2017 Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo Review and Performance Comparison

Bentley Continental Performance Review.

Introduction:

The 2017 Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo is a powered by a Petrol W 12. This variant of the Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo is the 8 speed / Auto version and was first brought out around 2017. This was at around the same time as the introduction of the 2018 Bugatti Chiron Sport 8.0L W16 Quad Turbo and the 2018 Bugatti Divo 8.0L W16 64 Valve Turbo.

This particular Bentley Continental has a 5950cc Turbo Petrol powerplant driven by the Bentley All Wheel Drive system.

Alternative Petrol W 12's include the 2017 Bentley Continental Supersports 6.0 W12 Bi Turbo

The Continental shares its Petrol W 12 engine configuration with the likes of the 2017 Bentley Continental Supersports 6.0 W12 Bi Turbo and the 2022 Bentley Flying Spur Speed.If you're looking for other similar performing cars which share the Continental's All Wheel Drive, Coupe combination then how about the 2024 Aspark Owl AWD or the earlier 2019 Pininfarina Battista 1900.

Power and Weight:

Weighing in at 2244 kgs (4947 lbs) places the Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo in a similar weight category as the 2024 BYD Sealion 7 Comfort and the excellent 2024 Mazda CX-90 S 3.3 Turbo, give or take 50kg.

The Bentley Continental shares the same bhp with the 2025 Maserati MCPURA Cielo 3.0 V6 Twin Turbo (621 bhp)

In terms of pure power the 5950cc 48 valve, W 12 engine produces around 626 bhp (466 kW) @ 6000 rpm which is comparable to the 2025 Maserati MCPURA Cielo 3.0 V6 Twin Turbo (621 bhp) and also the 2025 Toyota GR GT 4.0 V8 Twin Turbo (641 bhp).

The Turbo W 12 throws out 664 lb-ft (900.2 Nm) @ 1350 rpm placing it with cars of similar torque performance figures such as the 2024 Maybach S 680 (664 lb-ft) or the 2024 Mercedes GT GT 63 S E Performance (664 lb-ft).

Power to Weight:

If you look at both power or torque of the 2017 Bentley Continental in comparison with its weight you get a much more accurate idea of its real world performance.

The 2012 Aston-Martin Vantage V12 Zagato (303.5 bhp per ton) has similar Bhp Per Ton stats as the Bentley Continental.

The Bentley Continental has a power to weight ratio of 278.9 bhp per ton. Bhp per ton figures of the 2017 Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo means you're competing with the 2012 Aston-Martin Vantage V12 Zagato (303.5 bhp per ton) and the equally quick 2020 Mercedes GT AMG S Roadster 4.0 V8 Bi Turbo (302.9 bhp per ton).

Torque to Weight:

If you agree with the late great Carroll Shelby then arguably an even better indicator of potential performance is Torque!. However, torque isn't the whole story, you also need to compare weight as well for more real world comparisons such as torque per ton.

The Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo generates around 295.9 lb-ft per ton. So if you're looking at what cars perform similarly either on the drag strip or at the traffic lights using torque to weight as a benchmark, then look no further than the 2016 Mercedes E Class 63 S AMG 4Matic Saloon (320.7 lb-ft per ton) or the similarly performing 2006 Mercedes CLK DTM Cabriolet (320.6 lb-ft per ton).

Acceleration:

The Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo can accelerate 0–60mph in 3.60 secs or 0–100km/h (0–62mph) in 3.7 secs. Acceleration rivals to the Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo include the 2023 BMW i7 M70 xDrive G70 (3.60 secs) or the equally as fast to 60mph 2022 BMW 4 Series M4 CSL (3.60 secs).

The W 12 engine of the Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo ensures that, ‘on paper’ at least, accelerates slightly faster than the 2025 BMW 2 Series M2 CS Bi-Turbo (3.70 secs) and the 2024 Audi A3 RS 3 Saloon (3.70 secs).

Quarter Mile time is a close race between the Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo and the Bentley Continental SuperSports 6.0 W12

On a longer format for acceleration comparisons the 2017 Bentley Continental can reach a quarter mile in an estimated 12.06 secs with a trap speed around 112.9 mph. Similar performances down the quarter mile drag strip can be found with the the Bentley Continental SuperSports 6.0 W12 (12.08 seconds @ 112.7 mph) and a close race between the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 991 (12.08 seconds @ 112.7 mph) too.

Top Speed:

Some modern performance cars are often artificially restricted particularly when it comes to max speed. 155 mph top speed restrictions are often used as part of the German 'Gentleman's Agreement' for example, so be cautious when using maximum speed figures. The 2017 version of the Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo has a maximum speed of 207mph.

Top Speed of the 2017 Continental equals the Dodge Viper GT 8.4 V10 (206 mph)

If maxing out your car on the AutoBahn is your thing and you're wondering what has a similar top end performance to the 2017 Bentley Continental GT 6.0 W12 Turbo then there's the slightly slower the Dodge Viper GT 8.4 V10 (206 mph) or how about the impressive Mercedes SLR Class McLaren Roadster (206 mph).

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Related Links:

• 2017 Continental Rivals List.
• 2017 Continental: Full Review and Comparisons.
• A Brief History of Bentley
• Compare the 2017 Bentley Continental