2018款宾利欧陆GF的测试已经接近尾声，因此这款车无疑已经采用了最终量产版，不过这辆测试车仍进行了大量伪装。不要指望新车外观会进行全面更新，虽然车身进行了伪装，但仍能看出，第三代车型将采用渐进式改款。不过不要因此认为这就是一辆改款车，而非全新车型。该车与最新一代Panamera共享MSB平台，因此将获得大幅瘦身，车重将与采用该平台的其他车型一样降低。目前最重的敞篷版重量达到2.9吨，而宾利老板透露最轻版本重量不会低于2吨。虽然这辆原型车搭载了老款的W12引擎，但量产版将与添越共享那台6.0升双涡轮增压引擎，功率达到447千瓦/600马力，扭矩900牛米。此外新车还将搭载4.0升V8引擎的改进版，功率将超过388千瓦/520马力，扭矩680牛米。预计新车将在今年法兰克福车展首次亮相。
2018 Bentley Continental GT Caught Up Close And Personal
Spy shots of the new Bentley Continental GT date back to late 2015 when a prototype was spotted hiding underneath a shortened current-gen Porsche Panamera body. The Conti is now approaching the end of its testing cycle, so it’s no wonder this one has most of the production bits and pieces. However, there’s still a great deal of camo slapped all over the body.
Don’t expect a styling overhaul, though. Even though it’s clad in camouflage, we can still observe the third generation of Crewe’s posh grand tourer will adopt an evolutionary design.But don’t let the familiar design trick you into believing it will be more of a facelift rather than a brand new car. Since it will get the underpinnings of the latest Panamera, it means the next Continental GT is hitting the gym hard and will lose a serious amount of weight thanks to the MSB platform. Fun fact: the heaviest version of the outgoing model tips the scales at a whopping 6,393 pounds (2.9 tons) for the Continental Supersports Convertible. Needless to say, a diet is more than welcome, but keep in mind Bentley’s boss Wolfgang Dürheimer has already revealed the lightest version won’t drop below the two-ton mark.
Although this particular prototype has the old W12 engine, the production model will be blessed with the Bentayga’s new one. In the world’s most opulent SUV, the biturbo 6.0-liter pushes out a meaty 600 horsepower (447 kilowatts) and 664 pound-feet (900 Newton-meters) of torque. It’s not going to be all about the W12 since the new generation will also use an evolution of today’s V8 4.0-liter with extra oomph than the 520 hp (388 kW) and 502 lb-ft (680 Nm) available in the V8 S variant.
As to when we’ll get to see the new Continental without that annoying disguise, look for a September debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.