Bentley Continental GT
Manufacturer	Bentley
Parent company	Volkswagen AG
Production	2003–
Body style(s)	2-door coupé
Wheelbase	2745 mm (108 in)
Length	4804 mm (189 in)
Width	1916 mm (75 in)
Height	1390 mm (55 in)
Curb weight	2385 kg (5258 lb)
Related	Audi A8 Bentley Continental Flying Spur (2005)

The Bentley Continental GT is a grand tourer coupé with two doors and a 2+2 seating arrangement released in 2003, replacing the previous Rolls-Royce-based Continental R and T. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 147 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bentley Continental GT Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... It has been suggested that Automobile production statistics be merged into this article or section. ... Bentley Motors Limited is a British based manufacturer of luxury automobiles and Grand Tourers. ... Volkswagen Group (DE0007664005) (TYO: 7659 ) is a German automobile manufacturer and one of the largest automotive companies worldwide. ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupé 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC coupé, noted for its large, angular design A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a car body style with a close-coupled interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating (space for two passengers up front and for... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kerb (sometimes mis-spelled as curb by Americans) weight is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables (such as motor oil and coolant), a full tank of fuel and not loaded with either passengers or cargo. ... A rare 2001 Audi A8 L 6. ... The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a four-door version of the Bentley Continental GT produced from 2005. ... A grand tourer (Italian: Gran Turismo), (initialised GT), is a high-performance automobile designed for long-distance driving. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupé 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC coupé, noted for its large, angular design A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a car body style with a close-coupled interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating (space for two passengers up front and for... The front door of a house is often decorated to appear inviting. ... Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. ... The Bentley Continental R was a large, expensive, luxury coupé made by Rolls-Royce from 1991 to 2002. ...

Aspects

The Continental GT has a 6 L W12 engine with twin turbochargers which develops 552 hp (411 kW) at 6100 RPM and 479 lb-ft (650 N-m) at 1600 RPM and permanent four-wheel drive. Never before had a 12 cylinder engine been employed on a Bentley car. Acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 4.7 seconds (0 to 100 km/h in 4.8 s), the top speed is 198 mph (318 km/h). It has all-wheel drive, the first Bentley to do so, and a six speed automatic transmission with steering wheel mounted gearshift paddles for instant override. The engine and air suspension are manufactured by Bentley, using some components from owner Volkswagen's flagship cars the Phaeton and the Audi A8. A W12 engine is a twelve cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. ... Air foil bearing-supported turbocharger cutaway made by Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. ... hp, see HP (disambiguation) The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... This article is missing citation of sources. ... 12 cylinder engine can refer to: Straight-12, a straight engine with twelve cylinders V12 engine, a V engine with twelve cylinders Flat-12, a flat engine with twelve cylinders W12 engine, a W engine with twelve cylinders This number-oriented article is a disambiguation page, a list of pages... Bentley Motors Limited is a British based manufacturer of luxury automobiles and Grand Tourers. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ... A modern road cars steering wheel Steering wheels from different periods A steering wheel is a type of steering control used in most modern land vehicles, including all mass-production automobiles. ... Vehicle suspension in which compressed air is used as a spring. ... Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... The Volkswagen Phaeton (pronounced fay-ton) is a large luxury sedan manufactured by Volkswagen. ... Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, and has been an almost wholly owned (99. ...

The Continental GT features the largest brake disc on any production car at 405 mm (16 inches) in front. The rear disc measures 335 mm (13 inches). This page lists superlatives of the automobile industry - that is, the smallest, largest, fastest, lightest, best-selling, and other such topics. ...

Pricing

Prices start at around $177,000 (A$375,000) before options. The Continental GT has also been popular among celebrities and is sometimes referred to in the popular press as a "Baby Bentley". For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie). ...

In Film

The GT appears in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler, featuring the Bentley in the co-starring role held by the Citroën SM in the 1974 Burt Reynolds original. This time, rather than escaping from the police, the protagonist crashes into them. The Longest Yard is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name. ... Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, producer, and musician. ... Vestigal chrome fins betray American styling cues The Citroën SM was a high performance coupé produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1970 and 1975. ... Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. ...

World Speed Record on Ice

In early 2007 a Bentley Continental GT driven by 4 times World rally champion Juha Kankkunen broke the World Speed Record on Ice on the frozen Baltic sea near Oulu, Finland. It averaged 321.6km/h or 199.86MPH in both directions on the "flying kilometer", reaching a maximum speed of 331km/h or 207MPH. Previously the record was 296km/h held by a Bugatti EB110 Supersport. The Bentley was largely standard except for a roll-cage, some aerodynamic improvements and low-temperature fuel and calibration. Tires were from Nokian with spikes. Juha Kankkunen, born in Laukaa, Finland on April 2, 1959, made his name principally as a rally car driver. ... Bugatti is one of the fastest marques of automobile and one of the most exclusive Italian-French car producers of all time. ...

Continental Flying Spur

Main article: Bentley Continental Flying Spur (2005)

The four-door Continental Flying Spur saloon was shown at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show in March. The Flying Spur utilizes the most of the technical basis of the Bentley Continental GT and has been be available in the United States from the summer of 2005. Together they have taken Bentley production from around 1000 units in 2003 to nearly 9000 units in 2006. The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is a four-door version of the Bentley Continental GT produced from 2005. ... A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ... 74th Geneva Motor Show The Salon International de lAuto (or Geneva Motor Show) is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. ...

One notable aspect of the Continental Flying Spur is its grille. Although it looks like a traditional chromed brass mesh, it is actually made of plastic. This was done to add pedestrian safety to the car — it is designed to break apart on impact to soften the blow.

The Flying Spur is currently the world's fastest production saloon with a top-speed of 312km/h or 195MPH.

Continental GTC

The convertible version of the Continental GT, the Continental GTC, was presented in September 2005, and has been available since the autumn of 2006. With the second generation Azure, it is the second convertible by Bentley presented in 2005. The roof is produced by Karmann in Osnabrück/Germany. The Bentley Azure is a large, four-seat convertible luxury car. ... Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabrück, Germany is an independent company in the motor vehicle industry. ... Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. ...

Paris Hilton was pulled over driving a Bentley Continental GTC on a suspended license on 15 January 2007. Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as her father, Richard Hiltons, real estate fortune. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ...

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