The Continental Supersports is an all wheel drive coupé passenger car with a front placed engine, sold by Bentley.
The 6 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 12 cylinder that produces 621 bhp (630 PS/463 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 800 N·m (590 lb·ft/81.6 kgm) at 1700-5600 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 2240 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 329 km/h (204 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 24.5/11.6/16.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 388.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| 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 | 1945 mm | 76.6 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2240 kg | 4938 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 | 630 PS (621 bhp) (463 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 800 Nm (590 ft·lb) (81.6 kgm) at 1700-5600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 77.2 kW/litre 105 ps/litre 103.5 bhp/litre 1.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
133.38 Nm/litre
1.61 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1676.1 kPa (243.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 8.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 329 km/h (204 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 281.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 206.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 277.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.84 kg/kW 8.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 24.5/11.6/16.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 24.5/11.6/16.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.1/8.6/6.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 11.5/24.4/17.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 9.6/20.3/14.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 388.0 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 | 40:60 | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli 275/35 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli 275/35 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 420 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 201399 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Bentley Continental Supersports added 2009-08-31. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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