Emva kokuthatha irekhodi le-SUV yemveliso ekhawulezayo kwi-Pikes Peak kulo nyaka uphelileyo, kulo nyaka u-Bentley ubuyele kugqatso oludumileyo lwaseMntla Melika ukuze athathe irekhodi lexesha lonke phakathi kweemodeli zemveliso.
Ukufezekisa oku kunye nokwaphula irekhodi elibekwe yi-Porsche 911 Turbo S ngo-2014, "isixhobo sokuzikhethela" se-Bentley yayiyi-Continental GT, i-2.3-tonne coupe exhotyiswe nge-6.0 l 635 hp W12 enkulu.
Ngokucacileyo, xa kucingwa ukuba i-Continental GT yayikhuphisana nerekhodi yezithuthi zokuvelisa, akukho tshintsho lomatshini lwenziwayo, umahluko kuphela xa kuthelekiswa neemodeli ezithengiswayo kubathengisi bubukho bekheji yokuqengqeleka, imigqomo kunye nesixhobo sokucima umlilo.
Ingxelo ye-GT yelizwekazi
Iyonke, i-Continental GT kunye nomqhubi uRhys Millen (sele ephumelele ugqatso lweNorth America kathathu) uthathe nje i-10min18.488s ukugqiba i-19.99 km - kunye nokwahlukana kwinqanaba le-1440 m - kunye neekona ze-156 ze-Pikes Peak.
Bhalisa kwincwadana yethu
Ngeli xesha i-Continental GT ishiye ngasemva irekhodi yangaphambili ye-10min26.9s (ithathe i-8s iyonke), ngaloo ndlela ibe sesona sithuthi soveliso sikhawulezayo esake sakwi-Pikes Peak.
Iinzame (eziyimpumelelo, ngendlela) ukufikelela kule rekhodi yinxalenye yemibhiyozo yekhulu leminyaka ye-brand yaseBritane, kwaye i-Bentley iceba ukutyhila iprototype yombane kunye nokuzimela, i-EXP 100 GT, njengendlela yokubhiyozela iminyaka yayo eyi-100.