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The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence

Bentley says the rear-wheel-drive coupe is its first truly track-ready car, with 657 horsepower and 1.3G cornering on optional tires.

Summary by Ars Technica
It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.

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Bentley has taken an unusual approach for its new Supersports, ditching some of the elements that typically define the brand's cars. The result is the lightest Bentley in 85 years.

Rear traction, 666 hp and almost half a ton less. We went to Laguna Seca to find out how much this Bentley Supersports changed personality. Taking a car and making it more sporty obeys a handful of basic principles: increasing its power, improving the ability to put additional horses on the ground — chassis, tires and [...] The post We drove the Bentley Supersports that lost 500 kg and gained rear traction appeared first in Automobile Reason.

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Autocar UK broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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