Bentley's latest creation is a truly exceptional vehicle that showcases the brand's commitment to performance and luxury. From its early stages, the development team at Bentley made it clear that this car would be something special. They took their time to ensure that every aspect of the vehicle was thoroughly tested and refined.

One of the most comprehensive testing regimes undertaken by the team involved taking the car to extreme environments. This included journeys to the Arctic Circle, where temperatures plummeted to minus 40 degrees Celsius, and on to the scorching hot desert landscapes of Dubai and Oman, where temperatures soared to a blistering plus 50 degrees Celsius. The car's performance in these conditions was put through its paces, and it emerged unscathed.

The team's approach was to push the car to its limits, simulating real-world scenarios that would challenge its capabilities. This included climbing steep sand dunes, navigating treacherous terrain, and driving at high speeds on winding roads. By doing so, they were able to gauge the car's performance potential and make any necessary adjustments.

The results of this testing regime are nothing short of astonishing. The Bentley Continental GT Speed is a true performer, capable of delivering incredible power and handling. Its 900 Newton meters of torque and over 600 horsepower make it more than equipped to handle even the most demanding driving conditions. Whether on-road or off-road, the car is always ready for anything that comes its way.

But what truly sets this car apart from its competitors is its advanced dynamic ride system. This 48-volt electronic anti-roll system uses sophisticated computer algorithms to react in real-time to changing load and driving conditions. It's a clever piece of technology that allows the car to adjust its behavior, stiffening or softening the suspension as needed to optimize handling and stability.

The effects of this system are almost immediate. When driving on high-speed roads, the car becomes incredibly agile and responsive, cornering with ease and precision. But when tackling rough terrain, the anti-roll bar springs into action, resisting rolling motion and allowing the car to maintain traction. It's a truly remarkable piece of engineering that makes all the difference in the performance and handling of the car.

The interior of the Bentley Continental GT Speed is also worthy of mention. With its opulent materials and sumptuous comfort, it's a true showcase of luxury. The team worked tirelessly to ensure that every detail was attended to, from the finest leathers to the most precise craftsmanship. And yet, despite this focus on luxury, the car remains remarkably light, with a dry weight of just 2,400 kilograms.

One question did arise during development: would the pursuit of performance and luxury come at the expense of comfort? The answer, according to Bentley's design team, was a resounding "no". They worked closely with interior designers to ensure that every material used in the car was both luxurious and lightweight. As a result, the car remains incredibly comfortable, even on long journeys.

Throughout its development, the Bentley Continental GT Speed has been shaped by its target market. The brand's commitment to delivering exceptional performance, handling, and luxury has remained unwavering. And as a result, this car is truly in line with Bentley's DNA – an epitome of refinement and sophistication that sets it apart from its competitors.

Despite being more powerful than its predecessor, the engine is actually lighter, thanks to innovative weight-saving measures. The dynamic ride system, advanced materials, and refined engineering have all contributed to a remarkable power-to-weight ratio, making the car feel incredibly agile and responsive.

In conclusion, the Bentley Continental GT Speed is a truly exceptional vehicle that showcases the brand's commitment to performance, luxury, and innovation. With its advanced dynamic ride system, incredible performance potential, and opulent interior, it's a true flagship model for Bentley. Whether on-road or off-road, this car is always ready to deliver an unforgettable driving experience.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enPeter guess the product line director for the Bentley Ben Tiger we've heard about the brief which Marcus created and when it was passed over to you to then deliver that brief did you think they actually represented a bit of a risk for the brand you for sure I mean you can't stretch the boundaries of performance on-road and off-road and luxury and refinement in every direction and every axis without without taking taking some risk because you know we're offering a proposition that doesn't exist today to have a luxury car on the road but with also with the performance of a GT but also to have the additional off-road capability and the additional usability that comes with an SUV without compromise there was an enormous technical risk even putting all of that together into one car because it doesn't exist today you either have an on-road bias or you have an offer advice but you don't really have one car that has not compromised but has the optimum performance level of both and that represented quite the technical challenge technical risk in terms of delivering that and part of the extremely rigorous testing progress or the bent a car being tested in extremely challenging conditions could you just talk us through how how that played out and what your role was in those yeah I mean I think the first thing is to understand what what might our customers do and we did a lot of work even from the very early mural and prototype stages and pretty much the first testing we did was to take these cars to these extremes of the environments so we went to the we've been into the Arctic Circle many times we've been in the sand dunes we've been up the red moon which is a famous tomb near Dubai which is a kind of entry ticket for it for any any any car in the Middle East we've been offroad in California we've taken the cast of China to the different off-road environments in China so we really have taken this car all over the globe in environment so we've been at minus 40 degrees in the Arctic the same car actual same physical car was then a couple of weeks later and plus 50 degrees centigrade at ambient of the desert in the Middle East in Dubai and Oman so yeah we've we've tested this car it extensively and it's exhaustively and it really the performers potential of this car on the on-road and off-road is really what makes it make makes it absolutely unique and you're confident that it will deliver in those conditions yeah supremely confident as I said I was in Dubai in Assange's just last Sunday and you look at the extremes of the performance demands on a car there you can imagine climbing up a sand dune of 45 degree slope holding the car in first gear and driving it just straight up that slope not diagonally across just straight up to the top that takes enormous power enormous drive and it takes a very clever engine controls and vehicle controls and dynamic controls as well and then the car is just Falls absolutely folders so you spent quite a lot of time behind the wheel can you tell us a bit about how it drives the performance potential of the cars really is really where it where it sets itself apart we've got 900 Newton meters of torque we've got over 600 horsepower there is never a situation where you don't have enough power in reserve and the added thing the thing that's really unique about this car is is the the dynamic ride system that we've got this is a 48 volt electronic and anti-roll system and this is a very very clever piece of technology a new piece of technology which basically is an anti-roll bar the reacts in real-time to the different load environments so if you want a very comfortable ride and you want to have each wheel ice working independently of each other the anti-roll system almost completely switches itself off so you don't get this very stiff very jiggly ride at low speed in town it's very comfortable limousine like but at high speed or in height you know dynamic driving environment or anything like that then the anti-roll bar enter our system causing exactly the opposite it goes it's really stiffens the car up and we resist some rolling quite considerably to the extent that the car will will corner almost flap so it will take inputs from the shafts and computer will tell how much the car is rolling how much is pitching for and after it will take inputs from the suspension so if you get certain harsh input to one wheel it will back off the anti-roll system to absorb the bump a lot better and it's and it's that on top of the other sort of systems we've got in the car that really sets it apart dynamically from from anything else that performance feel for a standing start is quite astonishing for a car of this size it's also very light relative to its size it's two thousand four hundred kilograms it's an all aluminium body structure quite a low center of gravity so that also gives adds to the dynamic feel of the car a lot of the materials in the interior they they're going to add extra weight to the car was there ever a consideration to maybe sacrifice some of that opulence and some of that weight inside to then get to eke out the extra performance and lower emissions the feedback we got from the market straight away was no no way this is a Bentley we expect at Bentley to be the absolute epitome of luxury particularly interior execution that was one clear message we got from the market it's absolutely vital it's its court event Lee's DNA don't don't touch it which was fine but we've I think we've done a considerable job in getting right out of the car as I said it's it's just around two thousand four hundred kilograms which is for a car of this size in this class is absolutely class leading the body structure is about two hundred and fifty kilograms lighter than it would have been if it wasn't still as an example of the weight saving measures the engine even though it's more powerful than the current generation w12 is quite considerably lighter so there's been a huge amount of effort throughout the car and getting weight out but it's the new features that have brought the way in they're compensated for it the greatPeter guess the product line director for the Bentley Ben Tiger we've heard about the brief which Marcus created and when it was passed over to you to then deliver that brief did you think they actually represented a bit of a risk for the brand you for sure I mean you can't stretch the boundaries of performance on-road and off-road and luxury and refinement in every direction and every axis without without taking taking some risk because you know we're offering a proposition that doesn't exist today to have a luxury car on the road but with also with the performance of a GT but also to have the additional off-road capability and the additional usability that comes with an SUV without compromise there was an enormous technical risk even putting all of that together into one car because it doesn't exist today you either have an on-road bias or you have an offer advice but you don't really have one car that has not compromised but has the optimum performance level of both and that represented quite the technical challenge technical risk in terms of delivering that and part of the extremely rigorous testing progress or the bent a car being tested in extremely challenging conditions could you just talk us through how how that played out and what your role was in those yeah I mean I think the first thing is to understand what what might our customers do and we did a lot of work even from the very early mural and prototype stages and pretty much the first testing we did was to take these cars to these extremes of the environments so we went to the we've been into the Arctic Circle many times we've been in the sand dunes we've been up the red moon which is a famous tomb near Dubai which is a kind of entry ticket for it for any any any car in the Middle East we've been offroad in California we've taken the cast of China to the different off-road environments in China so we really have taken this car all over the globe in environment so we've been at minus 40 degrees in the Arctic the same car actual same physical car was then a couple of weeks later and plus 50 degrees centigrade at ambient of the desert in the Middle East in Dubai and Oman so yeah we've we've tested this car it extensively and it's exhaustively and it really the performers potential of this car on the on-road and off-road is really what makes it make makes it absolutely unique and you're confident that it will deliver in those conditions yeah supremely confident as I said I was in Dubai in Assange's just last Sunday and you look at the extremes of the performance demands on a car there you can imagine climbing up a sand dune of 45 degree slope holding the car in first gear and driving it just straight up that slope not diagonally across just straight up to the top that takes enormous power enormous drive and it takes a very clever engine controls and vehicle controls and dynamic controls as well and then the car is just Falls absolutely folders so you spent quite a lot of time behind the wheel can you tell us a bit about how it drives the performance potential of the cars really is really where it where it sets itself apart we've got 900 Newton meters of torque we've got over 600 horsepower there is never a situation where you don't have enough power in reserve and the added thing the thing that's really unique about this car is is the the dynamic ride system that we've got this is a 48 volt electronic and anti-roll system and this is a very very clever piece of technology a new piece of technology which basically is an anti-roll bar the reacts in real-time to the different load environments so if you want a very comfortable ride and you want to have each wheel ice working independently of each other the anti-roll system almost completely switches itself off so you don't get this very stiff very jiggly ride at low speed in town it's very comfortable limousine like but at high speed or in height you know dynamic driving environment or anything like that then the anti-roll bar enter our system causing exactly the opposite it goes it's really stiffens the car up and we resist some rolling quite considerably to the extent that the car will will corner almost flap so it will take inputs from the shafts and computer will tell how much the car is rolling how much is pitching for and after it will take inputs from the suspension so if you get certain harsh input to one wheel it will back off the anti-roll system to absorb the bump a lot better and it's and it's that on top of the other sort of systems we've got in the car that really sets it apart dynamically from from anything else that performance feel for a standing start is quite astonishing for a car of this size it's also very light relative to its size it's two thousand four hundred kilograms it's an all aluminium body structure quite a low center of gravity so that also gives adds to the dynamic feel of the car a lot of the materials in the interior they they're going to add extra weight to the car was there ever a consideration to maybe sacrifice some of that opulence and some of that weight inside to then get to eke out the extra performance and lower emissions the feedback we got from the market straight away was no no way this is a Bentley we expect at Bentley to be the absolute epitome of luxury particularly interior execution that was one clear message we got from the market it's absolutely vital it's its court event Lee's DNA don't don't touch it which was fine but we've I think we've done a considerable job in getting right out of the car as I said it's it's just around two thousand four hundred kilograms which is for a car of this size in this class is absolutely class leading the body structure is about two hundred and fifty kilograms lighter than it would have been if it wasn't still as an example of the weight saving measures the engine even though it's more powerful than the current generation w12 is quite considerably lighter so there's been a huge amount of effort throughout the car and getting weight out but it's the new features that have brought the way in they're compensated for it the great\n"