The Continental GT Speed is a road car from Bentley, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 626 bhp (635 PS/467 kW) at 6000 rpm and 820 Nm (605 lbft/83.6 kgm) at 1700 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic transmission.
Its quoted kerb weight is 2320 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 332 km/h (206 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 22.2/10.1/14.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 338.0 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 | 2746 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4806 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1944 mm | 76.5 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2320 kg | 5115 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 12 | ||
| 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 | 635 PS (626 bhp) (467 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 820 Nm (605 ft·lb) (83.6 kgm) at 1700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 77.8 kW/litre 105.8 ps/litre 104.4 bhp/litre 1.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
136.71 Nm/litre
1.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1718 kPa (249.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 332 km/h (206 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 273.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 201.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 269.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.97 kg/kW 8.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22.2/10.1/14.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 22.2/10.1/14.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.5/9.9/6.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 12.7/28.0/19.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 10.6/23.3/16.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 338.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | 9½J x 21 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 21 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/35 ZR 21 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/35 ZR 21 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 405 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 364045 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Bentley Continental GT Speed added 2014-02-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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