Continental 24: Bentley’s Nurburgring homage

Based on the SuperSports, the Continental
24 boasts bold colour schemes and lashings of carbon fibre

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Limited to a run of just 24 examples, the Continental 24 is
based on the hardcore SuperSports version of the GT car. It
takes several interior and exterior design cues from the company’s
GT3 racer.  

While the race car has a yellow front end that blends into black
at the rear, the road-going Continental 24 has a black body with
either a bold yellow or red bonnet, roof and boot. Bentley says
customers can choose a single external colour “at no extra
cost”. 

A set of Continental 24 stickers are placed above the car’s
skirts on either side. These are available in either red or yellow
if customers choose a two-tone vehicle. 

Inside, Bentley has covered the car’s centre console and
dashboard in carbon fibre, says AutoExpress, as well as the door panels
and footplates. 

“Each seat is diamond quilted Alcantara” and the headrests are
embroidered with the Continental 24 emblem, the magazine says.
Those who spec their car in a two-tone colour scheme will get red
or yellow highlights around the cabin, too. 

Under the bonnet sits the same 700bhp 6.0-litre W12 engine as
the SuperSports. It’s powerful enough to launch the Continental 24
from zero to 62mph in 3.5secs and on to a top speed of
209mph. 

Buyers will also get the SuperSport’s torque vectoring
technology. It’s a system that individually brakes each wheel when
going round a corner to optimise traction and grip. 

The Continental 24 will go on sale for €250,000 (£216,000). The
price is around £50,000 more than a base-model W12-engined
GT.  

Bentley will field three Continental GT3 cars at the Nurburgring
24h, which runs from 25 to 28 May.