Just two months ago, the luxury car maker, Bentley had unveiled its top-end model ‘Mulsanne‘ in India priced at Rs. 2.90 crore. The British luxury car brand has now launched its fastest and most powerful model, the Continental Supersports, in India. Wondering about the price? Well, it is Rs. 2.25 Crore (ex-showroom). Do people really pay so much for a two seater? The answer is, they will. They pay the price not for the two seater capacity, but for the brand, speed and performance. Yes, its not long ago that we discussed what is it that pushes one to buy a car.

The Continental Supersports is capable of running on both petrol and biofuel. The car does not come as a surprise. The launch comes two months after the company announced its plans to introduce two new cars in India this year. The car maker must be seeing some potential for luxury cars in this country. “Being the fastest and most powerful Bentley, the coupe is sure to excite the speed lovers in India. Bentley Continental Supersports has received an overwhelming response worldwide and we are hoping that our Indian audiences will be thrilled with the machine as well,” Exclusive Motors Pvt Ltd Managing Director Satya Bagla said in a statement.

The car’s name has been borrowed from its ancestor, the original two-seater named Supersports, which was introduced in by Bentley Motors in the year 1925. A little while ago we had the Mulsanne and now, we hear that all of Bentley’s Continental Supersports cars too will be handcrafted and assembled at the company’s facility in Crewe in the U.K. The car combines the looks of its iconic brand Continental GT with a new and distinctive appearance which reflects its more extreme character.

The swift and powerful model is around 110 kg lighter than the Continental GT and can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in merely 3.9 seconds and attain a top speed of 329 km an hour. The Supersports is also the first Bentley capable of running on both petrol and bio-fuel. A revised version of the already formidable W12 Bentley engine has been used in the new car.

The twin-turbocharged, 12-cylinder, 6-litre power unit produces an advanced 621 bhp and 800 Nm of torque for uncompromising supercar performance. The all-wheel drive system features a unique 40:60 rear-biased power split delivering a smooth yet exhilarating drive. The impressive six-speed quick-shift transmission matches the peerless engine for an adrenaline fuelled experience. The stopping power is guaranteed by the largest carbon ceramic brakes ever offered on a production car and 8-piston calipers.

The luxury car maker, Bentley Motors had set its foot in India in the year 2007 with the launch of the models Azure and the Continental GTC. As of now, the company is importing its vehicles as completely built units (CBUs) and selling it in India through Delhi-based Exclusive Motors Private Ltd. If the sales go real high, can we not expect Bentley to start production and assembly of its cars in India itself? Well, that will surely take a long long time. At the moment, let’s wait and see how many Indians take home the Continental Supersports.