2010 Bentley Continental Supersports - Auto Shows - Car and Driver
It was previously referred to simply as “the extreme Bentley,” but the crew from Crewe has now shared the proper name and details of the baddest Continental in the land. The Supersports badge is, of course, rooted in the company’s long history, as a 3-Liter Supersports was introduced in 1925 to follow the 3-Liter Speed—fitting since this new Continental Supersports is an evolution of the GT Speed. What’s so super about it. For starters, it’s the fastest and most powerful Bentley ever to see production. The company is also excited to let us know that the Supersports will run on E85 as well as plain gasoline, helping the marque build up to its promise of offering a biofuel option for all of its vehicles by 2012. That will help the company’s CAFE... Stowed under a newly vented hood is a reworked version of Bentley’s 6. 0-liter W-12 putting out 621 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque. Bentley will fit a strengthened version of the six-speed ZF automatic (found in lesser Continentals) to deal with the extra power. The car’s all-wheel-drive system uses a 40/60 rear torque bias instead of the standard Continental’s 50/50 split. Source: www.caranddriver.com
