Bentley will showcase the more powerful 'S' versions of the coupe and convertible in Detroit for the American market
Building on a record sales year in 2013, Bentley is planning to woo its largest market with the introduction of more powerful Continental GTs in the USA.
The Continental GT V8 S and GTC V8 S (Coupe and Convertible) will dish out more power from their 4-litre twin-turbo V8 engines. That’s 528PS of power at 6,000 rpm and 680Nm of torque at 1,700 rpm, 21 PS of power and 20Nm of torque more than the ‘standard’ V8. The S models also sit lower and have uprated suspension.
The S coupe can accelerate to 100kph from zero in 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 309Kmph. It sits in between the Continental range with the standard V8 models on one side and the range topping 625PS W12 6.0-litre Continental GT Speed on the others. The Continental is mated to ZF’s 8-speed automatic transmission.
Bentley will also display the Flying Spur and Mulsanne at Detroit.
Bentley has had a record year in terms of global sales growing by 19 percent in the process. The iconic British brand sold 10,120 cars in 2013 of which 3,140 units were sold in the USA, Bentley’s largest market. Deliveries in the US grew by 28 percent last year.
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