2013 Bentley Continental GT V8 - the new coupe Bentley Continental with a 4.0-liter V-8

Bentley releases new information on the coupe and convertible - Continental GT and GTC 2013 model year, which complements the 500-strong efficient V-8 engine with 4.0 liter and 8-speed automatic transmission. The new Bentley Continental GT V8 can operate on eight-and four-cylinder that, with an impressive performance, provides a 40 percent reduction in fuel consumption.

The world premiere is scheduled for North American cars Detroit auto show in 2012, when the company and plans to reveal the detailed characteristics of the new Bentley, and if someone is going through a 640-hp W-12, may not bother. In the new GT and GTC Continental will be offered and the legendary 12-cylinder engine. What is known about the consumption of an 8-cylinder engine now - it's 800-mile run of the car at no extra stops for refueling fuel.

The new, 4.0-liter engine Bentley Continental GT V8 can operate in economy mode for 4 cylinders, and when it is necessary to develop the full power of connecting all 8, with gradual, imperceptible transition from mode to, thanks to sophisticated high-tech design. Power of 500 horsepower available at 6000 rpm and an equally impressive torque of 660 Newton-meters - between 1700 and 5000 rev / min.

Accelerated by the new Continental GT V8 coupe and convertible GTC V8 from zero to hundred kilometers per hour in less than 5.0 seconds, maximum, luxury cars from the UK are able to develop more than 290 kilometers per hour. All this by equipping a new innovative engine turbocharging, direct injection with high pressure and low friction in moving parts and motor bearings.

Wheel drive system of the new Bentley Continental GT V8 and combines advanced technology and contributes to fuel efficiency, torque distribution to 40 percent of the front wheels and 60 on the rear, which, according to the company provides an easy and safe operation of a sports car on any road in any situations. Externally, Bentley Continental GT V8 and GTC acquire a 20-inch alloy wheels as standard, but available and wheels 21-inch six-spoke wheels.

Bentley also publishes information about the famous power unit W-12, which first appeared on GT back in 2003 and since then has encouraged the owners of fifty thousand cars sold. Today, the UK is a world leader in producing cars with an engine with a W-shaped arrangement of 12 cylinders, which develops 640 horsepower and is also offered on the new coupe and convertible Continental 2013 model year.