Late last month, the Need for Speed crew issued a challenge: should the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit launch trailer reach one million views, racers worldwide would get a free three - car title update including convertibles in the forms of a Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible, Lamborghini Murciélago LP 650 - 4 Roadster and Dodge Viper SRT10 Convertible Final Edition.
The three new cars are the Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible, the Lamborghini Murciélago LP 650 - 4 Roadster, and the Dodge Viper SRT10 Convertible Final Edition.
The magnificent engine in the Bentley Continental
Supersports convertible's standard version did however receive a bit of a tune up.
With 630PS (621bhp) and 800Nm (590 lb ft) of torque from its pioneering FlexFuel engine and new «Quickshift» transmission,
the Supersports Convertible is the fastest drop - top Bentley has ever built.
Dr Ulrich Eichhorn, Member of the Board, Engineering explains the thinking behind the project: «The «extreme» Bentley stable now has a new occupant in the form of
the Supersports Convertible — a car every bit as purposeful and potent as the Coupé but with the panache of roof - down motoring.»
At the moment, the best version available of the Bentley Continental is
the Supersports Convertible.
Besides petrol, the 2011 Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible can also run on gas or E85 bioethanol fuel, but whatever it is, saving the environment won't happen in this kind of car that returns an average of 15.5 mpg (combined cycle).
The British luxury car maker has released a new set of photos and a new video with their 2011 Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible.
Of course the fun factor compensates that but you should also know that the 2011 Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible price starts at 280.400 USD.
With only 100 exemplars to be produced the Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible ISR price start sat 189,300 GBP including VAT, and the car is already available for ordering at dealerships.
The 2011 Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible...
Kankkunen was in irresistible form with his all - wheel drive, 6 - litre, 12 - cylinder Continental
Supersports convertible which, in line with the Company's CO2 strategy, ran on biofuel.
The extra power comes from various engine tweaks and new free - breathing air intake ducts, a new intercooler system and a new exhaust system and as a result sprinting from 0 to 60 mph in the Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible ISR takes 3.8 seconds (0 to 100 Km / h in 4.0 seconds) / 9.5 seconds to hit 100 mph (0 to 160 Km / h in 9.4 seconds).
This kind of output enables the 2011 Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible to rocket from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and reach a top speed of 202 mph.
The Continental
Supersports Convertible further strengthens Bentley's supercar range, following the introduction of the Continental Supersports Coupé in 2009.
The Continental
Supersports Convertible is the fastest, most potent drop - top Bentley ever built — 0 - 60mph in just 3.9 seconds (0 - 100 km / h in 4.2 seconds) and a top speed of 202mph (325km / h).
Finland's four - time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen drove a Bentley Continental
Supersports convertible on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland, at a breathtaking 205.48 mph (330.695 km / h) to set a new world speed record on ice.
Bentley's Continental
Supersports Convertible, the world's fastest production drophead, made its official public driving debut at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Supersports Convertible was joined in the supercar paddock by its equally powerful and capable coupe stablemate — the 621bhp Bentley Continental Supersports that returns to Goodwood after making its own debut in 2009.
The Supersports Convertible gets a few styling additions to mark it out from the standard Continental GTC.
The Continental
Supersports Convertible is phenomenally quick, with a 0 - 60mph time of 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 202mph.
The Supersports Convertible is a big car, but it's not very spacious inside.
Breitling SA produced a series of 1000 - unit Bentley Supersports Light Body wrist watches (based on the Breitling Calibre 27B) to commemorate the Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible's ice speed record.
The Continental
Supersports Convertible is a convertible version of the Continental Supersports coupe.
The 6.0 - litre 12 - cylinder Bentley
Supersports Convertible equipped with four - wheel...
Breitling for Bentley's new super-sporty titanium model was revealed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show to celebrate the ice speed record set two weeks ago by Finland's four - time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen in a Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible.
Bentley has added an extra option to the limited edition Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible ISR — the ISR Mulliner option featuring red details and side graphics.
Yesterday we had news of Jahu Kankkunen breaking the world ice speed record in a Bentley Continental
Supersports Convertible.
The Supersports Coupe will cost from # 212,500 and
the Supersports Convertible from # 233,800.
The new Continental Supersports will be available to order this month with the Continental Supersports Coupe starting at $ 293,300 and the Continental
Supersports Convertible at $ 322,600.
Not exact matches
The base list price for the
Supersports coupe starts at $ 293,300, while the
convertible brings that up to $ 322,600.
With the brakes being used not only to slow the
Supersports» mighty 5,027 - lb curb weight (in coupe form; the
convertible weighs 5,412 lb) but also to manage torque distribution and cornering, you might worry about the thermal capacity of the brakes.
Just 100
Supersports ISR to be made to celebrate Juha Kankkunen speed record Last week we brought you news of a new Bentley Limited Edition — the Bentley
Supersports «Ice Speed Record»
Convertible — and now Bentley catch up with the story too.
Bentley officially reveals the Bentley Continental
Supersports «Ice Speed Record»
Convertible at Geneva.
Bentley are taking the Bentley Continental
Supersports «Ice Speed Record»
Convertible Limited Edition to Geneva.
A
convertible variant is also available, along with extra-powerful
Supersports and Speed models.
Along with the coupe, I also drive a
convertible example of the Continental
Supersports, this one painted in beautiful Flame Orange.
The Continental
Supersports, a limited edition model of which Bentley will only build 710, bases at $ 293,300 for the coupe, and $ 322,600 for the
convertible, the latter coming out as a 2018 model year car.
First introduced in 2002, the Bentley Continental range of cars have expanded to include the standard GT coupe, the GTC
convertible, the GT Speed, Continental
Supersport, and a few other limited editions.
The reports indicate that if — as seems likley — a
convertible Supersports gets the go ahead, the 621 bhp bruiser from Crewe will hot the showrooms sometime late in 2010.
We think they're working on the Bentley Continental Hybrid, and now comes word that Bentley are planning to produce a
convertible version of the
Supersport.
On 15 February 2011 Kankkunen broke the record again, reaching an average speed of 331 km / h (205.67 mph) in a
convertible Bentley Continental
Supersports.
It also includes a ZF 8 - speed automatic with Quickshift, Block Shifting and wheel - mounted paddleshift, carbon ceramic brakes with enhanced cooling, 420 mm (17 in) front and 356 mm (14 in) rear carbon silicon carbide brake discs, 21 - inch forged alloy wheels, optional titanium exhaust system, updated version of the torque vectoring system from Continental GT3 - R, dynamic system brakes, lowered and stiffened dynamic suspension set - up, front and rear bumper designs incorporating a carbon - fibre splitter and diffuser respectively, new side sill extensions and bonnet vents in carbon - fibre, gloss - black front wing vents, rifled exhaust tailpipe in gloss - black, dark - tint headlamps and tail - lamps, black - finished brightware at front grilles, lights, rear bumper, door handles and window surrounds; optional aerodynamically balanced rear spoiler and front splitter combination for coupe, new
Supersports badging, 21 - inch forged alloy wheels in black and bright - machined finish, optional side decals optional carbon - fibre engine cover in gloss - finish with
Supersports branding, multi-layer hood for
convertible, neck warmer for
convertible, tri-tone interior option, new diamond - quilted design at seats and door side panels with Alcantara upholstery, a choice of 11 veneers and technical finishes (including chequered
Supersports carbon - fibre fascia panels), new
Supersports emblem stitching, bespoke
Supersports steering wheel and unique gearlever with Alcantara accents.
Black Luxury Sport Soft Grain Leather, 7» High Resolution Screen, Power Hood, Black Hood, Sat Navigation, Bluetooth Phone Preparation, Dual Zone Climate, Cruise Control, Heated Windscreen, Heated Seats, Powered Folding Mirrors, 10 Way Electric Memory Sports Seats, Multiple Airbags, Front Centre Armrest, Multi-function Steering Wheel, Auto - dip Rearview, Rain - Sensing Wipers, Auto Headlights, Headlamp Jetwash, Front and Rear Parking Sensors, 20» Senta Alloys, DSC (Dynamic Stability Control),
Supersports CATS Suspension, Active Body Control, ASL Active Speed Limiter, Sirrus Satellite Radio, Dolby Pro Logic 11 525w Premium Audio, USB Audio Interface, Factory Alarm, Main dealer service history Excellent Example Of Jaguar's Superb XKR
Convertible.
Supersports treatment The Continental GTC
convertible becomes the second Bentley, after the GT coupe, to get the
Supersports treatment: a 621bhp 6.0 - litre W12 engine, quicker - shifting six - speed automatic gearbox, rear - biased torque split for the four - wheel - drive system, uprated chassis and suspension, reduced weight and distinctive styling modifications.
The Continental GT price list starts at around # 140k for the cheapest V8 model, but you can spend a lot more on a range that includes the Continental GT Speed and Continental
Supersports — and they're all available as coupes or
convertibles.
The Bentley Continental
Supersports is the high - performance version of Bentley's four - seat
convertible.
The
Supersports is the extreme Bentley
convertible, offering a highly focussed, pure Bentley driving experience.
Bentley announces today its most potent and radically styled
convertible ever — the 202mph (325km / h)
Supersports «Ice Speed Record»
convertible.
The Continental
Supersports Coupe goes from a standstill to 100Km / h in just 3.5 seconds, while the
convertible does the same in 3.7 seconds.