2008 Bentley Continental GT Speed

Continental GT Speed in Beluga Black, hotspur interior, MSRP $215,365

Options:

Deep-Pile Carpeted Mats with Hide Trimming

Mulliner Alloy Fuel Cap

Veneer inserts to door & rear quarter panels

Lumbar Massage to both Front Seats

Rear View Camera

Valet Parking Key

Dark-Tint Aluminum to Fascia Panels

Contast Stich Seats, Fascia and Door Panels

20" Multispoke Wheel-Dark Tint

Embossed "Bentley" to Seat Facing

Continental GT's twin-turbo W12 already has enough muscle with 552 hp and 479 pound-feet of torque. Yet the GT Speed is more powerful still, thanks to its upgraded turbo W12 with 602 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. Bentley says 60 mph should come up in 4.3 seconds, a 10th quicker than before. And Bentley claims that the GT Speed will eclipse the conventional GT's top speed of 198 mph with a 202-mph blast.

The W12 engine's ability to make 9 percent more power and 15 percent more torque is due to much more than tweaking the boost output of its twin low-inertia turbos. Nearly all engine internals have been reengineered to reduce mass, including the pistons, connecting rods and even the timing chain. Once combined with a recalibrated engine management system, the power has climbed " coincidentally, so has efficiency. Fuel economy and carbon-dioxide emissions are both improved by 3.5 percent