谍照记者近日最近在荷兰拍到了采用量产版车型，正在测试的2017款宾利欧陆GT原型车照片。从照片看，该车比老款车造型更顺滑。事实上，第一眼看上去，会误以为这是EXP 10 Speed 6概念车的原型车，但那款车更小。通过查阅车牌，发现该车搭载了一台6.0升W12双涡轮增压引擎，这样的引擎通常不会出现在更轻，更灵活的运动车上。宾利称，这款运动车将在另一款低于添越的SUV之后发布，因此该车在可见的未来不会发布。回到这辆原型车上，这台12缸引擎或许将出现在添越新版本上，其最大功率447千瓦/600马力，扭矩900牛米。伴随着动力的提升是车重的大幅降低，因此这款车将与下一代保时捷Panamera共享MSB平台。在外观设计上，这辆原型车确实采用了量产版车身，但如果你仔细看，就会注意到，车身某些部分仍隐藏在假的黑色面板下以掩盖其真实设计。它的某些设计元素或许会取自EXP 10 Speed 6概念车，这将使新车设计更具动感。宾利将于明年发布下一代欧陆GT。

 

2017 Bentley Continental GT spied with production body

Spy shots coming from The Netherlands reveal Bentley is now testing the 2017 Continental GT with prototypes carrying production bodies.

 

The last time we saw the new Continental was in November last year when a weird prototype was spotted with a modified Porsche Panamera body. Now, we get a better look at the model as this time around it has its own body which appears to be sleeker compared to the outgoing Continental. As a matter of fact, at first we were tempted to say it’s a prototype of the EXP 10 Speed 6 concept, but that one will be smaller.

 

In addition, we checked the prototype’s license plate and discovered it has the biturbo W12 6.0-liter engine which most likely won’t be available on the lighter and more nimble sports car. Bentley said the latter is due after the introduction of a sub-Bentayga SUV, so it won’t be released in the foreseeable future.

 

Getting back to the prototype at hand, the 12-cylinder engine is probably the new version which debuted in the Bentayga where it offers a massive 600 horsepower (447 kilowatts) and 664 pound-feet (900 newton meters) of torque. The power bump will be corroborated with a significant weight loss as a result of making the switch to the MSB platform shared with the next-gen Porsche Panamera.

 

In terms of design, the prototype seen here does indeed have the production body, but if you look closely you will notice that some of the body parts remain hidden under fake black panels to hide the design. It will probably take cues from the EXP 10 Speed 6 concept and this should translate into a more dynamic appearance.

 

Look for an official reveal of the next-gen Bentley Continental GT to occur next year.