Why the 2026 Bentley Continental Supersports is the Most Exciting New Car To Come From Crewe? Bentley have been teasing the new Supersports for the last three months. Now, teasers have revealed much more about the car. For starters, the Supersports will be the standard Continental what the GT3 is to the base 911. A Continental unplugged. It will feature Carbon-fibre body panels and roof, lightweight front seats, an Akrapovic exhaust, carbon-ceramic brakes, forged wheels and the removal of the rear seats. The Car will also feature a large fixed rear spoiler, bold quad exhausts, extended ground effects, and aggressive air-channels across the body. Also, whilst most of the current Continental range uses the new Performance Hybrid setup, this Supersports is rumoured to have ditched its hybrid for just the 4.0l twin-turbo V8. Rumours have it that this engine will generate a modest 640 horsepower. Read More Bentley Teases Brand New Continental Supersports: With Shock-Non-Hybrid Power But the most staggering feature is that this will be the first and likely only Continental to ditch its all-wheel drive system to be purely rear wheel drive. The first Bentley since the Mulsanne to do so, and certainly will make it stand out amongst Continentals of old. Rumours have it that around 500 Supersports will ever be built and prices will be around $510,000. But each of these special cars will be designed in-house by the customisation gods of Mulliner. The History of Supersports and Time and Place of Unveiling Undoubtedly, this new Supersports is going to be the most special car Bentley will build for a long time. Being the last pure-petrol-powered new Bentley ever, you get the sense that the boys at Crewe wanted to ditch tradition, luxury and innovation for unhinged, raw fun. The car will be unveiled to the public this Wednesday in New York at 20:30 (aka 1:30am UK time), and you’d best get your allocation quick. But there’s more to it than that. This car’s launch comes at the 100-year anniversary of the Supersports name. In 1925, the company launched the 3 litre Supersports, a limited edition 118 built sports variant of the 3 litre. The next Supersports was the 1949 Mark IV, and then two Continental Variants in 2010 and 2017, respectively. And with this third unique Continental variant out now, truly, this is a special celebration. Source: Bentley
