MTM Bentley in subtle German tuning shock
cj hubbard writes:
I have a desperate, desperate need to inject something that ISN’T A MINI into the blog here. So I give you… a Bentley.
Not just any Bentley. This is an MTM Birkin Edition. Yes, I did just say Edition.
Available as a tuning pack for any of the currently Bentley range, the MTM Birkin kit is notable for two reasons.
Firstly, the power. In regular tune Bentley’s 6.0-litre W12 produces 560hp. Bentley’s own Speed variants up this to 610. The MTM Birkin offers up to 650. Yow.
Assuming your Bentley is the lightest (at 2.4-tonnes…), most aerodynamic example, the Continental GT, the Birkin dispatches 0-62mph in just 4.9 seconds and 0-124mph (that’s 200km/h) in 15.9. Top speed has been fully verified at 205.67mph. Which MTM says makes this the fastest Conti GT in the world.
Impressive. However, what really grabs us about this car is all the stuff that’s missing.
Where’s the dodgy, ‘aerodynamically efficient’ bodykit? The bulging wheelarches? The extra vents? The bells? The whistles? It seems MTM has restrained itself to applying a relatively subtle set of 21-inch alloy wheels, chrome grill, and quad-exit exhaust system – performance enhancing, yes, but it also “delivers a beguiling sound”. Apparently.
What price subtlety? 20,000 Euros – a not insubstantial £17,532 at current exchange rates. But that does include the VAT, TÜV certification, assembly, lowered ride height, and a fairly considerable set of six-pot brakes.
What the hell, let’s order it now.
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Posted: May 26th, 2009 under News.
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