Design 2013 Bentley GTC V8
For entry-level but hardly base versions of its Continental GT line, Bentley installs a V-8 in place of the usual W-12.
Big B says excising four cylinders improves fuel economy, but we suspect its aim is mostly to sell more very expensive cars to more very wealthy people. La Bonnotte po-tay-toes, La Bonnotte po-tah-toes. Either way, the V-8 model is no penalty job think IWC Schaffhausen case with an ETA Valgranges movement.
And it’s actually quicker than the twelve. In this droptop, 0 to 60 mph took just 4.2 seconds, 0.2 better than we recorded from a 567-hp W-12 coupe that weighed some 300 pounds less.
The V-8 GTC could deposit a person a quarter-mile away in 12.7 seconds, were that person cool with being chucked from a car going 113 mph. The times might be improved with quicker, harsher shifts, but that would be uncouth; if the automatic engages gears softly, it selects them flawlessly. Fuel economy indeed improves, meaning 15 mpg in this GTC versus the 14 we saw from the W-12 coupe.
Engine 2013 Bentley GTC V8
Specifications
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door convertible
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 244 cu in, 3993 cc
Power: 500 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 487 lb-ft @ 1700 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 108.1 in
Length: 189.2 in
Width: 76.5 in Height: 55.2 in
Curb weight: 5546 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.2 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 10.0 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 24.3 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 5.2 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.7 sec @ 113 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 187 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 175 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.85 g
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