On first acquaintance with the Bentley Continental Supersports, it's hard to not amaze by the power and speed. Regular Continental GT coupe is pretty impressive in the poke department, but only has the carrying capacity by 13 percent and cut the curb weight of 110kg, which means the power-to-weight ratio jumped from 238 to 271bhp per tonne, 0-100mph in the time cut from 11.1 to 8.9sec and top speed rises from 198 to 205mph. In short, Supersports is as fast as we could ever want to go. Should not be lost, in all this, that the Bentley Continental Supersports is the idea of an economy car. It has been painstakingly engineered to produce 621bhp combustion is E85 (15 percent gasoline, 85 percent ethanol) or pure gas, or a combination of both.
Making the engine management system flexible enough to deal with is more important than technical achievement is generally considered - apart from which, ethanol-based fuels tend to attack the conventional plastics and fuel lines and gaskets rot. You have to practically start over.
However, Bentley said the entire range will have this capability in 2012, bringing the fleet 15 percent CO2 reduction. Bentley confirmed that the 'well to wheels' basis for the calculation of an E85 Bentley emissions about 70 percent lower, not far north of the Toyota Prius's.
Many experts agree with the hypothesis related to green Bentley Continental Supersports, as you can imagine, but does not allow Bentley to claim that 'green cars can be a small, slow or boring ".
None of the three adjectives come to mind when (with increasing passion) you scan the gray-green elegance of the Supersports you about driving, complete with an extra stretch of meshed grille, no-nonsense two-gill extractor above the cap, complete lack of shiny trim and one of the most beautiful set of shiny black alloy, forged for strength and lightweight.
Slip into the company as usual, wrapped leather bucket seats, framed by Sparco, hand-trimmed in Crewe, thumb the starter button and the machine starts with a smooth, all-powerful thrum.
Snick 'D' with knurled gear lever and you'll be surprised when you pull away by the firmness of the suspension, strangely unaccompanied by the usual surface jiggles away with cars like this stiff, up to 20-inch wheels. In this car just drove 40mph.
Double, then triple the speed and still sliding, strong, adaptable damper translate even the most body-up and down the hump to be controlled, passenger-friendly movement. This is one of those tales that cars stiff suspension and big wheels, but who insist on a brilliant ride.
Cornering elevated meet the same standards. This big, heavy car like eating 2200kg coupe angle almost never do. At throttle neutral in the corner it will understeer a bit.
Give a big force in the corners faster and you can make it to tighten the line by increasing rear tire slip angle, without pushing laissez-faire amazing ESP interfere unless a slippery surface, or you have made a miscalculation truly awful. Comes from power and it will return you to your first line of thinking.
Body roll was never a problem. Cornering load does not affect you, either, because you good and truly nailed to the chair by the firmness and shape. In fact, the main challenge is matching the quality of your own input to the response from this car and make sure that, tempted by the 621bhp, you're not up to the corner too fast. Even if you do, carbon-ceramic brakes and a half to give you a chance, wash away with the lack of speed amazing effort.
At the time I was at the wheel of £ 160,000 Continental Supersports has ended, I almost do not care that this is "the fastest and most powerful Bentley ever built". Why? Because the sensation in the hands, feet and buttocks Supersports saying that this is something even more important in the hierarchy of Bentley. That is the best.
Yes, and not only if you're in the market for the final step. A clear intention of this car creators have built a performance car, capable, in the right hands, run with Ferrari and Porsche. But it Supersports so bright that some of the aspects of playing in the car deserves wider than the performance of minority hard nuts. A smooth and comfortable ride is not unusual, great steering, great brakes, all will be loved by the owners of a priority is not necessarily ultra-high speed. Let us hope they are bound, in the appropriate form, for the entire Bentley range.
Making the engine management system flexible enough to deal with is more important than technical achievement is generally considered - apart from which, ethanol-based fuels tend to attack the conventional plastics and fuel lines and gaskets rot. You have to practically start over.
However, Bentley said the entire range will have this capability in 2012, bringing the fleet 15 percent CO2 reduction. Bentley confirmed that the 'well to wheels' basis for the calculation of an E85 Bentley emissions about 70 percent lower, not far north of the Toyota Prius's.
Many experts agree with the hypothesis related to green Bentley Continental Supersports, as you can imagine, but does not allow Bentley to claim that 'green cars can be a small, slow or boring ".
None of the three adjectives come to mind when (with increasing passion) you scan the gray-green elegance of the Supersports you about driving, complete with an extra stretch of meshed grille, no-nonsense two-gill extractor above the cap, complete lack of shiny trim and one of the most beautiful set of shiny black alloy, forged for strength and lightweight.
Slip into the company as usual, wrapped leather bucket seats, framed by Sparco, hand-trimmed in Crewe, thumb the starter button and the machine starts with a smooth, all-powerful thrum.
Snick 'D' with knurled gear lever and you'll be surprised when you pull away by the firmness of the suspension, strangely unaccompanied by the usual surface jiggles away with cars like this stiff, up to 20-inch wheels. In this car just drove 40mph.
Double, then triple the speed and still sliding, strong, adaptable damper translate even the most body-up and down the hump to be controlled, passenger-friendly movement. This is one of those tales that cars stiff suspension and big wheels, but who insist on a brilliant ride.
Cornering elevated meet the same standards. This big, heavy car like eating 2200kg coupe angle almost never do. At throttle neutral in the corner it will understeer a bit.
Give a big force in the corners faster and you can make it to tighten the line by increasing rear tire slip angle, without pushing laissez-faire amazing ESP interfere unless a slippery surface, or you have made a miscalculation truly awful. Comes from power and it will return you to your first line of thinking.
Body roll was never a problem. Cornering load does not affect you, either, because you good and truly nailed to the chair by the firmness and shape. In fact, the main challenge is matching the quality of your own input to the response from this car and make sure that, tempted by the 621bhp, you're not up to the corner too fast. Even if you do, carbon-ceramic brakes and a half to give you a chance, wash away with the lack of speed amazing effort.
At the time I was at the wheel of £ 160,000 Continental Supersports has ended, I almost do not care that this is "the fastest and most powerful Bentley ever built". Why? Because the sensation in the hands, feet and buttocks Supersports saying that this is something even more important in the hierarchy of Bentley. That is the best.
Yes, and not only if you're in the market for the final step. A clear intention of this car creators have built a performance car, capable, in the right hands, run with Ferrari and Porsche. But it Supersports so bright that some of the aspects of playing in the car deserves wider than the performance of minority hard nuts. A smooth and comfortable ride is not unusual, great steering, great brakes, all will be loved by the owners of a priority is not necessarily ultra-high speed. Let us hope they are bound, in the appropriate form, for the entire Bentley range.
