The Bentley Continental GT has yielded more variants
and trim levels than we would care to count. When Bentley released the
second-generation model in 2011, it hit “reset” on the whole line. Now that the
all-new model is upon us, it's all bound to start again.
There'll be coupes and convertibles, eight-cylinder
models and twelve, with various levels of output. But the one we're looking
forward to most is the one previewed here.
Rendered by one Nikita Aksyonov, these renderings
forecast the next Continental Supersports, the most powerful version of
Bentley's prolific two-door model line. The first Continental Supersports
surfaced in 2009, its 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 tuned to deliver 621 horsepower
for a 3.7-second 0-62 time and a top speed in excess of 204 miles per hour. The
second arrived just last year, with 700 hp, a 3.5-second 0-62 time, and a
209-mph top speed.
Given that the new Continental GT already produces
626 hp, hits 62 in 3.6 seconds, and tops out at 207, we wouldn't be surprised
to see the new Supersports crack 750 hp, 0-62 in the low threes, and a top
speed of over 210 mph. All this from a vehicle weighing a good 5,000 pounds, no
less.