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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Dirk van Braeckel | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2745 | 108.1 | |
| Voies AV | 1623 | 63.9 | |
| Voies AR | 1607 | 63.3 | |
| Longueur | 4804 | 189.1 | |
| Largeur | 1918 | 75.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1390 | 54.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2385 kg | 5258 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.32 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Bentley | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | W 12 in 15° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 6 litre 5998 cc (366.02 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 84 × 90.2 mm
3.31 × 3.55 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.93 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 48 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 560 PS (552 bhp) (412 kW) à 6100 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 650 Nm (479 ft·lb) (66.3 kgm) à 1600 tr/mn |
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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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108.37 Nm/litre
1.31 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bo Motronic ME 7.1.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1361.8 kPa (197.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 6300 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 499.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Air/air | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 3.7 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 5 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 10.9 s | ||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 410.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | all wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | |||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.AS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.MultiLi.AS. | ||
| Roues AV | 9J x 19 | ||
| Roues AR | 9J x 19 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 275/40 R 19 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 275/40 R 19 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 405 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.69 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.52 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 107602 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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