宾利近日发布了全新第三代欧陆GT，该车将在9月的法兰克福车展与公众见面。新车的车头造型结合了宾利EXP10Speed6概念车的某些元素，而车尾仍保留了欧陆GT宽大的臀围，不过尾灯组和掀背尾门更整洁，看起来更利落。该车采用了大众集团最新的MSB平台，因此很多部件都与保时捷最新款Panamera共享。车内同样提供了48伏电机，可提供辅助动力。虽然新车的长度与老款车一样，但轴距增加，前后悬更短。内部还配备了新的空气悬挂，比老款车增加了60%的进气量。该车搭载一台6.0升W12引擎，最大功率626马力，峰值扭矩900牛米@1750-4000转/分。车辆0-96公里/小时加速时间进行3.6秒，最高时速207公里（约合333公里）。这台W12引擎配备了停缸技术，加上双离合器变速器和分时四驱，使车辆每公里二氧化碳排放量降低了16%至278克/公里。车厂表示，该车一箱油续航里程超过500英里（约合804公里）。除了W12引擎，宾利还将提供同样具备停缸技术的V8引擎。未来还将增加混动版本。来到车内，全新欧陆GT最惊艳的无疑是采用了行业首创的“宾利三面翻转中控面板”(BentleyRotatingDisplay)。中控台中央好像没有屏幕一样。按下发动机启动按钮，仪表板中央的饰面无声滑动翻转，呈现出一块12.3英寸液晶显示屏。拥有可自定义设置的主屏幕以及可以显示驾驶者偏好功能的三个窗口，例如显示导航、媒体和电话。“宾利三面翻转中控面板”的第三块面板采用三个模拟表盘，分别为车外温度、指南针和计时器。车厢内其他部分采用大面积皮革材质、木纹饰板以及镀铬装饰条的混搭，增强了其高档豪华感。车主可选择不同颜色的仪表板搭配。目前该车已经开始接受预订，虽然车厂并未公布价格，但可以为早期预订的消费者预留车辆。首辆搭载W12引擎的车型将于明年一季度交付。
Bentley's Luxurious New 2018 Continental GT Unveiled
Bentley is aiming to build upon record sales and the burgeoning success of its Bentayga SUV with this all-new, third-generation Continental GT sports tourer, which has been revealed ahead of a public debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
The newcomer’s front-end styling incorporates elements seen on Bentley’s EXP 10 Speed 6 sports car concept. Meanwhile, the rear retains the Conti’s ‘haunch’ over the wheels, but the tail-lights and hatch have a neater, more resolved look.
The model now sits on the VW Group’s latest MSB platform, so it shares some components with Porsche’s recently launched new Panamera. It also boasts 48V electrics to help power the active anti-roll bars.
While the car is essentially the same length as previously, its wheelbase has been stretched in bid to shorten the overhangs and improve cabin packaging. It also gets new air suspension, which has 60 per cent more air volume than before.
Bentley is launching the Conti with its flagship engine: a revised version of the company’s 6.0-litre W12. The motor produces 626bhp and a colossal 900Nm of torque between 1,750rpm and 4,000rpm – enough to take the car from 0-60mph in 3.6 seconds, and on to a 207mph top speed.
The W12 now has cylinder-deactivation tech (which earns it the TSI badge), and this, along with the switch to a dual-clutch transmission from the old torque-converter automatic, plus a part-time four-wheel-drive system, helps to slash CO2 emissions by 16 per cent, to around 278g/km. Bentley claims the car can now travel for more than 500 miles on a single tank of petrol. Other powerplants will follow – notably a V8 petrol, also with cylinder deactivation. And there’s likely to be a hybrid, too.
A 12.3-inch ‘retina-quality’ display is the cabin’s technological centrepiece. When the Continental GT is switched off, the facia looks like a single, flush piece of wood veneer. Fire up the ignition, and the screen rotates to show the infotainment system. However, the set-up is actually a three-sided display that can rotate again to show a trio of analogue instrument dials – a chronometer, outside air temperature and a compass. The rotating screen has 40 moving components, uses two separate motors – each with its own gearbox – and adapts to temperature and atmospheric pressure.
Elsewhere in the cabin there’s greater scope than ever before for customisation, with a wider range of veneers and a new C?tes de Genève turned metal finish. Owners can also pair selected colours on the dash for a contrast effect. There’s a wider range of hide, too, with 15 finishes to choose from.
The new Continental is already available to order, and while prices have yet to be confirmed, dealers have taken deposits from early customers. The first W12 examples aren’t expected to arrive on driveways until the first quarter of 2018.