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Bentley’s 2026 Supersports drops hybrid power and all-wheel drive for track performance
Bentley has made the 2026 Supersports, a version of its Continental GT designed with track driving in mind.
Unlike the current Continental GT, it has rear-wheel drive and a combustion-only engine, without hybrid power.
Removing the hybrid and all-wheel-drive systems cuts about 1,000 pounds of weight.
Its twin-turbo V8 makes 657 horsepower and sends power to the rear wheels through an eight-speed transmission.
The car reached 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, and it was driven on the Laguna Seca race track in California.
Bentley lists a US starting price of $486,600, but every car in the production run has already been sold, with buyers customizing their cars.
The Supersports shows how Bentley adapted its luxury grand tourer for track performance by reducing weight and changing the way it puts power to the road.
Bentley’s 2026 Supersports is a rear-wheel-drive, combustion-only version of the Continental GT designed with track driving in mind.
It drops the Continental GT’s hybrid system and all-wheel drive, reducing the car’s weight by 1,000 pounds.
Its twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 produces 657 horsepower and 590 lb.-ft. of torque.
The car reaches 60 mph in 3.4 seconds.
Bentley’s entire production run has sold out, and every car has been customized.
- Who
- Bentley, which developed the 2026 Supersports, and buyers who ordered it.
- What
- Bentley made a rear-wheel-drive, combustion-only Supersports focused on track performance.
- When
- The model is for 2026; the article was published October 10, 2026.
- Where
- The car was driven at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
- Why
- Bentley engineers explored removing the Continental GT’s heavy hybrid and all-wheel-drive systems to improve track performance.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
If you look at the carbon fiber on the side of the car, it is all purposeful; it is for downforce and to help the wind clear and cool the car as it’s being driven
Each client that has ordered a car has worked with our Mulliner division [which provides personalization] on co-creation
Bentley engineers considered removing the Continental GT’s hybrid and all-wheel-drive systems to make a track-focused car.
The Supersports was driven around WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
- Powertrain
- Twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8
- Output
- 657 horsepower and 590 lb.-ft. of torque
- Weight reduction
- 1,000 pounds
- Acceleration
- 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds
- Starting price in the US
- $486,600
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