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If you could pit one sports car and one luxury car to engage in a good old fashioned quarter-mile race, you couldn’t find a more unlikely pairing than a Nissan GT-R and a Bentley Continental Supersports.

That is, until you look at the tale of the tape. Then the stats will tell you that
despite the obvious disparities, these two cars are a lot more evenly-matched than you’d think. Consider for a second that the Bentley is half a ton heavier than the GT-R. On the other hand, it also puts out about 140 more horsepower – 621 to 485 – than Godzilla, so at the end of the day, the two car’s power-to-weight ratio rounds out to about 8lb/hp.

See how looks – and stats – can be misleading?

Motor Trend went through a lot of work to put these two cars up to the challenge and the result is…well…you have to watch it to find out.

Video: Nissan GT-R versus Bentley Continental Supersports originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 18 February 2010 09:30 EST.

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Its not every day that you have the opportunity to see two of the most exotic luxury cars on the planet engaged in an unfortunate incident, so to close out the year with a bang we bring you a Maybach 62 and a Bentley Continental who got a little too close to each other right before Christmas. It seems that the ice covered Russian roads were to blame for the accident, but both drivers walked away unharmed with only their egos sustaining considerable damage. However just by these car’s nature, any repair work is guaranteed to come at a hefty cost. Hopefully the new year will be better for these drivers then the last.

Car Crash: Bentley Continental vs. Maybach 62 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 31 December 2009 11:00 EST.

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We have already seen the fixed roof version of the Continental SuperSports, however a drop top convertible variant of the factory tuned super coupe has just been spotted in Portugal. This is good news for those with more money then they know what to do with who already own a lightweight 621 HP Bentley because now they will be able to get a matching vehicle. Judging by how finished the Supersports convertible appears, we can expect to see the car’s official debut sometime in early 2010. The standard Continental SuperSports is powered by a turbocharged 6.0 Liter W12 engine that delivers an additional 21 HP over the high performance Continental GT Speed and 243 pounds lighter to boot. With this much power the Supersports wafts from 0 to 60 MPH in an extraordinary 3.7 seconds and can reach a top speed of around 204 MPH, we don’t expect the convertible Continental to be far off.

Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible spy shots originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 14:30 EST.

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Although you may not have heard of the the Japanese petroleum group, the Nippon Oil Corporation, however you may be familiar with the name Eneos. Even though we don’t have any of their gas stations here in the U.S. you might have seen the red Eneos sticker stuck to the front of synthetic oil products in almost any automotive parts store here in the States. Aside from the lovely ladies posing for photos and signing autographs, they also had a few high end vehicles on display at their booth at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas last week.

The first item of interest was a very clean Bentley Continental wearing a subtle body kit that mimics the more powerful Super Sports model. The other cool car in the Eneos display was a triple black kitted Ferrari F-430. Starting off with a flat black finish the Ferrari rode on a set of matching matte black mesh rims that gave us a good look at the braking hardware underneath. However one of the nicest touches on the mid engine prancing horse were a pair of Scuderia inspired glossy black striped running the entire length of the vehicle.

Eneos brings out a few high end rides at the 2009 SEMA Show originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 12 November 2009 15:15 EST.

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When you usually hear the name ASMA, you tend to think of over the top highly tuned Mercedes Benz models like the SLR super car, but this time the German design studio has moved their attention over to the even more illustrious Bentley Continental. However the more that things change, the more they stay the same, so just like the Perfectus SLR, the Venutus was also built for a wealthy Saudi politician.

ASMA Design modified every aspect of the Continental, and as you can see the final product still has a bit of work that needs to get done before they can complete the transformation. On the outside ASMA has added new front and rear bumpers to give the Ventus a distinct appearance as well as a wide body kit to give the car a much more aggressive stance. Rounding out the exterior modifications are a new downforce enhancing rear wing and diffuser, while the Continental now rides around on a set of 22 inch rims that were painted black to match the exterior. What is left to be sorted out are the seats and steering wheel which still need a few final touches.

Not ones to stand for all show and no go, ASMA Design also massaged the engine in order to raise the Bentley’s maximum output of the 6.0 Liter W12 power plant from 560 HP all the way up to 644 HP, while at the same time the two door super car’s top speed has been increased to 201 MPH.

ASMA Venustus originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 29 October 2009 13:00 EST.

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After being unveiled back at the Geneva Motor Show, the Bentley Continental Supersports has just recently been seen driving around the streets in real life. From the looks of these snapshots, the factory tuned Continental is being driven by a proper Bentley boy judging from the U.K. license plate. This particular example is covered in a flat grey finish that is complimented by the car’s glossy black wheels.

When they built the Supersports Bentley created their most powerful car ever by tweaking the turbocharged 6.0 Liter W12 and finding an additional 21 HP over the GT Speed edition, raising the car’s maximum output all the way up to 621 HP. This much power is good enough to make the Supersports acelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.7 seconds, pass the 100 MPH mark after 8.9 seconds and eventualy reach a top speed of 204 MPH.

The Supersports’ speed doesn’t just come from the newfound power, but from a series of weight reductions as well. Much of the standard Continental’s interior has been replaced with units made from lightweight carbon fiber composite material. The rear seats were removed, making the Supersports a true two seater sports car and the racecar theme continues with the carbon fiber racing buckets up front. Bentley says the car is now 243 lbs lighter then the Continental GT Speed, their previous factory tuned power house, meaning that the Supersports has lost about four percent of the car’s total mass.

Bentley Continental Supersports spotted in real life originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 12 October 2009 19:00 EST.

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In 1961 Bentley’s first official styling department was established in Crewe by the gifted John Blatchley. It was the place where the 1950s Bentley Continentals models were designed. To honor the year, Bentley will unveil at the Frankfurt Motor Show a special edition Continental GT and GTC. The new Continental Series 51 model will feature a highly-distinctive interior color palette and unique exterior design cues. The GTC version displayed in Frankfurt will feature a Imperial Blue as a (…)

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