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Introducing the most economical Continental Bentley have ever made. It's not a hybrid nor is it electric but it has a 4.0L twin-turbo V8 petrol. Okay so that doesn't sound very efficient does it? The new V8 Continental GT and GTC will go on sale in 2012 after launch at the Detroit Motor Show in January along side the mighty 6.0L twin-turbo W12 variants we know and love but the V8s have several tricks up their sleeve to help save you some money on fueling them. For instance the amount of cylinders the engine uses varies depending on how and where you are driving it. If you are popping out to town or you're crawling through traffic it will use only 4 of the cylinders but if

Back in the 80's, 200 miles an hour was world-record territory for a road car. The F40 was the first stock production car to break the 200mph barrier, with others following after it.  Those early race-derived supercars were  raw, elemental thunderstorms of power and grip with little concession to human comfort. So it's a sign of great technical progress that a Finnish rally driver named Juha Kankkunen recently went 205mph in what is essentially a stock Bentley convertible, a leather-lined luxury rocket that's as far from an F40's rawness as one can possibly get.  What's so cool though?  It was 205mph on ice.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAWvAUuvT5A

I have to say, if I was going to shoot for the world speed record on ice, I'd probably

Another day, another special edition model. Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is a place where high-end manufacturers are coming to introduce production vehicles, concepts and yes, special editions. Bentley is hard at work on the next-generation of its hot-selling Continental GT line. The GTC and GTC Speed now are getting an edition dubbed quite simply 80-11. There was a lot of thought placed into that name *sarcasm alert*. The designation refers to the amount of vehicles, 80, and the model year, 2011. Simple isn't it? It. The changes are few, and purely cosmetic. They include a new set of 20-inch, 14-spoke alloy diamond wheels, with black center caps. The look is quite striking when paired with the unique Midnight color scheme exclusive to the 80-11 models. Moving up to the

The Continental SuperSports sits at the top of Bentley's range, as the halo performance variant of the Phaeton-based Continental range.  It's a bit out of place in my mind, to be honest:  carbon fibre this and that, parcel shelf instead of a back seat, E85 flex-fuel capability, a horse-ton of horsepower, Darth Vader-on-meth styling, and a top speed that clears 200mph by a comfortable margin are not things one associates with an "old money" traditional British luxury brand.  Still, it's awesome in an "I don't quite understand this" sort of way - there's no obvious reason for it's existence, but aren't you glad it exists in the first place? Well if you're a fan of the Continental SuperSports, by the transitive property you should be even

MTM (Motoren Technik Mayer), a tuning company hailing from Bavaria, has announced their newest product: a tuning program for Bentley's Continental GT and derivatives. This includes the Continental GT/Speed, GTC/Speed, Flying Spur/Speed, and the Continental SuperSports.  The upgrades mainly focus on increased power, and thankfully leave the Conti's alluring body lines alone.  It's refreshing to find a tuner that doesn't feel the need to slap gaudy body parts on a beautiful car just because they've tweaked the motor. MTM upgrades for the Continental's twin-turbo 6.0L W12 come in two flavors: hot and wild.  The first bumps output to 635bhp, and the second up to 650bhp as well as 795nM (568lb-ft) of torque.  To compensate for the extra shove, MTM also has suspension and brake upgrades for

Bentley's Continental GTC, the drop-top version of the gorgeous VW Phaeton-based Continental GT Coupe, has been mildly updated for model year 2009, including minor cosmetic changes as well as the addition of the "Speed" package available on other Continentals (GT, Flying Spur sedan) since late 2007. The Speed package consists of basic upgrades to the Bentley-specific 6.0L 48v Twin Turbo W12 unit.  In standard form, this engine produces a seemingly sufficient 552 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque (650nM).  The Speed package consists of reworked engine internals, slightly tweaked turbos for quicker spool-up and better peak boost holding abilities, and other unnamed modifications Bentley   The upgraded powerplant now produces 600 horsepower (a 9% increase) and 553 lb-ft of torque (750nM), a 15% increase. In Speed form,