The Continental GT3 is powered by a race-prepared and dry-sump version of Bentley's powerful but efficient 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, with many components carried over from the road-going engine.

A factory-entered Bentley hadn't won a top tier race in the UK for 84 years when the Continental GT3 recently took victory in the second round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Silverstone.

In fact, the GT3-R will hit 62mph from rest in 3.8 seconds (4.5sec for the V8 S), which makes it the fastest accelerating Bentley ever, although its top speed has been slashed from 192mph to ...