Bentley has unveiled at the North American International Motor Show the its fastest car ever to reach the 100km/h mark. The Continental Supersports sprints to that figure in 3.5 seconds and can reach a top speed of 336km/h, which make it the world’s fastest and most powerful luxury four-seat car.
At NAIAS the British brand also launched the
Continental Supersports Convertible, which is the fastest four-seat convertible in the world. It is able to sprint from 0 to 100km/h in 3.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 330km/h.
Updated W12 engine gets power boost
Bentley has given the W12 engine a new update and the powertrain now features higher-capacity turbochargers and a revised charge-air cooling system. This handles the new Supersports an increased power output of 80hp compared to the
2009 Continental Supersports and 217Nm more torque. This means a total of 710hp and 1017Nm.
The British brand didn't reveal consumption figures yet.
All-new Continental arriving in 2018
The new Continental Supersports should be the last version of the model before the introduction of a new generation which is due in 2018.