The Continental GT is an all wheel drive coupé motor car with a front placed engine, manufactured by Bentley.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 6 litre turbocharged 12 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 626 bhp (635 PS/467 kW) at 6000 rpm and 900 N·m (664 lb·ft/91.8 kgm) at 1350-4500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via an 8 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 2244 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 333 km/h, or 207 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 17.7/8.9/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 278.0 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 | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2851 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1672 mm | 65.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Length | 4850 mm | 190.9 inches | |
| Width | 1954 mm | 76.9 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2244 kg | 4947 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 12 | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5950 cc (363.091 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 89.5 mm
3.31 × 3.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 635 PS (626 bhp) (467 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 900 Nm (664 ft·lb) (91.8 kgm) at 1350-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.5 kW/litre 106.7 ps/litre 105.2 bhp/litre 1.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
151.26 Nm/litre
1.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1900.8 kPa (275.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 333 km/h (207 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 282.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 208.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 278.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.81 kg/kW 8.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.7/8.9/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.7/8.9/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.6/11.2/8.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.0/31.7/23.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.3/26.4/19.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 278.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Pirelli 265/40 ZR 21 105Y | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli 305/35 ZR 21 109Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 420 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.53 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 528649 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Bentley Continental GT added 2017-08-29. Last modified 2020-04-24. |
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