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2004 Bentley Continental GT

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Engine size - Displacement - Engine capacity:	6000 cm3
Transmission Gearbox - Number of speeds:	Automatic
Fuel Type:	Gasoline
Drive wheels - Traction - Drivetrain:	4WD
Price (out of date):	$161089

2004 Bentley Continental GT specs, Engine size 6.0, Fuel type Gasoline, Drive wheels 4WD, Transmission Gearbox Automatic

For other models sharing this name, see Bentley Continental.

The Bentley Continental GT is a grand tourer coupé with two doors and a 2+2 seating arrangement, released in 2003, replacing the previous Rolls-Royce-based Continental R and T.

It is equipped with a 6.0L, twin-turbocharged W12 engine, producing 552hp (412kW), with a top speed of 198mph (319km/ h). The car is designed by Belgian designer Dirk van Braeckel. The Continental GT is built on the Volkswagen Group D1 platform. Largely, it could be considered a rebadged Volkswagen Phaeton, with a different styling and a more powerful engine, most of the technical components being identical to those on the Phaeton.

In early 2007, a Bentley Continental GT Speed driven by four-time World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen broke the world speed record on ice on the frozen Baltic sea near Oulu, Finland. It averaged 321.6km/ h (199.86 mph) in both directions on the "flying kilometer", reaching a maximum speed of 331 km/ h (207 mph). The previous record was 296km/ h (184mph), achieved with a Bugatti EB110 Supersport.

The record-breaking Bentley was largely standard except for a roll-cage, aerodynamic improvements, and low-temperature fuel and calibration.