The New Bentley Continental Supersports: A Car Defined by Huge Numbers

The new Bentley Continental Supersports is a car that embodies huge numbers, 700 horsepower and 1,000 Newton meters of torque, making it the most powerful Bentley ever produced. The figure of 280 kilograms weighs heavily on some critics, but as Paul Joan, program director, notes, "the weight of this car was to create the ultimate Continental." With a focus on creating the ultimate driving experience, every aspect of the car has been carefully considered.

The engine is where things start to get interesting. The new turbocharger installation, larger turbos, and changed plumbing on the engine and intake, exhaust, and charge air cooling system have all been designed to give the W12 more boost. But it's not just about more power; it's also about increasing the "charge density" of the car. To achieve this, a new charger cooler has been installed, ensuring that the car has huge power reserves over 750 pound feet of torque. This increase in power allows the car to accelerate from 0-60 mph in under three and a half seconds and reach 100mph in under seven seconds.

One of the unique features of the Supersports is its transmission, an 8-speed ZF fully automatic with a 40:60 front/rear torque split. The transmission has been specially designed to match the power characteristics of the engine, giving optimum take-up and acceleration instantly. To ensure that it can handle the increased power, a full durability test was conducted on the transmission.

Aerodynamics played a significant role in the design of the Supersports. A unique front bumper arrangement, signature bonnet vents, and a carbon fiber splitter at the front all contribute to optimal front/rear lift balance at high speed. The fixed rear spoiler has also been aerodynamically matched to create a seamless flow of air over the car.

Despite the massive power figures, the Supersports is not just about brute force; it's also about agility and handling. A 60% rear-biased drivetrain has been specified, along with torque vectoring by brake, which intervenes earlier than usual in the electronic stability program to make the drive more involving for the driver.

The interior of the car has been carefully designed to provide a comfortable and luxurious driving experience. The titanium exhaust system, which can be specified as an option, adds a unique character to the W12, with a "rifle bolt" sound at around 4,000 rpm.

The overall weight savings in the Supersports have been impressive, with over 40 kilograms saved through the use of carbon ceramic brakes and lightweight forged aluminum wheels. The car's unsprung mass has also been reduced by these weight-saving measures.

Finally, the electronic stability program has been reprogrammed to provide a more involving driving experience. With its staggering straight-line performance, the Continental Supersports is set to be one of the most exciting cars on the road. Paul Joan notes that "I drove a car for 400 miles yesterday over the Alps from the Lamborghini factory and it's just breathtakingly fast." The owners of this car will undoubtedly be thrilled by its performance, making it an unforgettable driving experience.

Overall, the Bentley Continental Supersports is a car that embodies everything that the brand stands for: exclusivity, luxury, and exceptional performance. With its incredible power figures, aerodynamic design, and luxurious interior, this car is set to become one of the most sought-after supercars on the market.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: envery few cars cover miles like the Bentley Continental GT there's something about the quality and a hush relentlessness of the performance they just sweep you along an unmentionable speed with such ease be the baby v8 or the big bad w12 speed GT feels all powerful but now there's a new GT that offers more of everything just in case you need to drive to the moon or somewhere I suppose this is the new Bentley Continental Supersports and it is a car defined by huge numbers 700 horsepower a thousand 17 Newton meters of torque 209 miles an hour mm 280 kilos now can hear the cries of derision already over that weight figure I also know that these Bentley Continentals are always way more fun than you'd expect and that its predecessor which only have 621 Hall Pass was a riot Drive so let's look beyond those shop and all figures try and get under the skin of this car with Paul Joan program director and a man who's driven this car for thousands of miles on road and track the fun with this car was to create the ultimate Continental that like we did with the first generation of super sports so we're looking for the most powerful Bentley ever the fastest Bentley ever the quickest accelerating Bentley ever the w12 was 642 PS and 620 pounds feet in the GT speed with the gap Beyond up we needed to have a significant redesign at the top ends of the engine around larger turbo charges need more boost and we couldn't obtain those from the current turbo charges so we designed a completely new turbocharger installation to larger turbos had to change the plumbing on the engine then into the intake exhaust and charge air cooling system and we've also put new charger coolers of the car as well the end of the day is not just about more boost but it's about increasing the charge identity as well the cars got huge power reserves over 750 pound feet of torque each assess of us all the time you know we want to give the car some character as well so we've specified the option of a titanium exhaust system and that gives the car a unique character for the w12 as well and you know particularly at 4,000 rpm upwards if you down change you get this lovely sort of rifle bolt cracking the exhaust and our customers love that so the transmission is 8-speed ZF fully automatic with a 40 60 front/rear torque split we've got a unique torque converter on the car match to the torque and power characteristics of the 710 PS engine to give optimum take-up and acceleration instantly north of 60 s less than three and a half seconds north 100 comes up in fraction of seven seconds we've also done a full durability test on that transmission to ensure it can take our extra power we've also got a sport shift facility in s and also it for the high throttle openings in Indy as well kind of slightly more extrovert appearance was important to our customers so you can see in the front of the car here we've got the unique from bumper arrangement we've got the signature bonnet vents other Super Sport we've got a unique carbon fiber splitter at the front here which is aerodynamically matched to the fixed rear spoiler on this toupee basically we've done a lot of aerodynamic work to ensure we've got optimum front rear lift balance at high speed functioning of the car capable of 209 miles an hour so we want the optimist ability right there way up to the max we've saved weight with carbon ceramic brakes and the lightweight forged aluminum wheels between those two they save over 20 kilograms and importantly that unsprung mass it's further weight saving with the optional titanium exhaust system but then there's a whole host of other small stations which add up to the help of 40 kilogram 40 kilograms weight saving with 710 PS and 750 pound feet of torque translates into 10 percent powers away increase the previous generation of secret thoughts and 25-cent talk the weight increase well wasn't make the car dynamic as possible so beautiful wheel drive but we've got 60% main Hawks going to the rear axle to endow it with a bit more agility we specified torque vectoring by brake on this car which is in the first for a w12 engine Continental we've also reprogrammed the electronic stability program to intervene a little bit later to make the drive a little bit more involving for the driver as well so that's the Super Sport it's not a GT in the mould of fantastically angry Aston vanquish F or the rabid Ferrari f12 because with my Bentley for doing their own thing and to such extreme I expect to be quite as hard to experience and even better to live all favorite thing about food sports we'll probably see the owners pretty happily I think it's performance it's straight line performance it's just staggering I mean I drove a car for 400 miles yesterday over the Alps from the lambdas cooker and it's just breathtaking really isvery few cars cover miles like the Bentley Continental GT there's something about the quality and a hush relentlessness of the performance they just sweep you along an unmentionable speed with such ease be the baby v8 or the big bad w12 speed GT feels all powerful but now there's a new GT that offers more of everything just in case you need to drive to the moon or somewhere I suppose this is the new Bentley Continental Supersports and it is a car defined by huge numbers 700 horsepower a thousand 17 Newton meters of torque 209 miles an hour mm 280 kilos now can hear the cries of derision already over that weight figure I also know that these Bentley Continentals are always way more fun than you'd expect and that its predecessor which only have 621 Hall Pass was a riot Drive so let's look beyond those shop and all figures try and get under the skin of this car with Paul Joan program director and a man who's driven this car for thousands of miles on road and track the fun with this car was to create the ultimate Continental that like we did with the first generation of super sports so we're looking for the most powerful Bentley ever the fastest Bentley ever the quickest accelerating Bentley ever the w12 was 642 PS and 620 pounds feet in the GT speed with the gap Beyond up we needed to have a significant redesign at the top ends of the engine around larger turbo charges need more boost and we couldn't obtain those from the current turbo charges so we designed a completely new turbocharger installation to larger turbos had to change the plumbing on the engine then into the intake exhaust and charge air cooling system and we've also put new charger coolers of the car as well the end of the day is not just about more boost but it's about increasing the charge identity as well the cars got huge power reserves over 750 pound feet of torque each assess of us all the time you know we want to give the car some character as well so we've specified the option of a titanium exhaust system and that gives the car a unique character for the w12 as well and you know particularly at 4,000 rpm upwards if you down change you get this lovely sort of rifle bolt cracking the exhaust and our customers love that so the transmission is 8-speed ZF fully automatic with a 40 60 front/rear torque split we've got a unique torque converter on the car match to the torque and power characteristics of the 710 PS engine to give optimum take-up and acceleration instantly north of 60 s less than three and a half seconds north 100 comes up in fraction of seven seconds we've also done a full durability test on that transmission to ensure it can take our extra power we've also got a sport shift facility in s and also it for the high throttle openings in Indy as well kind of slightly more extrovert appearance was important to our customers so you can see in the front of the car here we've got the unique from bumper arrangement we've got the signature bonnet vents other Super Sport we've got a unique carbon fiber splitter at the front here which is aerodynamically matched to the fixed rear spoiler on this toupee basically we've done a lot of aerodynamic work to ensure we've got optimum front rear lift balance at high speed functioning of the car capable of 209 miles an hour so we want the optimist ability right there way up to the max we've saved weight with carbon ceramic brakes and the lightweight forged aluminum wheels between those two they save over 20 kilograms and importantly that unsprung mass it's further weight saving with the optional titanium exhaust system but then there's a whole host of other small stations which add up to the help of 40 kilogram 40 kilograms weight saving with 710 PS and 750 pound feet of torque translates into 10 percent powers away increase the previous generation of secret thoughts and 25-cent talk the weight increase well wasn't make the car dynamic as possible so beautiful wheel drive but we've got 60% main Hawks going to the rear axle to endow it with a bit more agility we specified torque vectoring by brake on this car which is in the first for a w12 engine Continental we've also reprogrammed the electronic stability program to intervene a little bit later to make the drive a little bit more involving for the driver as well so that's the Super Sport it's not a GT in the mould of fantastically angry Aston vanquish F or the rabid Ferrari f12 because with my Bentley for doing their own thing and to such extreme I expect to be quite as hard to experience and even better to live all favorite thing about food sports we'll probably see the owners pretty happily I think it's performance it's straight line performance it's just staggering I mean I drove a car for 400 miles yesterday over the Alps from the lambdas cooker and it's just breathtaking really is\n"