Bentley rolls out the newest model of its majestic grand tourer, the Continental GT Pace

Bentley has debuted its new Continental GT Pace, the newest iteration of grand tourer flagship, now billed as being the ‘strongest Bentley ever created’. That further whack comes from the combination of the corporate’s new Extremely Efficiency Hybrid powertrain, taking the overall energy output on this fourth era mannequin to 782 PS.

The hybrid system has been co-developed with the engineering would possibly of mum or dad firm Volkswagen, which has already deployed this excessive efficiency hybrid system within the newest Porsche Panamera e-hybrid. Within the Continental GT Pace, it provides an enormous breadth of means, from 50 miles of pure electrical vary to a high pace of 208 mph.

That is the fourth era of the automotive that remodeled Bentley from an inhabitant of a luxurious backwater into one of many world’s preeminent manufacturers. Arriving in 2002, the GT was the primary fruit of recent possession and new funding. Immediately profitable, it was overhauled in 2010 and the considerably up to date and upgraded in 2018 on an al-new platform.

This fourth era automotive showcases a transparent stylistic crossover with the strictly limited-edition Bentley Batur, notably within the new headlights, which eschew the double lamp set-up that has been a part of the Conti GT’s face since its inception.

On-board know-how goes past the hybrid system and can embody four-wheel steering, four-wheel drive, energetic anti-roll management and a brand new damping system. Prior to now, this emphasis on tech has given the large Bentley coupé a formidable dynamic functionality that belies its dimension.

In and out, the give attention to bespoke finishes, colors and supplies will proceed a lot as earlier than. Bentley has made nice strides within the discovery and refinement of extra sustainably sourced supplies, from driftwood to textured surfaces, and you’ll anticipate the fourth era GT to ship much more on this entrance. The corporate has chosen to unveil each GT and GTC convertible on the identical time, with the latter set to be one of many swiftest four-seater convertibles ever made.

We’ll be delivering a full drive report on each variants of the brand new Continental GT sooner or later.

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