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The Toyota Camry of Beverly Hills just got more approachable. With an eye on increased sales and a better average fuel-economy rating, Bentley used the Detroit Auto Show to release its Continental GT with a V-8. Looking almost identical to its turbocharged W-12 cousin, save for a revised lower fascia, the real changes are under the hood. The GT V-8 is has a 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V-8 capable of 500 horsepower and 487 pound-feet of torque. Instead of the six-speed automatic transmission on the 12-cylinder GT, this V-8 model gets a new close-ratio, eight-speed automatic unit that pushes power to all four wheels. Bentley says the V-8 model will do 0-60 in 4.6 seconds and, with the help of cylinder deactivation, can go as far as 500 miles on a single tank of gas.

Bentley Continental V-8

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The Toyota Camry of Beverly Hills just got more approachable. With an eye on increased sales and a better average fuel-economy rating, Bentley used the Detroit Auto Show to release its Continental GT with a V-8. Looking almost identical to its turbocharged W-12 cousin, save for a revised lower fascia, the real changes are under the hood. The GT V-8 is has a 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V-8 capable of 500 horsepower and 487 pound-feet of torque. Instead of the six-speed automatic transmission on the 12-cylinder GT, this V-8 model gets a new close-ratio, eight-speed automatic unit that pushes power to all four wheels. Bentley says the V-8 model will do 0-60 in 4.6 seconds and, with the help of cylinder deactivation, can go as far as 500 miles on a single tank of gas.

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