Bentley, at the 2011 Geneva auto show, was particularly boastful of its new limited-edition Continental Supersports Convertible’s world speed record - set during the middle of Europe's particularly severe 2010/11 winter.
The most powerful road-going Bentley yet averaged a phenomenal 330km/h on a frozen stretch of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Finland.
The car was driven by four-times World Rally champion Juha Kankkunen and Bentley was so taken by its world record that it decided to release a commemorative 100-unit production of Ice Speed Record Continental Supersports Convertibles.
If you were one of those who'd already paid the hefty deposit for your 471kW piece of Bentley’s record-breaking history, well, don’t read any further…
It would appear Bentley’s reign as the world ice-speed record master has been melted – by Audi.
Winter-tyre specialist Nokian keenly followed the Bentley ice record team’s progress and then decided it could better Bentley's performance with the combination of an Audi RS6, its Hakkapeliitta-7 255/35 20"studded tyres and (unsurprisingly) Finnish test driver Janne Laitinen.
Although Nokian is coy about the exact engine tuning modifications made to its record-breaking RS6, Laitinen still managed to power to 331.6km/h to beat Bentley’s run of 330km/h.
We're sure the engineers at Crewe at thrilled. Ice Speed Record Continental Supersports Convertible customers even more so…
The most powerful road-going Bentley yet averaged a phenomenal 330km/h on a frozen stretch of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Finland.
The car was driven by four-times World Rally champion Juha Kankkunen and Bentley was so taken by its world record that it decided to release a commemorative 100-unit production of Ice Speed Record Continental Supersports Convertibles.
If you were one of those who'd already paid the hefty deposit for your 471kW piece of Bentley’s record-breaking history, well, don’t read any further…
It would appear Bentley’s reign as the world ice-speed record master has been melted – by Audi.
Winter-tyre specialist Nokian keenly followed the Bentley ice record team’s progress and then decided it could better Bentley's performance with the combination of an Audi RS6, its Hakkapeliitta-7 255/35 20"studded tyres and (unsurprisingly) Finnish test driver Janne Laitinen.
Although Nokian is coy about the exact engine tuning modifications made to its record-breaking RS6, Laitinen still managed to power to 331.6km/h to beat Bentley’s run of 330km/h.
We're sure the engineers at Crewe at thrilled. Ice Speed Record Continental Supersports Convertible customers even more so…