamborghini Diablos, a Lamborghini Aventador, a dozen Ferraris in addition to several other exotics. Among these exotic machines it was to our surprise that the Bentley got the most attention, other owners came over in addition to all praised the Bentleys hold back in addition to prestige.

ENGINE

At the pump of the novel Continental GT Speed, Bentley has set inward an updated version of the company’s 6-liter, 48-valve, four-cam, twin turbocharged W12 engine. In the novel model, this engine delivers a total of 616 HP at 6000 rpm in addition to a peak torque of 590 lbs-ft. This amount of mightiness is plenty to deliver supercar surgical physical care for numbers: a 0 to sixty mph sprint inward 4.0 seconds in addition to a plough over speed of 205 mph (329 km/h).

The engine is mated to a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission featuring intelligent adaptive command software to ensure the perfect combination of speed in addition to refinement. This novel organization also helps lower the fuel consumption in addition to CO2 emissions past times virtually 12%. The novel GT Speed is also offered alongside a permanent all-wheel displace system, employing a key Torsen differential that ensures huge levels of suitcase in addition to stability whatever the route or conditions conditions.

Engine Summary:

► Type: V8 4.0 litres

► Power: 500 hp @ 6,000 rpm (373 kW)

► Torque: 487 lb·ft @ 1,700 - 5,000 rpm (660 N·m)

► Induction: Turbocharged

► Power to weight ratio: N/A

► Bore: 84 mm

► Stroke: 89 mm

► Fuel type: Premium

► CO2 emissions: 5,490 kg/year

► Ohter engines: none

► Transmission: 8-speed automatic