2008 Bentley Continental GT Speed - Car and Driver
How many times in your career as a Bentley salesperson have you found yourself in the embarrassing position of having nearly closed the sale on a Continental GT only to be rebuffed when the customer finds out it isn't capable of 200 mph. Well, Bentley has rectified that situation by creating the 2008 Bentley Continental GT Speed, a special variant meant to recall Bentley Speed models of yore and one that has been engineered to achieve 203 mph. More power spews from the Speed's twin-turbo 12-cylinder engine than that of any other Bentley ever made, and its 602 horsepower at 6000 rpm represents an eye-meltingly large increase of 50 horsepower over the base Conti GT. You can credit... But creating a Speed model, which has traditionally been the highest performance Bentley since the moniker's introduction on the 3. 0-liter Bentley in 1923, requires more than just fiddling under the hood. The Speed's 20-inch wheels are 0. 5 inch wider than the base GT's 9. 0-inch-wide wheels, and they wear 275/35 Pirelli P Zero rubber all around. Power for that model remains at 552 horsepower, and top speed. Source: www.caranddriver.com
