Bentley’s Continental GT, updated and facelifted earlier this year, has passed its styling and technical tweaks onto its convertible stablemate, the Continental GTC.
As with the coupé, the GTC gets a new Mulsanne-inspired face, featuring a new headlight design, a new front bumper and a softer top line along the front quarter panels. At the rear end, there’s a more defined boot-lid and rear deck, along with squarer rear fenders and updated tail-lights. For the first time, the GTC also gets 21-inch wheels as standard.
Inside, the topless four-seater gets a revised dash design, including a new touch-screen display – complete with a 30gb hard drive for navigation and entertainment.
Like the hardtop, the GTC is powered by an upgraded E85-compatible 6.0-litre W12 engine producing 430 kW and 700 Nm of torque – up from 412 kW and 65 0Nm. Thanks to its new power figures, the 2011 Continental GT shuffles to 100 km/h in a heady 4.8 seconds, just 0.4 seconds of the coupé’s run.
With a global debut scheduled for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, South African availability for the new GTC has still to be confirmed.
