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Bentley Continental GT Tech Specs

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Assembly Crewe, England Predecessor Bentley Continental R Bentley Continental T Class Luxury Grand tourer Body style(s) 2-door 2+2 coupé 2-door 2+2 convertible Layout Longitudinal front-engine, Torsen permanent four-wheel drive Engine(s) 6.0 L W12 twin-turbo Transmission(s) 6-speed ZF 6HP26A tiptronic automatic Wheelbase 2,746 mm (108.1 in) Length 4,808 mm (189.3 in): 2003-05 4,804 mm (189.1 in):[1] 2006-present Width 1,918 mm (75.5 in): 2003-05 & GTC 1,946 mm (76.6 in): Supersports Height 1,390 mm (54.7 in) 1,380 mm (54.3 in): Speed 1,398 mm (55.0 in):[2] GTC Kerb weight 2,350 kg (5,181 lb) 2,485 kg (5,478 lb):[2] GTC Fuel capacity 90 L (19.8 imp gal; 23.8 US gal) Related Audi A8 Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT Bentley Continental GT The fir

Porsche 956 history

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The 956 made its debut at the Silverstone 6 Hour race, the second round of the World Championship for Makes with Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell driving for the factory. After missing the following round at the 1000 km Nürburgring for developmental reasons, the Ickx/Bell unit reappeared at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They led the race for the entire 24 hours, eventually taking the overall win - their third win together. Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 Porsche 956 As they had already won in 1981 with a Porsche 936 that had used an early version of the 956 engine, their car had start number 1. The two other factory 956 followed them, so the three factory Porsches finished 1-2-3 in the order of their starting numbers.

Porsche 911 GT2 Full Review

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In 1993, Porsche had experimented with the use of a turbocharged 911 in international motorsports with the use of the extensively modified turbo 964, named the Turbo S LM-GT. Seeing the potential of the car not only to be fast and reliable, as well as customer demand for a car to replace the 964 generation Carrera RSRs, Porsche chose to develop the turbocharged 993 for customer use. Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT2 The 993 GT2 race car would featured a stripped interior, built-in rollcage for safety, minor adjustments to the bodywork and wings in order to decrease weight as well as increase downforce, as well as wider fenders to handle racing slicks. The suspension would be modified to better handle racing use, while the engine would be slightly tweaked for endurance use. Twin KKK t

Porsche 911 GT3 Specs

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n GT3 configuration, this so called "split" crankcase (meaning the parting line of crankcase is on the crankshaft centerline) uses, instead of a fan and finned cylinders, separate water jackets added onto each side of the crankcase to cool banks of three cylinders with water pumped though a radiator. Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Porsche 911 GT Thus, the GT3 engine is very similar to the completely water cooled 962 racing car's engine, which is also based on this same crankcase. The 962 differs, however, by using 6 individual cylinder heads while the GT1/GT3, like the air and water cooled Porsche 959, uses 2 cylinder heads, each covering a bank of 3 cylinders. The GT3 engine could thus also be thought of as similar to a 959 engine, but with water-cooled cylinders.