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Car of the Month - January 2004
Bentley Continental GT, 2003, #SCBCE63W8
4CO20019

2004 will see an increasing number of this Gran Tourismo Coupé driven on
streets all over the world. First deliveries have started in Europe and
will commence in America from April 2004 onward and in Japan during autumn
of this year. The production figure as per business plan became
re-adjusted, i.e. more cars will be made to meet demand and avoid
unacceptable delays in delivery. It is no secret though that despite the
higher production figure dealers in Germany regret to report there exists
a “Waiting List”. But then Bentley Motors couldn't have but desire that
their expectations would be exceeded - not least this success fully
justifies the enormous investment in transforming the Crewe factory into
one of the most advanced plants in the world.
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Not only one figure as mentioned above had to be re-adjusted. That was
necessary, too, as regards a figure from the specifications. Bentley
Motors stated a top-speed of 318 km/h (ca. 198 mph) - but during one of
the first test-runs a Bentley Continental GT passed a precisely calibrated
photoelectric beam at 329.1 km/h (ca. 205 mph).

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