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German tuning house MTM is creator of the schnellest Audi RTT and the sickness-on-wheels RS4 K540. It follows up those two acts with a tastefully-tuned Bentley called the GTC Birkin Edition. (Sir Henry Ralph Stanley “Tim” Birkin, 3rd Baronet, was one of the original Bentley Boys of the 1920’s.) It is wonderful to see a tuner take an already beautiful car and forgo visually mad modification for jet black understatement.

In fact, the only exterior mod, other than the 21″ Bimoto wheels, is the rear apron and staggered pipes. Frankly, we like those better than the elliptical versions on the standard car. The real fettling has taken place on the engine and suspension. Two kits are available, one that ups the HP from 560 to 635, with a jump in torque to 575 lb-ft. The second kit raises that again to 650 HP and 585 lb-ft. The German oomph will get you to 62 in 4.2 seconds, a 0.6-second improvement over the “basic” Bentley GTC.

MTM has also added a proprietary, stainless steel exhaust that includes a center and end muffler with throttle control. To top it off, the suspension’s been lowered, which always helps even the baddest Bentley boy look that little bit badder. Click through the jump to read the full press release, and check out the gallery of hi-res images below.

[Source: 4 Wheels]

Details info: Alternative names:

Eight/ Mulsane/ Turbo/ Brooklands

(1980 - 1999)



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Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) Silver Spirit/ Silver Spur/ Flying Spur

Jankel (United Kingdom) Rolls Royce & Bentley Conversion



Info: Eight, Mulsane, Mulsane S, Turbo R, Turbo S, Brooklands,



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Rolls-Royce - Silver Spirit/ Silver Spur/ Flying Spur

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Bentley Continental Coupé 2d



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Available version:

Personal Commission T - 6.75 V8 Turbo aut.

R - 6.75 V8 Turbo aut.

T - 6.75 V8 Turbo aut.





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Continental

(1991 - 2003)





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Although for many years the actual power of a Bentley engine was never declared as anything but “adequate”, we now realise that the T model develops around 420-450bhp, depending on application (greater power in the saloon), which affords it a top speed in the region of 170mph. The Continental is a beautiful design that shocks with its phenomenal turn of speed.

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Bentley Azure Cabrio 2d

Azure

(1995 - 2003)



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Available version:

6.75 V8 Turbo aut.



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6.75 V8 TwinTurbo aut.



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Based on the fractionally smaller platform of the Arnage, the Azure is the ultimate means of travel in places such as Monaco and, unsurprisingly, the Cote d’Azur.



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Details info: Alternative names:

Bentley Arnage L - LWB







Arnage

(1998 - 2004)



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Available version:

RL - 6.75 V8 Turbo aut.





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Variation:

VG (United States of America) Shooting Brake





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Fractionally smaller than its predecessor, the Arnage was designed initially to use the same BMW 4.4-litre V8 engine and gearbox as the BMW M5. The V12 BMW engine was reserved for the smoother and less fussy Rolls-Royce model. However, VW invested in bringing the former 6.75-litre V8 up to a standard, where it could pass exhaust emissions legislation. Therefore, it is now the base engine in three states of tune.



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