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Bentley Supersports redefines the Continental GT as a track-focused luxury missile
technology1 month ago

Bentley Supersports redefines the Continental GT as a track-focused luxury missile

Bentley nips 400kg from the Continental GT, drops the back seats and plug-in hybrid systems, and equips an uprated 658hp V8 with a lightweight, rear-drive chassis to create a track-focused Supersports that’s thrilling to drive yet still luxuriously comfortable; its brakes and diff overheat on longer track sessions, and it isn’t the absolute fastest among hardcore rivals, but it marks Bentley’s bold, driver‑oriented direction.

Bentley Hypes Supersports With Travis Pastrana Gymkhana Video
technology8 months ago

Bentley Hypes Supersports With Travis Pastrana Gymkhana Video

Bentley’s Continental GT Supersports trades elegance for thunder, packing 657 hp rear‑drive performance and a drift‑ready setup. To prove its hooligan potential, Bentley teams with Travis Pastrana for a gymkhana‑style short film, “Full Send,” filmed at Crewe with brake‑throttle software tweaks and a hydraulic handbrake. The video features Bentley heritage cameos and teases an upcoming electric SUV, while noting the new car will be rarer (500 units) and slightly less powerful than the outgoing 700‑hp W12.