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Bentley Continental Supersports Con- vertible

ISR (Ice Speed Record) is a limited (100 units) ver-

sion of Bentley Continental Supersports converti-

ble commemorating Bentleys world ice speed rec-

ord set by Finlands four-time world rally champion

Juha Kankkunen It includes a W12 engine rated at

640 PS (471 kW 631 bhp) Quickshift six-speed

automatic transmission 420 mm front and 356 mm

rear diameter carbon ceramic brake discs with eight

-piston front calipers three body colours (Beluga

Quartzite Arctica White) with Dark Grey Metallic

soft top in three-ply composite construction 20-

inch 10-spoke Super sports wheels in dark tint The

interior has leather upholstery diamond-quilted Al-

cantara to doors and quarter panels and seat fac-

ings soft-grip leather on the steering wheel and

gear lever high-gloss carbon fibre on the dash-

board and console and roof panel with unique red

weave Pillar Box red piping to seats and doors

Pillar Box Red contrast stitching to seats door cas-

ings steering wheel and gearshift paddles front

seats and floor mats with embroidered Supersports

legends and a Breitling dashboard clock with red

accent[35]

Bentley Continental Supersports Con- vertible

ISR (Ice Speed Record) is a limited (100 units) ver-

sion of Bentley Continental Supersports converti-

ble commemorating Bentleys world ice speed rec-

ord set by Finlands four-time world rally champion

Juha Kankkunen It includes a W12 engine rated at

640 PS (471 kW 631 bhp) Quickshift six-speed

automatic transmission 420 mm front and 356 mm

rear diameter carbon ceramic brake discs with eight

-piston front calipers three body colours (Beluga

Quartzite Arctica White) with Dark Grey Metallic

soft top in three-ply composite construction 20-

inch 10-spoke Super sports wheels in dark tint The

interior has leather upholstery diamond-quilted Al-

cantara to doors and quarter panels and seat fac-

ings soft-grip leather on the steering wheel and

gear lever high-gloss carbon fibre on the dash-

board and console and roof panel with unique red

weave Pillar Box red piping to seats and doors

Pillar Box Red contrast stitching to seats door cas-

ings steering wheel and gearshift paddles front

seats and floor mats with embroidered Supersports

legends and a Breitling dashboard clock with red

accent[35]

In February 2009 Bentley announced limited pro-

duction of the Bentley Continental Supersports

The car was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor

Show[28] announced by Jay Leno to be available

in autumn 2009 worldwide followed by FlexFuel

-compatible models in North America by summer

2010

Supersports

The vehicle was unveiled in 2012 North American

International Auto Show[74] followed by 2012

Geneva Motor Show[75] 2012 New York Interna-

tional Auto Show[76] and also at the 2012 Paris In-

ternational Auto Salon

Continental GTC V8

The first Bentley capable of running on both petrol

(gasoline) and biofuel (E85 ethanol) its 60 litre

W12 engine was rated 630 PS (463 kW 621 bhp)

at 6000 rpm and 800 Nmiddotm (590 lbfmiddotft) at 1700-

5600 rpm - using either fuel The car has 0 to 100

kilometres per hour (00 to 621 mph) accelera-

tion of 37 seconds 0 to 160 kilometres per hour

(00 to 994 mph) acceleration of 89 seconds top

speed of 329 kilometres per hour (2044 mph)

making it the fastest and the most powerful pro-

duction Bentley ever The Supersports is already

known as the best handling Bentley Bentley says

the supersports can deliver 129 g forces on a 300

-foot (91 m) skid pad as compared to its sibling

the Continental GT speed which can perform up

to 98 g forces on a 300-foot (91 m) skidpad

Bentley Systems Bentley Systems Incorporated is a software

company that produces solutions for the design

construction and operation of infrastructure The

companyrsquos software serves the building plant

civil and geospatial vertical markets in the areas

of architecture engineering construction (AEC)

and operations Their software solutions are used

to design engineer build and operate large con-

structed assets such as roadways railways bridg-

es buildings industrial and power plants and util-

ity networks The company actively re-invests

20 of their revenues in research and develop-

ment

Bentley Systems is based in Exton Pennsylvania

USA but has development sales and other depart-

ments in 45 countries around the world The com-

pany had revenues exceeding $523 million in

2011

History

Keith A Bentley in conjunction with his brother Barry J Bent-

ley founded Bentley Systems in 1984 They introduced the

commercial version of PseudoStation in 1985 which allowed

users of Intergraphs VAX systems to use low-cost graphics ter-

minals to view and modify the designs on their Intergraph IGDS

(Interactive Graphics Design System) installations This greatly

expanded access to such designs which could otherwise be ac-

cessed only through very expensive special purpose work-

stations The product was shown to potential users who were

polled as to what they would be willing to pay for it The Bent-

ley brothers then decided to simply average the results thus ar-

riving at a price of $7943[3]

The Bentleys PseudoStation experience convinced them that

there was a ready market for a stand-alone personal computer-

based CAD system compatible with the Intergraph CAD file

format At the time the IBM AT personal computer based on

Intels 80286 microprocessor was just becoming available and

their tests showed that it had enough processing power disk

speed and graphics capability to do the job MicroStation Ver-

sion 1 which allowed users to download files directly from

their VAX system to their PC to view and plot them (a very

primitive Bentley View) was introduced to the market in 1986

2008 model year update Continental GT

Speed Mulliner Driving Specification (2007-) Changes to Continental GT include 35 kg (77 lb) reduction in kerb

weight due primarily to optimisation of suspension and cooling sys-

tem components increased use of aluminium parts in suspension re-

vised Servotronic power steering gives improved feel and feedback

optional fade-resistant carbon ceramic brakes provide improved

brake feel (only available on 20-inch wheels) new more upright

front grille and larger lower air intakes give improved airflow to aid

engine cooling chromed headlamp bezels 2 new exterior paint col-

ours (Cumbrian Green and Granite) 2 new leather hide colours

(Newmarket Tan and Cumbrian Green) new low-friction dampers

new Sport Traction mode for the Bosch 81 ESP system Bentley B

brake pedal

Mulliner Driving Specification includes drilled alloy sport foot-

pedals knurled chromehide gear lever diamond quilted hide to seat

facings doors and rear quarter panels

Continental GT Speed is a version of Continental GT with increased

engine power to 610 PS (449 kW 602 bhp) and 750 Nmiddotm (553 lbmiddotft)

lowered ride height uprated springdamper settings and uprated anti-

roll bars for improved agility and body control unique 95Jx20-inch

wheels with bespoke Pirelli P-Zero performance tyres retuned speed

-sensitive Servotronic system solid-mounted front subframe and

stiffer rear bushings Dynamic mode for the Bosch 81 ESP system

front grille and lower air intakes in dark-tinted chrome matrix wider

rifled sports exhaust tail pipes

GTC The convertible version of the Continental GT the Continental

GTC[12] was first presented in September 2005 and was intro-

duced to several world markets in the autumn of 2006 The roof

is produced by Karmann in Osnabruumlck Germany

The GTC uses identical powertrain detail as the GT and can ac-

celerate from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour (00 to 621 mph) in

51 seconds[3] With the roof up it will reach a top speed of 314

kilometres per hour (1951 mph) and with the roof down 305

kilometres per hour (1895 mph)[3]

The vehicle was unveiled in 2006 New York International Auto-

mobile Show[13] followed by C de Salamanca in Seville[14]

The vehicle went on sale in late 2006

GTC The convertible version of the Continental GT the Continental

GTC[12] was first presented in September 2005 and was intro-

duced to several world markets in the autumn of 2006 The roof

is produced by Karmann in Osnabruumlck Germany

The GTC uses identical powertrain detail as the GT and can ac-

celerate from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour (00 to 621 mph) in

51 seconds[3] With the roof up it will reach a top speed of 314

kilometres per hour (1951 mph) and with the roof down 305

kilometres per hour (1895 mph)[3]

The vehicle was unveiled in 2006 New York International Auto-

mobile Show[13] followed by C de Salamanca in Seville[14]

The vehicle went on sale in late 2006

Bentley Speed 8

The Bentley Speed 8 (developed from the Bent-

ley EXP Speed 8) was an Autosport Award Win-

ning Le Mans Prototype race car that was de-

signed by Peter Elleray EXP Speed 8 debuted in

the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2001 the Speed 8 car

finally winning in 2003 It has a strong resem-

blance to and shares some technology with the

Audi R8C which had raced only once before Au-

di dropped the project to focus on the later domi-

nant Audi R8 The EXP Speed 8 marked Bent-

leys return to racing after a 73-year absence

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The Bentley Speed 8 (developed from the Bent-

ley EXP Speed 8) was an Autosport Award Win-

ning Le Mans Prototype race car that was de-

signed by Peter Elleray EXP Speed 8 debuted in

the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2001 the Speed 8 car

finally winning in 2003 It has a strong resem-

blance to and shares some technology with the

Audi R8C which had raced only once before Au-

di dropped the project to focus on the later domi-

nant Audi R8 The EXP Speed 8 marked Bent-

leys return to racing after a 73-year absence

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Development

All design development and manufacturing for

the Bentley was done by the English outfit Rac-

ing Technology Norfolk (RTN) located in Nor-

folk United Kingdom Chief designer was Peter

EllerayThe engine from the Audi R8 a 36 litre

turbocharged V8 was used as the initial power-

plant in 2001 The six-speed gearbox was also not

the typical Ricardo unit from the R8 but instead a

custom unit developed by Xtrac Bentley also

chose to run on Dunlop tyres instead of the Mich-

elins used by Audi following its initial year of

competition the Audi-sourced V8 was modified

to better suit the EXP Speed 8 This saw the en-

gine expanded to 40 litres producing approxi-

mately 600 hpThis would ultimately lead to

Bentley redesigning the car for 2003 leading to

the change of name to simply Speed 8

Racing history

In 2001 Bentley returned to the famous 24 Hours

of Le Mans race after a gap of 68 years for a

planned three-year campaign with the EXP Speed

8 in the closed-cockpit LMGTP class During its

run the Bentleys were the only cars to run in the

LMGTP class Two cars were entered with one

earning third place behind a pair of Audi R8s

The other car unfortunately retired after a strong

run in the rain due to a fire which caused the driv-

er to abandon the car Bentley returned in 2002

using their new larger engine now running a lone

entry as a testbed for the evolved Speed 8 in

2003 The car managed fourth place once again

behind only R8s