2018 Bentley Continental Supersports is the most extreme Bentley to date
Posted by Zaran Tarapore on Jan 11, 2017
At the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, amongst petrolheads from the world over, Bentley pulled the wraps off its fastest and most powerful production model to date: the 2018 Bentley Continental Supersports. Determined to make a statement, the brand shattered the Detroit cold by introducing not only the fastest Bentley to date, but also the fastest four-seater in the world.
Wolfgang Dürheimer, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors, said: "The Supersports name is legendary at Bentley. From the very first Supersports of the 1920s, to the Continental Supersports of 2009 – and now with the third iteration of this iconic model – it is a name which excites, impassions and thrills.”
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Connoting the power that lies within, the 2018 Continental Supersports features reworked front and rear bumpers with carbon fiber splitters and diffusers respectively, carbon fiber hood vents, dark-tinted head-and-tail lamps, and gloss black rifled exhaust tailpipes.
Inside, a host of bespoke styling details see the first tri-tone interior offered in this generation of the Continental GT, a reworked diamond-quilted design, generous use of Alcantara, and carbon-fiber fascia panels to complete the look.
The highlight of the vehicle, the mighty W12 power plant, undergoes extensive revisions to churn out an increase of 79 horsepower and 217 Nm of torque. With final figures standing at 700 horsepower and 1,017 Nm of torque, the 2018 Bentley Continental Supersports flaunts a 10% power-to-weight ratio improvement over its predecessor.
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High performance turbos, reworked engine hardware, and a phenomenal torque vectoring system ensure the Bentley Continental Supersports is as agile as it powerful. Although prices haven’t been announced yet, Crewe’s most extreme model is expected to cost near the AED 1,500,000 mark when it arrives on Middle Eastern shores later in the year.
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