Promotion: car brand Bentley has unveiled the most powerful road car it has ever produced, updated with several new design elements.
The new Continental GT is the company's first high performance car with a V8 hybrid engine. This milestone is described by Bentley as "a landmark moment" in the brand's 105 year history.
A new powertrain was described as "a breakthrough" in meeting Bentley's goals by research and development director, Markus Thiel
"It is an engineering masterpiece," said Markus Thiel, Bentley?s research and development director for vehicle motion.
The car has been designed to be sleeker, with simpler lines compared to other performance cars. It also appears wider and planted closer to the ground. The company said it set out to create "a completely new face" with "a more modern approach". The new look has been achieved by a composite of several new elements, most strikingly new headlamps, tail lamps, bumpers and grilles.
The new Continental GT is the first high performance car in Bentley's history with a hybrid engine
The most significant upgrade, however, is under the bonnet, stressed Thiel.
"We wanted to do something no other luxury car manufacturer had achieved so far," said Thiel. "Could a hybrid electric car also offer the thrill of a performance petrol car""
Thiel said the creation of a new powertrain (the mechanism that propels a vehicle) was a breakthrough in the development of t...