Celebration of Bentley’s apple ice dispatch record-breaking Supersports convertible apprenticed by assemblage champion, Juha Kankkunen
(Crewe, England. 20 April 2011) The Continental Supersports Convertible ISR (Ice Dispatch Record) is the a lot of almighty and radically styled Bentley convertible ever. This new model, bound to just 100 cars worldwide, is a anniversary of the Company’s apple ice dispatch almanac for a convertible car set by Finland’s four-time apple assemblage best Juha Kankkunen in a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible.
Driving the all-wheel drive, biofuel-powered 6-litre, 12-cylinder Continental Supersports convertible on the perilous arctic Baltic Sea, off the bank of Finland, Kankkunen accomplished a dispatch of 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) eclipsing his own ice dispatch almanac of 199.83 mph (321.6 km/h) set in 2007 in the Continental GT.
The new Supersports Continental Convertible ISR fabricated its admission on the Bentley angle at the 2011 Geneva Show. Wolfgang Duerheimer, Bentley’s new Chairman and Chief Executive, said:
“Juha Kankkunen’s drive was a arresting accomplishment and aces of a actual appropriate car. The Continental Supersports ‘Ice Dispatch Record’ is a accurate driver’s car that captures that different Bentley spirit. It offers acute performance, activity and an appearance personality, while application the refinement, handcrafted affluence and abundance our barter expect.”
The new Bentley convertible is attainable in three characteristic colours, reinforcing its able-bodied styling, while its covering and Alcantara-lined berth actualization high-gloss carbon fibre with a different red weave. For an even added appearance appearance, barter may specify the ISR Mulliner architecture amalgamation (available at no added cost) with its adventurous ‘Supersports ISR’ cartoon and red-accented detailing. The Supersports Continental Convertible ISR is now attainable to adjustment at Bentley dealerships and is priced at £189,300 (inclusive of VAT).
Bentley’s a lot of able 6-litre W12 engine with FlexFuel technology
The 6-litre, accompanying turbo-charged W12 engine, produces 640 PS (631 bhp / 471 kW) - the a lot of able Bentley anytime - and 800Nm (590lb ft) of torque. Paired with a Quickshift six-speed automated transmission, it launches the convertible ‘Ice Dispatch Record’ archetypal from 0-60mph in 3.8 abnormal (0-100 km/h in 4.0s) and alcove 100 mph from a continuing alpha in alone 9.5 abnormal (0-160 km/h in 9.4s).
The added engine ability of the new convertible is the aftereffect of accomplished affability of the engine to optimise the allowances of the new free-breathing air assimilation ducts, intercooler arrangement and the bankrupt system.
And accurate to the Bentley attitude of carrying instantly attainable and animating achievement in absolute apple active conditions, the ‘Ice Dispatch Record’ convertible will dart from 50-75 mph (80-120 km/h) in just 2.5 seconds.
In accepted with its Continental abiding mates, the new Supersports archetypal runs on both petrol (gasoline) or E85 bio-ethanol or any aggregate of the two. Pioneered in the Supersports coupe, this FlexFuel technology offers a abridgement of up to 70 per cent in CO2 emissions on a well-to-wheel basis, a admeasurement of a fuel’s net addition to the atmosphere, not just tailpipe emissions. The on-board ammunition accumulation arrangement monitors the agreeable of the ammunition catchbasin and ensures that ability and torque abide connected behindhand of the arrangement of petrol to biofuel.
The all-wheel drive arrangement provides outstanding absorption in all acclimate conditions. The drive is transferred amid the foreground and rear axles automatically via a Torsen centre differential. The accepted 40 front/60 rear torque breach provides optimum absorption and accentuation of band and attitude by ’throttle steering’ for added agog drivers.
The new bankrupt arrangement with bargain aback burden allowances gas breeze while carrying a adventurous baritone agenda beneath harder acceleration. On ablaze burke cruising, the new Supersports archetypal charcoal impressively refined.
Large bore (420 mm front, 356 mm rear), carbon bowl anchor discs, with eight-piston callipers at the foreground accommodate fade-resistant endlessly power. This failing arrangement aswell reduces unsprung and alternating mass, benefiting council acknowledgment and handling. As with all Supersports models the ‘Ice Dispatch Record’ is adapted as accepted with Pirelli 275/35ZR20 ultra top achievement tyres.
Dramatically appearance styling
Just 100 examples of the ISR will be congenital at Bentley’s Crewe factory. The Supersports ‘Ice Dispatch Record’ is acclaimed by its appearance and able-bodied architecture cues that reinforce the uncompromising achievement of this acute Bentley convertible.
Bentley’s designers accept called three ‘stand-out’ exoteric acrylic colours for the new convertible: Beluga, Quartzite and, fittingly, Arctica White. These colours are complemented by a Aphotic Grey Brownish bendable top with Bentley’s aesthetic three-ply blended construction.
The different actualization of the bendable top is created in the alien band by a 'grey' acrylic fibre with a semi-transparent 'metallic look’ in a bolt braid construction. The car’s almighty achievement is added accentuated by 20” inch, 10-spoke Supersports auto with a aphotic cast finish.
For those barter gluttonous to accentuate the top achievement accreditation of the car further, Bentley offers a appropriate ISR Mulliner architecture amalgamation as a no amount option. The 20” 10-spoke Supersports auto can be defined in a active red acrylic with a architecture angry accomplishment to aftermath a bright brownish contrast. The dual-louvered aphotic beanie vents, different to Supersports models, are complemented by red emphasis surrounds. The appearance Mulliner architecture is completed with a set of adventurous of Supersports ISR cartoon that run down both flanks of the car.
Contemporary affluence adroitness and avant-garde technology
The affecting appearance of the four-seat Supersports ‘Ice Dispatch Record’ continues in the cockpit in which acceptable Bentley adroitness and accomplished account are accustomed an even added adventurous interpretation.
Traditional covering hides sit alongside a ambit of abreast abstracts for a audibly antic style. This includes diamond-quilted Alcantara to doors, division panels and bench facings, and ‘soft-grip’ covering on the council caster and accessory lever.
Unique to the ‘Ice Dispatch Record’ model, the high-gloss carbon fibre on the dashboard, centre animate and roof panel, actualization a red weave. The affair continues with Pillar Box Red brim to seats and doors, and Pillar Box Red adverse bond to seats, aperture casings, council caster and gearshift paddles.
The foreground seats and attic mats aswell affection abstract ‘Supersports’ legends while the signature Breitling dashboard alarm aswell has a red accent.
The Supersports ‘Ice Dispatch Record’, admitting its ice antagonism pedigree, is acutely no ‘stripped out’ racer. Its awful defined autogenous has the highly-advanced touchscreen infotainment arrangement from the new Continental GT that provides affluent map adumbration and a 30GB on-board harder drive.
An 8-inch awning displays the car’s audio system, telephone, ride and abundance settings as able-bodied as the actual latest aeronautics system, which uses both an in-car hard-disc drive and a DVD amateur to admission avenue data. It aswell utilises activating aeronautics to abstain abundant cartage spots, locates destinations application geo-tagged photos from an SD anamnesis agenda and is Google Maps-compatible for a lot of markets.
The infotainment system, with 7-digit postcode entry, combines touchscreen controls and archetypal Bentley bent rotary switches to action burning usability. It is complemented by a new disciplinarian advice console (DIP) amid in the capital apparatus cluster. The new wide-screen DIP employs TFT technology and added cartoon accommodate the disciplinarian with bright and calmly attainable advice about a advanced ambit of car systems.
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