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Old 03-08-2009, 08:29 PM
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Default Briefly ran with a Bentley Continential GT today

Idiot was weaving in and out of traffic at 30mph over the rest of the flow. He passed me and I didnt think much about it until I rounded the next corner and he was waiting at the stoplight. I pulled in behind him. When the light turned green he obviously floored it and his tires briefly broke loose.

He caught me off guard so I was losing ground through 1st but upon shifting into second I was noticably gaining on him. I shut it down around 70 (posted was 65) and sank back into the flow as he continued to weave through traffic up ahead.

Not much of a story but that car seemed damn fast for how big it is.

(at no times were the lives of the drivers, passengers, or bystanders placed at risk in this event - flamesuit on)
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Some specs: 552hp/479tq; 0-60 in 4.4, 1/4 in 12.8@108.3 and that's the 'base' model
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Default Bentley's have insaaaaane torque.

drive one and you'll be blown away. You totally forget your in something the size/weight of an ocean liner. And the GT Speed will leave you breathless.
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I think its almost 5000 pounds too, which slows it down alot despite the power #'s
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Default 2nd. it feels like driving a locomotive at top speed - huge, heavy, endless gobs of torque

and the GT speed tops out at over 200mph, while you sip your latte and your passengers enjoy the wood paneling.

the conti series shares a lot with the A8L W12 - suspension, engine block, etc. they are excellent cars.
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Default have you been in a well-tuned stg3 b5 s4?

and no, that's not a joke =-)
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Default Dude - change your sig - Im lucky none of the female account managers were behind me

I had a stage 2 b5 s4 but did not get the k04 upgrades - so... no
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Default Very true. But this is off-the-shelf (as it were)...

and a big part of the sensation here comes from the incongruity of the sheer size and mass of the vehicle you're rocketing ahead in.
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Default the major problems with driving a bentley are:

you have to age 30 years
you have to wear paisley scarfs
you must know someone named nigel


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