Bentley set a production car speed record on ice back in 2011. This is how it celebrated 👇
Bentley doesn’t go about record-setting like many of its rivals. While the likes of Porsche will set their sights on lapping the Nordschleife faster than any production car ever has, Bentley takes a more left-field approach. A bit like 2018, where it set a record time up the Pikes Peak hill climb – in aSeven years earlier, it set itself an even more bizarre challenge: break a production car speed record – on ice. Why? God only knows. Bentley had claimed the record at 199.
at the wheel of a Continental GTC Supersports, the bar was raised to 205.48mph. With the record now firmly in its pocket, the only thing left to do was release a limited-edition car to celebrate. This is what the brand came up with: the Continental GTC Supersports ISR . Red door graphics, red wheels and a white body just about work on a GT3 RS, but it’s a peculiar sight on a car not known for its prowess on track. On the inside, the theme continued with red carbon fibre trim around the dashboard and centre console, along with red stitching on the black leather seats.
Bentley didn’t stop there with the modifications, either. The ISR retained the same twin-turbo, 6.0-litre W12 as the regular Continental GT Supersports, only power increased to 640hp – 10hp more than the base car. And before you scoff at the modest upgrade, at the time, it was the most powerful production car the company had ever made, while its 3.8-second 0-62mph time cemented it as the firm’s fastest convertible.
But despite the GT3 RS-graphics down the side, the GTC Supersports ISR is still a suet pudding at heart. It weighs in at over 2.3 tonnes, and that includes a significant weight saving over a standard Continental GTC. That said, critics at the time agreed the Supersports was a vastly more driver-focused car than the base.
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