Road Test
Bentley Continental GTC
Test date Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Price as tested £132,500
For Speed, luxury aura, quality cabin, well engineered hood
Against Heavy, thirsty, cramped rear seats
How much ?
- Price as tested £132,500
- Price as tested £135,450
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.9 sec
- 0-60mph 5 sec
- 0-100mph 11.9 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
4.7 sec
- 0-400m
13.6 / 107 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
24.3 / 139.5 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
3.1 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
70 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
17.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
19.1 / 6.4
Government figures
- Combined/urban
17 / 11.2 mpg
- CO2 emissions
396 g/km
How big?
- Length
4804 mm
- Width
1916 mm
- Height
1398 mm
- Wheelbase
2745 mm
- Weight
2475 kg
- Fuel tank
90.0 litres
Engine
- Layout W12 cyls W , 5998 cc
- Max power 552 bhp at 6100 rpm
- Max torque 479 ft at 1600 rpm
- Specific output 92bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 221bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 84.0x90.2 mm
- Compression ratio 9.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Bosch ME7.1.1 , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st 4.279 / 5.8
- 2nd 2.388 / 10.4
- 3rd 1.507 / 16.5
- 4th 1.134 / 21.9
- 5th 0.864 / 28.8
- 6th 0.682 / 36.4
- Final drive 3.31
Suspension
- Front Four-link, air springs, electronic dampers.
- Rear Multi-link, air springs, electronic dampers.
Steering
- Type Speed sensitive power-assisted rack and pinion.
- Lock to lock 2.50
Brakes
- Front 405mm ventilated discs
- Rear 335mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 275/40 ZR19
- Tyres rear 275/40 ZR19
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