The Bentley Continental GT is an all wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell designed by Dirk van Braeckel.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 6 litre turbocharged 12 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 552 bhp (560 PS/412 kW) at 6100 rpm and 650 N·m (479 lb·ft/66.3 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 2385 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 319 km/h, which equates to 198 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 26.2/11.9/17.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 410.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Dirk van Braeckel | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2745 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1623 mm | 63.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1607 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 4804 mm | 189.1 inches | |
| Width | 1918 mm | 75.5 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2385 kg | 5258 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 12 in 15° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5998 cc (366.02 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90.2 mm
3.31 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 560 PS (552 bhp) (412 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 650 Nm (479 ft·lb) (66.3 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 68.6 kW/litre 93.3 ps/litre 92 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
108.37 Nm/litre
1.31 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic ME 7.1.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1361.8 kPa (197.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6300 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Air/air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 319 km/h (198 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 234.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 172.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 231.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.79 kg/kW 9.68 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 26.2/11.9/17.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 26.2/11.9/17.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 3.8/8.4/5.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 10.8/23.7/16.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 9.0/19.8/13.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 410.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.AS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.AS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 405 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.52 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 107602 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Bentley Continental GT added 2003-03-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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