Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible Ice Speed Record
This new model, limited to just 100 cars worldwide, is a celebration of the company's world ice speed record for a convertible car set by Finland's four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen in a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible.
Driving the all-wheel drive, bio-fuel powered 6-litre, 12-cylinder Continental Supersports convertible on the frozen Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland, Kankkunen achieved a speed of 330.695 km/h, eclipsing his own ice speed record of 321.6 km/h set in 2007 in the Continental GT.
The 6-litre, twin turbo-charged W12 engine produces 471kW - the most powerful Bentley ever - and 800Nm of torque. Paired with a Quickshift six-speed automatic transmission, it launches the convertible 'Ice Speed Record' model from 0-100 km/h in 4.0 seconds, and reaches 0-160 km/h from a standing start in only 9.5 seconds.
In common with its Continental stable mates, the new Supersports model runs on both petrol or E85 bio-ethanol or any combination of the two. The limited edition Continental Supersports Convertible IRS is priced from $290,000.
