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Bentley Motors is delighted to unveil the Continental GT, without rival, the Continental GT is not just the fastest Bentley in the 83-year history of the company; it is also the fastest genuine four seat coupe in the world. The dream of building a new Bentley coupe is not new - indeed it has been alive at Crewe for over 20 years.
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Featuring a 6-litre, 12 cylinder, twin-turbocharged, engine with more than 500bhp driving all four wheels through a paddle-operated, six speed automatic gearbox, the Continental GT offers true supercar performance combined with the interior space, versatility and ease of ownership to make it not merely viable as an everyday car, but a natural for the role.
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BENTLEY GT HIGHLIGHTS
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• An all-new Bentley coupe, inspired by the finest Grand Touring traditions but designed, engineered and built using the most modern techniques blended with inimitable Bentley craftsmanship.
• The fastest four-seat coupe in the world with a top speed in excess of 180mph (290km/h) and 0-62mph (100km/h) of under five seconds.
• Powered by a Bentley-designed 6-litre, twin-turbocharged, W12 engine developing more than 500bhp. Tuned to provide not simply massive power, but also the unmistakeable Bentley delivery achieved only by the coincidence of high torque at low revs.
• Drive is sent to all four wheels, a first for a Bentley - as is the paddle operated, six speed automatic gearbox. All-wheel drive and electronic stability programme were considered essential not only for the Continental GT's performance, but also to provide year-round versatility in all conditions.
• Styled in house at Bentley's design studios in Crewe to incorporate all traditional Bentley design hallmarks into a totally contemporary shape. Packaged to seat a family of four in comfort and to provide enough luggage space for a fortnight's driving holiday.
• Styling cues include pillarless cabin, minimal front overhang, pronounced haunches, distinctive 'face' featuring large inner headlamps, flush mounted rear spoiler that rises at speed.
• Designed entirely in the virtual world, using the very latest digital processes.
• Chassis designed by Bentley engineers to provide responsive handling combined with an effortlessly absorbent ride quality consistent with Continental GT's Grand Touring role.
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STYLING
The key to honouring Bentley's design past without simultaneously creating an inappropriately 'retro' car, was to take the design philosophy that inspired the Bentley automobile of its glorious past.
Having achieved such a clean elegant exterior design solution, attention was turned to the cabin of the Continental GT is designed to make Bentley devotees and marque newcomers feel equally at home. Those familiar with the Bentley way of doing things will be reassured, comforted and cosseted by the expanses of top quality hide and fine wood veneers,
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POWERTRAIN
Powered by dual supercharged 6-litre the engine devlops'more than 500bhp', but power is nothing without the torque to back it up and Bentley's skilled engineers took care of that also.
The use of four-wheel drive was decided in the earliest stages of the project and if this sounds like something of a departure for Bentley - which has only ever made rear-wheel drive cars in its past.
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SAFETY FEATURES
The Continental GT is equipped with the full suite of passive safety equipment. As well as possessing exceptional front, side and rear deformation characteristics on impact, there are two front airbags, four side airbags and two side curtain bags that, unusually for a coupe, each run along the full length of the cabin. Seat belt pretensioners are used for all four seats.
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