2012 Bentley Continental GT V8

2012 Bentley Continental GT in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 18.04

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Neptune ◊ 2012-03-25 20:24	Jeremy says the Continental GT has conventional four-wheel drive, but in fact it does not. It uses a compact longitudinal transmission and axle (transaxle) setup. With this system, there is no need for a transfer box. The rear propeller shaft connects directly to the back of the transmission, like a normal rear-wheel drive car. The Bentley’s transaxle has a Torsen (TORque SENsitive) torque-biasing limited-slip centre differential. The Torsen centre differential is used to control the torque split between the front and rear wheels. It keeps the engine’s torque from making a bee-line to the wheel(s) with the least resistance (traction). The front and rear differentials are open (no limited-slip or locking), so four-wheel electronic traction control is employed to manage the torque coming from the Torsen center differential. Great episode though, sans the error about the four-wheel drive system.
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2012-04-30 06:03	The vehicle details for DK61 CBV are: Date of Liability 01 11 2012 Date of First Registration 10 11 2011 Year of Manufacture 2011 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3993cc CO2 Emissions 0g/Km Fuel Type PETROL Export Marker N Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour RED Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
G-MANN ◊ 2012-11-08 21:42	From episode 18.02: The vehicle details for 1800 TU are: Date of Liability 01 01 2013 Date of First Registration 11 01 2012 Year of Manufacture 2012 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 5998cc Fuel Type PETROL Vehicle Colour BLUE dsl wrote Bentley PR car plate - reused for many years on many cars.

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Neptune

◊ 2012-03-25 20:24

Jeremy says the Continental GT has conventional four-wheel drive, but in fact it does not.

It uses a compact longitudinal transmission and axle (transaxle) setup. With this system, there is no need for a transfer box. The rear propeller shaft connects directly to the back of the transmission, like a normal rear-wheel drive car.

The Bentley’s transaxle has a Torsen (TORque SENsitive) torque-biasing limited-slip centre differential.

The Torsen centre differential is used to control the torque split between the front and rear wheels. It keeps the engine’s torque from making a bee-line to the wheel(s) with the least resistance (traction).

The front and rear differentials are open (no limited-slip or locking), so four-wheel electronic traction control is employed to manage the torque coming from the Torsen center differential.

Great episode though, sans the error about the four-wheel drive system.

TheHeartbreakKid15

◊ 2012-04-30 06:03

The vehicle details for DK61 CBV are:

Date of Liability 01 11 2012
Date of First Registration 10 11 2011
Year of Manufacture 2011
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3993cc
CO2 Emissions 0g/Km
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

G-MANN

◊ 2012-11-08 21:42

From episode 18.02:

The vehicle details for 1800 TU are:

Date of Liability 01 01 2013
Date of First Registration 11 01 2012
Year of Manufacture 2012
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 5998cc
Fuel Type PETROL
Vehicle Colour BLUE

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2012 Bentley Continental GT V8

2012 Bentley Continental GT in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 18.04

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