Bentley Continental T

Two doors, but the Bentley Continental R, like the open-topped Azure, is a full four-seater with the comfort of a saloon. It can be driven about town at a quietly civilised pace, but on an open road the Bentley confidently shows off its ability to deliver performance to make your heart thump with excitement.

The powerful combination of 400 bhp (299.6 kW/406PS) from its turbocharged, 6.75-litre, V8 engine and a chassis and drivetrain of tremendous agility puts the Bentley firmly in the class of sporting coupes with a 0-60mph time of 6.3 seconds. But the huge torque, or pulling power of the Bentley's engine, is measured at 800Nm, or 590 lb·ft, and those figures put it in a class of its own. While other sports cars can perhaps come close on speed, none can match the Bentley's combination of power and huge torque.

Text and photos courtesy of Bentley Motors Limited