Bentley Continental Gt Speed

With twelve cylinders and two turbochargers, the Continental GT Speed didn't need much help, but Bentley's keeping it at the head of its game with even more power and a new Black Edition.

Bentley brings the R-Type Continental together with the latest GT Speed, and the Birkin Blower with the Continental GT3 to show us where its roots lay.

Bentley took its Continental GT Speed to a derestricted section of highway in the Australian outback to see how fast it could go. The result was 206 mph - just as advertised.

This latest special-edition Bentley Continental GT Speed is designed by Mulliner to look like a Breitling aerobatic jet - and comes with a ride on board one, too.

With the Bentayga taking up all its resources and another project or two in the cooker, Bentley tells Autoblog it doesn't have the time to develop a successor to the Supersports or GT3-R.

We head to Norway to test the 2016 Bentley Continental GT full line along the gorgeous Atlantic Road and Trollstigen mountain pass. Grand touring in its finest form, right here.

With a starting price of $235,000, the Continental GT Speed isn't what you'd typically consider a "daily driver," but as we find out, this Bentley is indeed a car you could happily live with every single day.

We know what you must be thinking: another Bentley Continental. And we can hardly argue with you, because that's exactly what this is. But what you're actually looking at is the fastest production Bentley ever.

Until the new Falcon sport-ute comes along, Bentley is still a brand that revolves around two model lines: the Mulsanne, which is available essentially in one form, and the Continental family, which is available in many. The Flying B marque has traditionally offered the V8 version in two specifications and the W12 in three, and packaged them into three different bodystyles. With the Geneva Motor Show fast approaching, Bentley is rolling out two more.

Perhaps you've already watched the World's Greatest Drag Race 3, and after doing so wished the background music and narrator Angus Mackenzie (and his hat) would disappear and let you enjoy the sound of 12 high-performance engines uncorked at the same time for a quarter mile. Well, the people at Motor Trend have granted your wish and published an unplugged version of the drag race. And the sounds the cars make - now that's music to our ears!

Loses its Head, Keeps its Bespoke Cool

Matt Edmonds from Tire Rack, Opel Cascada, Nissan steer-by-wire

Meeting Bentley's 205-MPH Prince On The Autobahn

First we found out about it, then we saw it at Pebble Beach, and now we've got the full skinny on the 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed. There's more to the crown prince king of the Continental GT range than its 616 horsepower, 590 pound-feed, eight-speed transmission, 205-mph top speed and four-second run from zero to 60.

The 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed stopped by the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance fresh from its appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The GT Speed gets its grunt from a 6.0-liter, twin-turbo W12 good for 616 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque, which will shoot the big coupe to a top speed of 205 miles per hour.

The rumors were true: Bentley will be debuting the car you see here, the 2013 Continental GT Speed, at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. And while it doesn't look all that different (if at all) from a standard Conti GT, the changes under the hood are what sets this big coupe apart from its kin. Take notice: With a top speed of 205 miles per hour, this is the fastest production car that Bentley has ever produced.

The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is just around the corner, where Bentley is set to reveal its brand-spanking-new Continental GT Speed. Our intrepid spy photographers caught this Conti prototype out on the street completely uncovered, meaning there's little left for us to speculate about before the supercoupe's debut.

2010 Bentley Continental Supersports – Click above for high-res image gallery

2010 Bentley Continental Supersports – Click above for high-res image gallery