2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible ISR

2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible ISR side

2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible ISR rear view

2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible ISR interior

2011 Bentley Mulsanne front view

Electronics manage nearly every aspect of the Mulsanne’s venerable 6.75-liter V8, from the ignition sequence to fuel delivery. It systematically whirls to life and immediately settles into a near-silent idle.

2011 Bentley Mulsanne front view 2

This particular model is fitted with a smattering of options, including 21-inch two-piece Polished Sport Wheels ($6,315), Naim Premium Audio ($7,415), Seat Ventilation & Massage ($3,000), Burr Oak Veneer ($4,630), Adaptive Cruise Control ($3,270) and a Flying ‘B’ Radiator Mascot.

2011 Bentley Mulsanne side view

Add in several more thoughtful touches, such as Ambient Interior Mood Lighting ($390) and a Valet Key ($250), and the bottom line on this magnificent beauty is a bold $330,195.

2011 Bentley Mulsanne rear view

The cabin is lavish and sumptuous, both driver-focused and passenger-pampering. The steering wheel isn’t particularly meaty or sculpted, but the texture, feel and grip of the leather is so silken, it doesn’t need to be.

The twelve-way power-operated heated and massaging seats are as comfortable as your favorite lounge chair but devoid of excessive bolstering, and they offer overly generous fore-and-aft travel on their tracks.The aforementioned engine’s basic architecture has been around since the 1960s, serving both Bentley and Rolls-Royce.

2011 Bentley Mulsanne interior

No worries, as the famed “Six and Three-Quarter Litre” has been updated more times over the past several decades than Joan Rivers.As expected, the Mulsanne wears mighty brakes. Its iron rotors (two-piece units) are 15.75 inches in diameter up front with six-piston calipers, and 14.60 inches in the rear with two-piston calipers.

2011 Bentley Mulsanne interior 2

The optional 21-inch wheels wear 265/45ZR21 performance rubber, affording the four-door plenty of adhesion. Stomp the brakes and the nose drops as weight transfers forward (along with everything else).

2011 Bentley Mulsanne engine

The Bentley Mulsanne represents nearly a century of coachbuilt automotive history. That heritage is ingrained in the aluminum body panels, stainless steel adornments and dyed leather hides. Countless man-hours are embodied in the upholstery stitching, hand-polishing and laborious inspection of every pore.

The GTC Speed is a sportier version of the “denied” Bentley convertible, and the velocity models of the 1920s, more powerful versions of cars like the 3-liter and 6 were 1/2-liter. The Continental GTC is an appearance by the remarkable 20-inch wheels, trunklid spoiler lip and a matte finish grille distinguished. Inside is a three-spoke sport steering wheel with a knurled chrome and leather shifter drilled aluminum pedals and diamond quilting on the teachings found adorns the seats, rear quarter panels, doors and pads. As one might expect, the cabin is beautiful, especially if the buyer chooses one of the optional engine turned ends.

As with the GT Speed coupe, most of the work terms with a mechanical velocity model in turn. The 6.0-liter W-12 engine makes 600 horsepower and 553 lb-ft torque, improvements of 9 and 15 percent of 552 of the base car and 479 lb-ft pk. The engine now has a single-chain cam drive, lighter connecting rods and pistons, an oil pump that reduces the pressure (and fluid loss) and a custom block. Because opening a port between the crankcase divisions, gases can move between the crank webs so that prevent crankcase compression.