Keeping things short and sweet, Bentley has teased the upcoming Continental GT Supersports with a tiny Tweet-length press release that simply says "The return of an iconic name to Bentley is imminent, 100 years after it was first introduced. This will be a rare Bentley – and one that is raring to perform. Another extraordinary car, coming soon."
While the company has yet to confirm the actual name of the mystery vehicle, the car in the shadowy photos and video also released (that looks pretty mean) is clearly a Continental GT, and Bentley first used the Supersports name on a car in 1925. I'll let you add two and two together there...
Bentley has, of course, also used the name on hot versions of the Continental GT before, with the first-gen car being available in a Supersports variant between 2009 and 2011, while the and second-gen car offered a Supersports version in 2017 and 2018.
Both featured the time-honoured tradition of "more of everything" including more power, bigger brakes, tweaked handling, and aggressive styling with lots of scoops and wings, and we would expect nothing less from the fourth-gen Supersports.
It certainly seems to be maintaining the tradition of being the toughest-looking version of the Continental GT, if the shadowy pics are to be believed, with new rear aerodynamic elements and a wider bumper hosting some gaping tailpipes being visible, as well as what appears to be a fixed rear spoiler, a pointy chin spoiler, and a larger air intake at the front.
As to what might power it? previous Continental GT Supersports have used beefed up versions of Bentley's W12, but with that engine now being retired, it would seem most likely to get boosted version of the twin-turbo V8 PHEV used in the standard car, which is also used in the Audi RS Q8 where it produces a mighty 471kW/850Nm.
However, there have been rumours that the new Supersports could ditch the hybrid system and run the ICE V8 unassisted, ditching the Continental GT's AWD system in favour of RWD to save weight and make up for the fact that the unassisted V8 won't pump out as much power as the PHEV version. Which sounds even better to us.
But that is all speculation for now, and as Bentley ends its short press release: "More details will be released in due course."
