The car headlights inside the 2012 GTC feature new led daytime running light, the trunk is becoming pulled up and squared away just such as the coupe, and there are new wraparound LED taillights flanking the trunk lid. New exhaust rules and chrome accents above the rocker panels round out the whole body updates. Of course, a Bentley exterior update isn’t complete without bigger wheel and tire packages: the convertible arrives with 20-inch wheels standard and two different types for that optional 21-inch deals — a first for that GTC.

The Continental’s fee and managing has usually defied its size, as well as the 2012 GTC is no exception. The lose top’s twin-turbo W-12 helps make 15 extra horsepower and 37 extra pound-feet extra compared to outgoing product and Bentley expects this GTC to accomplish a best fee of 195 mph and achieve sixty mph from the standstill in 4.8 seconds, which would allow it to be only 0.4 seconds slower compared to GT that people tested. The standard ZF six-speed automated now features Bentley’s ‘Quick shift’ technology, which the British automaker says “cuts shift occasions by as a good offer as fifty % and allows double downshifts” to accomplish the energy strap quicker. The all-wheel-drive plan is becoming recalibrated to provide a rear-biased 40:60 split, as opposed for that outgoing model’s 50:50 split. The top and rear tracks have also been enhanced to raise tire grip and stability. Many thanks in element to aluminum-rich suspension components; the 2012 Continental GTC is stated to acquire 154 pounds lighter than its predecessor.