Bentley Continental

Bentley Continental GT Convertible better know what they are doing if they want to end up making the car look even more luxurious than it already is. Thankfully, Prior Design has had a little experience in this department with tuning projects such as the BMW M5 F10 and the Mercedes E-Class Coupe. Their newest project reshapes the convertible with aerodynamic pieces and some interior modifications.

The aerodynamic kit includes a new front bumper with an integrated carbon fiber bottom lip that reduces the updraft at the front axle. It also includes two air inlets on the hood, a massive sports grille with two carbon-fiber air outlets on top, a set of traditional side sills, and a new bumper with integrated diffuser for the rear. The final touch has been provided by a stainless steel sports exhaust system cleanly integrated into the tail. For the interior, the tuner jazzed it up a bit with wooden decorations and exclusive carbon fiber insertions.

Under the hood, everything remained unchanged so the customer will still get the 6 liter W12 engine that delivers a total of 567 HP and a peak torque of 516 lbs-ft. With this setup, the car sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and can hit a top speed of 198 mph.

It’s been about six months since Bentley’s debut of their facelifted Continental GT luxury coupe so it seems only natural that the company would now be hard at work testing the Speed version of the vehicle. Another seemingly natural fact would be that spy photographers were on hand to catch the speedier GT before its world debut later this year, most likely at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The prototype caught testing features a redesigned front bumper that makes it look sportier and even more aggressive. There also seems to be some changes in the exhaust system that clearly indicate a greater output. The current GT Speed model is powered by a twin-turbocharged W12 that develops 600 HP, so expect to see at least the same output - if not more - in the new model.