The Bentley Continental GTC is an all wheel drive road car, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body.
The 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 6 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 567 bhp (575 PS/423 kW) at 6000 rpm and 700 Nm (516 lbft/71.4 kgm) at 1700 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic transmission.
The Bentley Continental GTC weighs a quoted 2495 kg at the kerb.
The Bentley Continental GTC is claimed to attain a top speed of 314 km/h (195 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 22.7/10.4/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 347.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| 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 | 1403 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2495 kg | 5501 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 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 | 575 PS (567 bhp) (423 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) at 1700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 70.5 kW/litre 95.8 ps/litre 94.5 bhp/litre 1.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
116.71 Nm/litre
1.41 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1466.6 kPa (212.7 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 | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 314 km/h (195 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 230.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 169.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 227.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.9 kg/kW 9.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22.7/10.4/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 22.7/10.4/14.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.4/9.6/6.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 12.4/27.2/19.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 10.4/22.6/15.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 347.0 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 | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TzLi.AS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9½J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/40 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 ZR 20 | ||
| 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 | 282942 | ||
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| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Bentley Continental GTC added 2012-08-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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