Now that Bentley has unveiled the Supersports Ice Speed Record Convertible to celebrate their world speed record on ice, it seemed only natural to see a chronograph celebrating the same event. In fact, there are two watches designed by Breitling, the same company who revealed the Supersport Light Body Watch earlier this month.
The two watches are called GT Ice and GT Racing Ice and they come with an Ice White dial – an exclusive Bentley livery color. Both of them feature an all-polished finish, and the GT Racing Ice version features a special finish that alternates between satin-brushed upper surfaces and polished sides. On the case back is a medallion with the outline of the famous Bentley Continental GT.
Both of the Bentley timepieces feature the Breitling Calibre 13B chronograph movement - chronometer-certified by the COSC and equipped with a calendar displaying the day and date through a large twin aperture at 3 o’clock.
The GT Ice and GT Racing Ice will be built in limited numbers with prices starting from $7,165.
We’ve only reached the middle of March, but we’re already beginning to think that if there ever were an award for “Breakthrough Tuner of the Year”, the British tuning company, Amari Design, would run away with it. In the six weeks that they’ve come to our attention, Amari Design has already released three strong tuning programs: the Lamborghini Gallardo Invidia Edition, the Range Rover Windsor Edition, and now, the Bentley Continental GT Evolution.
The last of these projects is their latest offering, which is made all the more impressive considering that we didn’t even know these guys existed when the calendar struck 2011. For the Continental GT, Amari Design gave the car’s exterior a number of modifications, including a new front bumper, lip spoiler, a new hood, fenders, side skirts, panel extensions, a new rear bumper, rear diffuser, rear spoiler, and exhaust. All these components were made from high-quality plastic and carbon fiber. Inside the car, you’ll find plenty more improvements, including re-upholstered seats using Alcantara and Nappa leather and carbon fiber trimmings on the dash paneling.
Not much was divulged on the engine improvements, although the tuning firm did say that they were installing a hybrid supercharger to the Bentley’s 6.0L W12 engine to go with an ECU upgrade and in the process, bump up the Bentley’s output up to 750 horsepower.
The next step for these guys is to actually show one of their products – maybe all three at the same time – so we can ogle over them and see whether these guys are as good as we think they are.
When Bentley unveiled the Continental Supersports last year at the Geneva motor Show, everyone believed it would be the most powerful Continental ever built. Now we are hearing rumors that suggest the company will bring an even more powerful model to this year’s Geneva Motor Show. It is believed to be something along the lines of a Supersports GT model and it will be limited to only 100 units.
The new model will feature more carbon fiber elements to make the car even lighter. It will also have a few more ponies bucking underneath the hood - even more than the current 621 HP found in the Supersports, making it faster than ever. A bigger spoiler at the rear will further distinguish it from the rest of the models in the line-up.
But, alas, these are just rumors at the moment, but some spy photographers did catch the 2012 Bentley Continental a few months ago, so maybe these rumors will end up holding some water. Guess we’ll just have to wait until March 1st, 2011 to be sure. Stay with us to hear all of the details if and when the Bentley debuts!
The Top Gear trio of Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond may be all fun and jokes in front of the camera, but despite their cunning wit and silly banter, these three all share a unique similarity: they know everything and anything there is to know about cars.
When they say a car is good or bad, their opinions carry more clout than the standard human because they’ve done their homework through countless hours of testing, free drives, and taped segments on the show. And now that we’re nearing the end of an amazingly eventful year, the trio have decided to finally release their choice of vehicles that will be included in the 11th Top Gear Awards.
With categories ranging from Hypercar of the Year, Grand Tourer of the Year, Coupe of the Year, and even Engine of the Year, the three hosts took everything they’ve seen, heard, and driven in 2010 to come up with a winner for each respective category.
In addition to these categories, Clarkson, May, and Hammond also picked their favorite cars of the year regardless of make, model, and type. Care to find out the award winners?
Check them out after the jump.
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We may not have heard much about Anderson Germany before this year, but we are definitely getting to know them well now with all of the tuning kits just rolling off of their capable hands. So far we’ve seen kits for the Ferrari California, Bentley Continental GT Supersport, a Ferrari Scuderia Edition
, and even an Audi R8 V10 Racing Edition. Now, the German tuner is at it again with another Bentley model: the GT Speed.
The GT Speed Elegance edition features an exterior package consisting of a carbon fiber bonnet, air intakes and the deck lid, a front apron, a set of side skirts, and a rear skirt. The interior gets decor strips, while the front and rear center console get some carbon fiber treatment. Black leather seats with white logo stitching make for a nice comfortable ride, too.
Under the hood, the tuner has increases the horsepower from 610hp to 695hp with the use of software optimization and the addition of a modified air filter and exhaust system. The new exhaust system not only helps with the number of ponies, but it also saves the GT Speed about 17 kg (34lbs) in weight.
The Bentley Continental GT Speed will be limited to only 150 pieces worldwide.
Press release after the jump.
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