Supersports: the ultimate Bentley?
- Published on 14/11/2025 11:18
- Modified on 14/11/2025 11:32
In an automotive world where lightness is no longer synonymous with performance, Bentley has just achieved a small feat.
For its new Continental Supersports, the Crewe firm managed to shave off nearly 450 kg compared with a standard Continental GT. A substantial slimming, which allows this new radical coupe to dip below the symbolic… two-ton mark. It’s not exactly a ballerina in a carbon tutu, of course, but it’s an almost mythical threshold for a modern Bentley.
To achieve such a reduction, Bentley abandoned any attempt at hybridisation. The Supersports says goodbye to the plug-in system and even to all-wheel drive, opting for a much simpler layout combining rear-wheel drive and a homegrown 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 producing 657 hp. A figure lower than the GT Speed’s 782 hp, but it propels a car lightened by nearly half a tonne. Result: 0–100 km/h in 3.6 s and a top speed of 309 km/h.
A queen of corners, not a dragster
Bentley insists that straight-line performance is not this model’s primary aim. The Supersports was conceived to turn the Continental into a cornering beast. The technical arsenal is impressive. Wider rear wheels, electronic limited-slip differential, torque vectoring by braking, dual-chamber dampers, active anti-roll bar able to act in 0.3 s… Even the driving modes have been rethought: the softest, “Touring”, now matches the Sport mode of a GT Speed. The other two settings, “Bentley” and “Sport”, promise a deliciously wild experience, favoring “significant but perfectly controllable” oversteer, according to the marque.
Braking follows the same extreme logic, with huge carbon discs measuring 440 mm at the front and 410 mm at the rear, clamped by ten- and four-piston calipers. Equipment worthy of the best track cars, housed beneath 22-inch wheels developed in collaboration with Manthey Racing, a well-known Porsche specialist.
Aerodynamics has also been deeply revised, with a monumental splitter, gaping air intakes, stacked vanes, a fixed spoiler and a carbon-fibre roof. Enough to generate up to 300 kg of additional downforce compared with a GT Speed. The package is completed by a huge “8” sitting on the grille, a deliberate nod to the brand’s racing past. If they find it too conspicuous, customers can of course remove it thanks to Bentley’s endless personalization options.
The cabin, finally, opts for minimalism. The rear bench is removed and lightweight sport seats, positioned lower but still heated and electrically adjustable, will welcome the two lucky passengers.
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Limited to just 500 units, the Continental Supersports will enter production at the end of 2026, with deliveries starting in early 2027. No price has been announced, but it’s safe to assume a figure well above the €339,900 of a GT Speed First Edition. After all, lightness comes at a price, especially when it’s synonymous with excess.
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This page is translated from the original post "Supersports : la Bentley ultime ?" in French.
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