Bentley Continental GT Speed

Bentley has just revealed the most powerful car ever produced by the company. Aptly named the Continental GT Speed, the new car boasts 600bhp and can reach a top speed of 202mph.

Inspired by Bentley's 'Speed' models of the 1920s, the new model features numerous tweaks to the GT's V12 power source and some design revisions all its own. "Our objective was to convey the performance potential of the new GT Speed model, while retaining all the design cues so valued by our customers," said Dirk van Braeckel, Director of Design.

The Speed variant of the Continental GT is distinguished by a more vertical dark-tinted chrome matrix front grille with a pronounced square edge. Beneath the grille, the lower bumper design is entirely new and features a wider central air intake that emphazises the sporting stance of the new car. Chromed bezels around the headlamps complement the new frontal design. The new model continues to emphasize its added power at the rear, with a black lower bumper valance and wider, rifled exhaust outlets. New multi-spoke 20-inch sports alloy wheels also fill out the wheelwells and complete the exterior transformation.

The GT Speed's cabin is based on that of the Mulliner Driving Specification and includes a choice of three wood veneers, diamond-quilted hide seats with embroidered Bentley emblems, indented hide headlining, a sports alloy gearlever, three-spoke multi-function sports steering wheel, drilled alloy pedals and 'Speed' logos on the treadplates.

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