Let’s take the most important thing first: the engine. There is no messy Porsche Panamera-V8 under the hood here. If you step into a new Bentley Continental GT Speed in a few months and can call yourself the owner, you laugh at them with “only” 550 horsepower or 600 for that matter.
In the new Bentley Continental GT Speed, the W12 applies. The power is increased to a whopping 659 horsepower. The torque is kept on the regular W12 model’s admittedly fresh 900 Nm, probably for the sake of the poor gearbox that has to send all this power on to the car’s four wheels.
0 to 100 kilometers per hour goes away in 3.6 seconds, which many of today’s supercars are capable of beating. A 992 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S with the Sport Chrono package manages the same exercise in 3.4 seconds. But it is doubtful that a 911 C4S will keep up with GT Speeds’ top speed of 335 kilometers per hour.
Easier in the city
The previous generation Continental GT Speed was as good as a perfect GT, and it does not seem that Bentley has lost its grip. The new flagship, which is the third generation Speed, if we count 3-Liter Speed from the 1920s and Mk I from 2007, has electronic steering on all four wheels.
At low and medium speeds, the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction of the front wheels, to be faster and easier to maneuver in the city. At high speeds, the rear wheels steer in the same direction as the front wheels. The solution is more active than in the Flying Spur, where the steering on the rear wheels will first and foremost help to reduce the turning radius when parking.
UPPER CLASS GTI: The interior is the best in class. Black and red give associations to the youthful Golf GTi. Photo: Bentley
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Most dynamic
Bentley claims that this is the most dynamic road car in the brand’s 102-year history. For the first time in a Bentley, a newly developed electronic rear differential called eLSD has been installed, which improves the dynamics and stability through and out of the corners. Better traction and throttle response are promised. It is dynamic four-wheel drive, which changes in line with the chosen layout. In the “Bentley” and “Comfort” driving modes, the drive is balanced on the front and rear wheels, but in the “Sport” most of the 659 horsepower is sent to the rear axle.
Four to five million
According to Bentley Oslo, customer orders will open in May-June. The importer has received several inquiries about the model, and the first customer cars are expected to be registered on Norwegian signs in the fourth quarter of this year. The final price will be announced in the second quarter, but is estimated to be from NOK 3.9 million for the coupe edition. The convertible is expected to start at 4,350,000 kroner. With a little extra equipment and personal preferences, you can quickly put in almost half a million kroner.
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W12: The richest boys in the class have a 6.0-liter W12 petrol engine with 650 hp and 900 Nm. Photo: Bentley
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