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While the R&D department tries its best at making the next-gen Bentley Continental GT as good as possible, the Crewe-based brand continues to rollout special editions of the 2017 Continental GT. The latest of the lot is dubbed Black Edition and, contrary to what some might imagine, it’s not painted black.
Be it the fixed-head coupe or the soft-top convertible, the Black Edition is adorned with gloss black exterior bits and bobs instead of bling-bling brightware. The visual treatment is designed to complement a body kit available in four accent colors. These are Cyber Yellow, Hallmark Gray, Beluga, and St. James’ Red. Speaking of which, the body kit consists of a front splitter, side skirts, and an aggressive rear aerodynamic diffuser.
Customers of the 2017 Bentley Continental GT V8 S Black Edition also have a say regarding the color of the brake calipers: red or black. While on the subject of exterior design, this variant of the Bentley Continental GT sports dark tint lights and black-painted 21-inch seven-spoke alloy wheels.
As far as the interior is concerned, the Black Edition featured GT Design Seats by Mulliner, the personal commissioning department of the British automaker. The headliner bow, meanwhile, is beautified by trim pieces that match the accent color selected for the body kit. Indeed, ladies and gents, this isn’t a Bentley grand tourer for old folks, but for young, well-heeled customers.
Being based on the V8 S, the Black Edition is tuned for keen drivers that need plenty of get-up-and-go at the tap of the loud pedal. Hence, a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 blunderbuss walks the walk and talks the talk with 528 PS (520 hp) and 680 Nm (502 lb-ft) to its name. Mated with a ZF 8HP 8-speed automatic transmission as standard, the V8 S is capable of hitting 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.5 seconds, on to a top speed of 309 km/h. In miles per hour, that's 192.
The ragtop is marginally slower in both instances, but who cares anyway?
Customers of the 2017 Bentley Continental GT V8 S Black Edition also have a say regarding the color of the brake calipers: red or black. While on the subject of exterior design, this variant of the Bentley Continental GT sports dark tint lights and black-painted 21-inch seven-spoke alloy wheels.
As far as the interior is concerned, the Black Edition featured GT Design Seats by Mulliner, the personal commissioning department of the British automaker. The headliner bow, meanwhile, is beautified by trim pieces that match the accent color selected for the body kit. Indeed, ladies and gents, this isn’t a Bentley grand tourer for old folks, but for young, well-heeled customers.
Being based on the V8 S, the Black Edition is tuned for keen drivers that need plenty of get-up-and-go at the tap of the loud pedal. Hence, a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 blunderbuss walks the walk and talks the talk with 528 PS (520 hp) and 680 Nm (502 lb-ft) to its name. Mated with a ZF 8HP 8-speed automatic transmission as standard, the V8 S is capable of hitting 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.5 seconds, on to a top speed of 309 km/h. In miles per hour, that's 192.
The ragtop is marginally slower in both instances, but who cares anyway?
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