The Riyadh Car Show Auction 2019 - 22nd November 2019

The Riyadh Car Show Auction 2019 68 Friday 22nd November 2019 Chassis Number: SCBFR4ZA5FC048509 The most dynamic, responsive and involving Bentley road car ever with just delivery miles. • A limited-edition of 300 celebrating Bentley’s successful return to International Motorsport • Finished in Glacier White with two-tone green graphics, and gloss black details • Powered by the 4-litre V8 used in the 2nd-generation Continental GT developed to 575bhp • A left-hand drive, delivery miles example supplied new to the UAE Introduced in 2014, the Bentley Continental GT3-R was a new track-focused model hailed by its maker as ‘the most dynamic, responsive and involving Bentley road car ever’. The GT3-R’s original ancestor was the groundbreaking Bentley Continental GT of 2003, the introduction of which had marked a significant change of policy for Bentley Motors. Although still hand-assembled to a degree, the Continental GT was built using mass-production techniques and retailed at approximately half the price of the preceding Continental R, immediately opening up the prospect of Bentley ownership to a much wider audience. The first-generation GT was powered a twin-turbocharged version of the 6.0-litre W12 engine driving through a six-speed semi-automatic gearbox and permanent four- wheel drive. With 552bhp on tap, this mighty power unit was capable of propelling the two-ton Continental GT to 100kph (62mph) in 4.8 seconds on its way to a top speed of around 197mph and these early cars were very well received. However, whilst enjoying the vast reserves of power available, W12 owners were not over-impressed with the fuel consumption and it wasn’t long before the range was joined by the GT V8. Producing 500bhp, this all-new power unit incorporated the latest in fuel-saving technology, including cylinder deactivation and over-run alternator charging offering significantly better fuel consumption. It was to be this new V8-powered car that would be chosen to spearhead Bentley’s return to active competition. First seen in concept form at the 2012 Paris International Auto Salon, the GT3 was intended to bring the famous British manufacturer back to the forefront of international endurance racing. The car was developed jointly by a special team of Bentley engineers working with Malcolm Wilson’s company, M-Sport Ltd and with its 4.0-litre V8 engine boosted to 600bhp, the rear-wheel-drive GT3 incorporated all the latest developments in competition-car technology. In 2014, the GT3 claimed Bentley’s first home-soil win in 84 years when the works Bentley Motorsport entry, driven by Guy Smith, Andy Meyrick, and Steven Kane, won the second round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Silverstone. Whilst still in its maiden season, the Continental GT3 2015 Bentley Continental GT3-R LOT 131 More Images Lot 131 Bid On Lot 131