element14 Community
element14 Community
    Register Log In
  • Site
  • Search
  • Log In Register
  • Members
    Members
    • Achievement Levels
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Feedback and Support
    • Members Area
    • Personal Blogs
    • What's New on element14
  • Learn
    Learn
    • eBooks
    • Learning Center
    • Learning Groups
    • STEM Academy
    • Webinars, Training and Events
  • Technologies
    Technologies
    • 3D Printing
    • Experts & Guidance
    • FPGA
    • Industrial Automation
    • Internet of Things
    • Power & Energy
    • Sensors
    • Technology Groups
  • Challenges & Projects
    Challenges & Projects
    • Arduino Projects
    • Design Challenges
    • element14 presents
    • Project14
    • Project Groups
    • Raspberry Pi Projects
  • Products
    Products
    • Arduino
    • Avnet Boards Community
    • Dev Tools
    • Manufacturers
    • Product Groups
    • Raspberry Pi
    • RoadTests & Reviews
  • Store
    Store
    • Visit Your Store
    • Or choose another store...
      • Europe
      •  Austria (German)
      •  Belgium (Dutch, French)
      •  Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
      •  Czech Republic (Czech)
      •  Denmark (Danish)
      •  Estonia (Estonian)
      •  Finland (Finnish)
      •  France (French)
      •  Germany (German)
      •  Hungary (Hungarian)
      •  Ireland
      •  Israel
      •  Italy (Italian)
      •  Latvia (Latvian)
      •  
      •  Lithuania (Lithuanian)
      •  Netherlands (Dutch)
      •  Norway (Norwegian)
      •  Poland (Polish)
      •  Portugal (Portuguese)
      •  Romania (Romanian)
      •  Russia (Russian)
      •  Slovakia (Slovak)
      •  Slovenia (Slovenian)
      •  Spain (Spanish)
      •  Sweden (Swedish)
      •  Switzerland(German, French)
      •  Turkey (Turkish)
      •  United Kingdom
      • Asia Pacific
      •  Australia
      •  China
      •  Hong Kong
      •  India
      •  Korea (Korean)
      •  Malaysia
      •  New Zealand
      •  Philippines
      •  Singapore
      •  Taiwan
      •  Thailand (Thai)
      • Americas
      •  Brazil (Portuguese)
      •  Canada
      •  Mexico (Spanish)
      •  United States
      Can't find the country/region you're looking for? Visit our export site or find a local distributor.
  • Translate
  • Profile
Transportation & Automotive
  • Technologies
  • More
Transportation & Automotive
Documents Bentley Continental GTC: first pics
  • Blog
  • Forum
  • Documents
  • Polls
  • Members
  • Mentions
  • Sub-Groups
  • Tags
  • More
  • Cancel
  • New
Transportation & Automotive requires membership for participation - click to join
Actions
  • Share
  • More
  • Cancel
Engagement
  • Author Author: autoembedded
  • Date Created: 31 Aug 2011 2:17 PM Date Created
  • Last Updated Last Updated: 8 Oct 2021 3:45 AM
  • Views 289 views
  • Likes 0 likes
  • Comments 0 comments
Related
Recommended

Bentley Continental GTC: first pics

image

 

This is the new Bentley Continental GTC, announced ahead of its official world premiere at - you guessed it - the Frankfurt motor show.

The second-generation of Bentley's iconic drop-top has been "improved  in virtually every aspect" over the first, some feat considering the  original was a lightly monstrous machine.

Power from the 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged W12 engine has swollen  from 552bhp to 567bhp, while torque rises from an already gargantuan  479lb ft to 516lb ft, which is enough to send the echoes of the Big Bang  skittering back into the corners of the universe.

 

See more pics of the new Bentley Continental GTC

 

The 0-60mph dash is covered in 4.5 seconds (0-62mph in 4.8s),  0-100mph takes 10.9 seconds and the top speed is 195mph. In fact,  30-50mph takes only two seconds, and 50-70mph takes a blink-of-an-eye  longer (2.4s). And should your moral allegiances force you into acting  greenly, that W12 also runs on E85 biofuel too.

 

That prodigious power output is, again, sent to all four wheels via a  ‘Quickshift' six-speed auto ‘box (said to cut shift time by up to 50  per cent), while a new rear-biased torque split of 40:60 is said to  reduce understeer and allow for "throttle steering". There's another  name for that. Hooning.

 

Bentley says advanced manufacturing techniques have produced new  aluminium front wings without the need for seams or welds, "creating the  look and feel of a coach-built car", while you are suitably indulged  inside with soft-touch leather, wood veneers, ‘cool-touch' metals,  deep-pile carpets and a tailored, multi-layered fabric hood developed  for optimum noise isolation. Rear passengers even get more legroom.

 

Top Gear drives the Bentley Continental GTC Speed

 

Wolfgang Dürheimer, Bentley chairman, said: "The GTC has always been  the most emotional model in the Continental range and a showcase for  Bentley design. It's a pure British convertible true to those classic  Bentleys of the past, but the excellence invested in this model means we  are now writing a new chapter for the Bentley convertible driver."

 

SOURCE: www.topgear.com

  • transportation
  • automotive
  • bentley
  • auto
  • Share
  • History
  • More
  • Cancel
  • Sign in to reply
element14 Community

element14 is the first online community specifically for engineers. Connect with your peers and get expert answers to your questions.

  • Members
  • Learn
  • Technologies
  • Challenges & Projects
  • Products
  • Store
  • About Us
  • Feedback & Support
  • FAQs
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal and Copyright Notices
  • Sitemap
  • Cookies

An Avnet Company © 2023 Premier Farnell Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Premier Farnell Ltd, registered in England and Wales (no 00876412), registered office: Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds LS12 2NE.

ICP 备案号 10220084.

Follow element14

  • X
  • Facebook
  • linkedin
  • YouTube