OREANDA-NEWS. The new Bentley Continental GT will appear in Russia at the beginning of 2018. This became known at a closed presentation, which the company "AVILON" held on August 29th in the Moscow restaurant Balzi Rossi. According to the press service of the auto holding, which is the official Bentley dealer, the world premiere of the Continental GT will take place no earlier than September 12th at the international motor show in Frankfurt.

The novelty of the English brand was presented to the guests by none other than Wolfgang Durheimer himself, the president of Bentley Motors. "Bentley has been setting trends in the segment of luxury cars of the Gran Turismo class for almost a hundred years. The new, third generation Continental GT is a great example of our achievements in design and technology and another step in the development of Bentley," - he said.

The new Bentley Continental GT is a luxury representative of the Gran Turismo class. Thanks to special materials, the new version of the model is more than 80 kg lighter than the previous Continental W12. The position of the engine has also changed: it is moved backwards for more efficient mass distribution, better responsiveness and vehicle dynamics.

In addition, the innovations were a digital instrument panel and a rotary display for the driver. Bentley Rotating Display is a 12.3-inch touch screen located on a three-way rotating element that allows you to hide the screen in the dashboard or place in its place three elegant analog dials. The car's engine develops a power of 635 hp and 900 Nm of torque. The new Continental GT accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.7 seconds and it develops a top speed of 333 km / h.

The standard palette of the body color includes 17 basic body colors and a wide range of shades (up to 70 different options). For interior decoration clients there are offered 15 floor coverings, 8 types of handmade veneer and 15 leather options for interior decoration. The company "AVILON" already takes orders for the new Bentley Continental GT.