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Bentley’s new Conti GT3 racer
Oh yes, Bentley returns to motorsport: meet the Continental GT3 concept car
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First sketches of the Bentley Mulsanne Convertible
Convertible concept embodies the spirit of Bentley; like a huge, RWD powerboat
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Serena Williams
Country: USA | Sport: Tennis | Net worth: $85m | Age: 30
Racquet whiz Serena Williams has won two gold medals at the Olympics - but for playing doubles with equally scary sister Venus Williams. They are both playing extremely well at the London Olympics so far - they are winning. They look relaxed. Which is what will happen when you cruise around in a...
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Serena Williams
CAR: Bentley Continental GT
Given how aggressive her serve is on the court, you'd expect Serena to drive something more hardcore, like a Ferrari Enzo. But she likes her cars fast - but comfortable - a bit like the Bentley Conti GT.
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Leisel Jones
CAR: Hyundai i40 diesel
Come on, Leisel, if you enjoy watching Clarkson turn tyres into smoke, surely you dream of a nicer, faster, generally cooler car than a Hyundai i40 diesel. Wait a second, she does! Jones, who is an ambassador for Hyundai, has admitted her dream car is a Bentley. She better win some more gold medals in London if she wants one of those.
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Says Wolfgang Dürheimer, Bentley chief: "The new GT Speed with its harder-edged, sportier character reaffirms this pinnacle positioning and continues to broaden the worldwide appeal of the Continental Coupe."
It'll make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month, where Juha Kankunnen, Guy Smith and Derek Bell will pilot a pre-production version up the hill. Quite quickly, probably...
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The new GT Speed uses the ZF eight-speed auto gearbox - which contributes to an overall 12 per cent improvement in economy and CO2 - and features uprated steering and suspension, a lowered right height and 21in ‘Speed' wheels available in two finishes. Naturally, it gets permanent all-wheel-drive with a Torsen differential to harness those horses, too.
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Bentley has aimed the new GT Speed at enthusiasts who enjoy outright speed, and as such, has uprated the 6.0-litre twin-turbo W12 engine from the normal W12 GT's 423kW to 459kW and a simply prodigious 800Nm of torque. This equates to a 0-100 time of four seconds dead, shaving a highly necessary 0.4 seconds off its lesser's time. For reference, the Continental Supersports produces 463kW and shaves that 0-100 time down even more to 3.7 seconds.
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Seen here filling it up at a service station. Wow, celebrities do such things? Don't they have a slave in the boot to do this for them? If your eyes are beginning to hurt after the pink Bentley, you can stop rubbing them. We just wanted to get that Barbie-coloured monster out of the way first. It makes the upcoming cars look cooler...
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Apparently, Bentley isn't too stoked with Paris cruising around in one of its models. Particularly when she's committed such crimes of automotive taste upon it. The internet is also littered with pics of it being towed, too. Fortunately, it's not Paris's first Bentley. The other one led a less stressful life.
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