These days, the Shanghai Motor Show 2011 is set out in the Continental GT versione2012. Bentley also for the remaining extremely strategic review of China, for the interest that China has shown towards the luxury and super luxury, that the English House is full. The 2012 model year Bentley Continental GT has a twist: a honeycomb front grille with more vertical development than the previous version (release in 2003), LED daytime running lights, new design for the "tail", a slightly raised function of aerodynamic spoiler (trunk capacity is now over 358 liters, not "huge" but decent for a coupe in this class), the passenger, four-seat single customized on request from the investment in different types of skins and colors, the latest news about the instrumentation and steering wheel, redrawn, high-level technology (infotainment screen multi-purpose 8-inch touch screen and hard drive 30 GB with GPS function Google Maps, and connectivity for iPad).
In terms of mechanics, W12 has been updated, which is 6-liter, but the power increases to 575 hp and 700 Nm of torque, to 318 km / h and 4.6 seconds for the shot from 000 to 100, the power of the engine can be interchangeably, gasoline, E85 ethanol or any mixture of the two fuels. The traction integral Torsen differential is divided 40:60 between the front and rear, the track is wider than 41 mm and 48 mm front to rear, new wheels from 21 "separable, replacing the previous 20- ".
For Bentley, as noted by the chairman and chief executive, Wolfgang Durheimer in Shanghai in the presentation of the Continental GT MY 2012, the Chinese market is (as we shall see) "One of the most important. In 2010, sales have made it our third largest market , but now we can already say that China has risen to second place for sales volume over the first three months of 2011, we sold 302 units, an increase of 64% over last year.
" Remember the world speed record on ice obtained at the end of February, four times world rally champion Juha Kankkunen driving a Continental Convertible Supersports? On that occasion, the speed achieved on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea was of 330.695 km / h (over 321.6 km / h achieved by the same Kankkunen in 2007 driving a Continental GT).
To celebrate the event (and continue the sporting tradition of the brand begun between years 20 and 30 with three consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the famous "Bentley Boys"), although "beaten" by a whisker (331.61 km / h) with a copy of the RS6 from Audi, Bentley confirmed, these days, the arrival on the market of a range of ultralimitata Supersports Convertible, called Supersports Isr Continental Convertible (which stands for "Ice Speed Record ").
The car, early last month at the Geneva Motor Show, features an exclusive choice of colors, available in three colors "theme" Beluga, Quartzite and Arctic White, three-ply hood with matching dark gray metallic. For the finish, the famous Body Mulliner has created its own line, available at no extra cost.
The 20-inch wheels with 10 spokes Supersports can be obtained in an exclusive bright red color finish with a diamond, for a more pronounced metallic contrast, along the bottom of the sides was placed in a flashy red stripe celebration. The interior reveals an extreme approach decidedly sporty elegance of the finish: the traditional leather, in fact, are combined with Alcantara door panels in a quilt (same leather steering wheel and gearshift knob), carbon fiber trim on dash , center console and the pavilion roof, covered in red fabric, red seats and even door handles and seams (in contrast) to the seats, door panels, steering wheel and gearshift.
The technology on board is the same adopted by the Continental GT model year 2012. The W12 engine is the 6-liter, dual-turbo, which develops 640 hp and 800 Nm of torque (the most powerful Bentley ever drives), combined with a six-speed automatic transmission Quickshift. The accelerazione0 -100 declared is covered in 4 seconds, while for the transition from 0 to 160 km / h takes just 9.5 seconds.
Interestingly the value of ripresaindicato: just 2.5 seconds to accelerate from 80 to 120 km / h. The Bentley Continental Convertible Supersports ISR is implemented in a series, limited of 100 copies throughout the world, at a price of 189,300 pounds, equivalent to 214 000 €. 
In terms of mechanics, W12 has been updated, which is 6-liter, but the power increases to 575 hp and 700 Nm of torque, to 318 km / h and 4.6 seconds for the shot from 000 to 100, the power of the engine can be interchangeably, gasoline, E85 ethanol or any mixture of the two fuels. The traction integral Torsen differential is divided 40:60 between the front and rear, the track is wider than 41 mm and 48 mm front to rear, new wheels from 21 "separable, replacing the previous 20- ".
For Bentley, as noted by the chairman and chief executive, Wolfgang Durheimer in Shanghai in the presentation of the Continental GT MY 2012, the Chinese market is (as we shall see) "One of the most important. In 2010, sales have made it our third largest market , but now we can already say that China has risen to second place for sales volume over the first three months of 2011, we sold 302 units, an increase of 64% over last year.
" Remember the world speed record on ice obtained at the end of February, four times world rally champion Juha Kankkunen driving a Continental Convertible Supersports? On that occasion, the speed achieved on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea was of 330.695 km / h (over 321.6 km / h achieved by the same Kankkunen in 2007 driving a Continental GT).
To celebrate the event (and continue the sporting tradition of the brand begun between years 20 and 30 with three consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the famous "Bentley Boys"), although "beaten" by a whisker (331.61 km / h) with a copy of the RS6 from Audi, Bentley confirmed, these days, the arrival on the market of a range of ultralimitata Supersports Convertible, called Supersports Isr Continental Convertible (which stands for "Ice Speed Record ").
The car, early last month at the Geneva Motor Show, features an exclusive choice of colors, available in three colors "theme" Beluga, Quartzite and Arctic White, three-ply hood with matching dark gray metallic. For the finish, the famous Body Mulliner has created its own line, available at no extra cost.
The 20-inch wheels with 10 spokes Supersports can be obtained in an exclusive bright red color finish with a diamond, for a more pronounced metallic contrast, along the bottom of the sides was placed in a flashy red stripe celebration. The interior reveals an extreme approach decidedly sporty elegance of the finish: the traditional leather, in fact, are combined with Alcantara door panels in a quilt (same leather steering wheel and gearshift knob), carbon fiber trim on dash , center console and the pavilion roof, covered in red fabric, red seats and even door handles and seams (in contrast) to the seats, door panels, steering wheel and gearshift.
The technology on board is the same adopted by the Continental GT model year 2012. The W12 engine is the 6-liter, dual-turbo, which develops 640 hp and 800 Nm of torque (the most powerful Bentley ever drives), combined with a six-speed automatic transmission Quickshift. The accelerazione0 -100 declared is covered in 4 seconds, while for the transition from 0 to 160 km / h takes just 9.5 seconds.
Interestingly the value of ripresaindicato: just 2.5 seconds to accelerate from 80 to 120 km / h. The Bentley Continental Convertible Supersports ISR is implemented in a series, limited of 100 copies throughout the world, at a price of 189,300 pounds, equivalent to 214 000 €.
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