The 2010 Continental GTC is a 2-door, 4-passenger luxury convertible, available in two trims, the Convertible and the Speed. Upon introduction, the Convertible is equipped with a standard 6.0-liter, W12, 552-horsepower, turbo engine that achieves 10-mpg in the city and 17-mpg on the highway. The Speed is equipped with a standard 6.0-liter, W12, 600-horsepower, turbo engine that achieves 10-mpg in the city and 17-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard on both trims.
Bentley's 2010 Continental GTC Speed belongs to that rare class of vehicles to which the standard array of automotive superlatives simply does not apply. After all, how can one adequately convey the sensation of accelerating a 5500-pound, leather-clad convertible from rest to 60 mph in a mere 4.5 seconds? Of hitting 195 mph with the top down. Of returning to a standstill via the world's largest production automobile brakes-eight-piston calipers and 16.5-inch carbon-ceramic discs?
Though essentially a performance variant of the Continental GTC convertible, the Speed is not some stripped-down racer. Sure it has drilled aluminum pedals, but there's no stereo delete option here. Bentley went the other direction and serves up an 1100-watt Naim audio system -- the most powerful available in any production car. The knurled-chrome and leather-paneled gearshift lever of the six-speed ZF transmission further indicate a focus on fine motoring as well as high performance. So do the turned aluminum fascias and use of 12 quilted cowhides to line the sumptuous four-passenger cocoon.
With communicative steering and four-way-adjustable air suspension, this all-wheel-drive heavyweight ducks and weaves like the World's Greatest. Even when driven hard, understeer has been suppressed; it surfaces only in moments of extreme driver foolishness before being quashed by the deftly tuned ESP.
Still need an easy summary of how the GTC Speed feels? Ultra-smooth, sinfully rich, and even more delectable when whipped. Kinda like, well, you know.
Interior Standard Features
- 12v power outlet: front
- Air conditioning with fully automated climate control 2 and auto
- Diversity antenna
- Interior monitoring anti-lift anti-theft protection
- Front and rear ashtray
- RDS audio system with satellite, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer
- Cargo capacity: all seats in place (cu ft): 9.2
- Front seats and rear seats cigar lighter
- Clock
- Coming home device
- Compass
- Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel
- Floor console
- Delayed/fade courtesy lights
- Cruise control
- Front seats and rear seats cup holders
- External temperature
- Floor mats
- Driver front airbag with multi-stage deployment, passenger front airbag with occupant sensors and multi-stage deployment
- Sports heated electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, thigh support, seven adjustments and tilt adjustment memory, memory, memory and memory, sports heated electrically adjustable passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, thigh support, seven adjustments and tilt adjustment electric, electric, electric and electric
- 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
- Front seat center armrest
- Garage door opener
- Two head restraints on front seats and rear seats
- Headlight control with dusk sensor
- Heated washer
- Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 37.1, rear headroom (inches): 38.5, front leg room (inches): 42.3, rear leg room (inches): 29.3, front shoulder room (inches): 61.7 and rear shoulder room (inches): 51.9
- Low tire pressure indicator
- Memorized adjustment with three settings on door mirror position and steering wheel position with seven driver's seat positions
- Navigational systems : information type: full map and voice DVD and color
- Parking distance sensors front, rear and radar
- Card key power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows
- Vehicle speed proportional power steering
- Front and rear power windows with two one-touch
- Front and rear reading lights
- 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side with pre-tensioners
- Rear seat center armrest
- Two fixed bench/sports front facing rear seats with zero adjustments
- Automatic operation rear view mirror
- Steering wheel mounted remote audio controls
- Remote control remote trunk/hatch release
- Leather seat upholstery with additional leather
- Seating: four seats
- Service interval indicator
- Front and rear side airbag
- Smart card / smart key automatic, includes central locking, includes ignition starter and includes memory seat adjustments
- Eight speaker(s)
- Leather covered electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment easy entry
- Tachometer
- Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror
- Ventilation system with micro filter, automatic recirculation and active carbon filter
- Voice activating system includes phone
Bentley's 2010 Continental GTC Speed belongs to that rare class of vehicles to which the standard array of automotive superlatives simply does not apply. After all, how can one adequately convey the sensation of accelerating a 5500-pound, leather-clad convertible from rest to 60 mph in a mere 4.5 seconds? Of hitting 195 mph with the top down. Of returning to a standstill via the world's largest production automobile brakes-eight-piston calipers and 16.5-inch carbon-ceramic discs?
Though essentially a performance variant of the Continental GTC convertible, the Speed is not some stripped-down racer. Sure it has drilled aluminum pedals, but there's no stereo delete option here. Bentley went the other direction and serves up an 1100-watt Naim audio system -- the most powerful available in any production car. The knurled-chrome and leather-paneled gearshift lever of the six-speed ZF transmission further indicate a focus on fine motoring as well as high performance. So do the turned aluminum fascias and use of 12 quilted cowhides to line the sumptuous four-passenger cocoon.
With communicative steering and four-way-adjustable air suspension, this all-wheel-drive heavyweight ducks and weaves like the World's Greatest. Even when driven hard, understeer has been suppressed; it surfaces only in moments of extreme driver foolishness before being quashed by the deftly tuned ESP.
Still need an easy summary of how the GTC Speed feels? Ultra-smooth, sinfully rich, and even more delectable when whipped. Kinda like, well, you know.
Interior Standard Features
- 12v power outlet: front
- Air conditioning with fully automated climate control 2 and auto
- Diversity antenna
- Interior monitoring anti-lift anti-theft protection
- Front and rear ashtray
- RDS audio system with satellite, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer
- Cargo capacity: all seats in place (cu ft): 9.2
- Front seats and rear seats cigar lighter
- Clock
- Coming home device
- Compass
- Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel
- Floor console
- Delayed/fade courtesy lights
- Cruise control
- Front seats and rear seats cup holders
- External temperature
- Floor mats
- Driver front airbag with multi-stage deployment, passenger front airbag with occupant sensors and multi-stage deployment
- Sports heated electrically adjustable driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, thigh support, seven adjustments and tilt adjustment memory, memory, memory and memory, sports heated electrically adjustable passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, thigh support, seven adjustments and tilt adjustment electric, electric, electric and electric
- 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
- Front seat center armrest
- Garage door opener
- Two head restraints on front seats and rear seats
- Headlight control with dusk sensor
- Heated washer
- Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 37.1, rear headroom (inches): 38.5, front leg room (inches): 42.3, rear leg room (inches): 29.3, front shoulder room (inches): 61.7 and rear shoulder room (inches): 51.9
- Low tire pressure indicator
- Memorized adjustment with three settings on door mirror position and steering wheel position with seven driver's seat positions
- Navigational systems : information type: full map and voice DVD and color
- Parking distance sensors front, rear and radar
- Card key power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows
- Vehicle speed proportional power steering
- Front and rear power windows with two one-touch
- Front and rear reading lights
- 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side with pre-tensioners
- Rear seat center armrest
- Two fixed bench/sports front facing rear seats with zero adjustments
- Automatic operation rear view mirror
- Steering wheel mounted remote audio controls
- Remote control remote trunk/hatch release
- Leather seat upholstery with additional leather
- Seating: four seats
- Service interval indicator
- Front and rear side airbag
- Smart card / smart key automatic, includes central locking, includes ignition starter and includes memory seat adjustments
- Eight speaker(s)
- Leather covered electrically adjustable steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment easy entry
- Tachometer
- Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror
- Ventilation system with micro filter, automatic recirculation and active carbon filter
- Voice activating system includes phone
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