下一代宾利欧陆GT继三月份进行了寒冷气候测试后，近日又现身德国纽伯格林赛道。车身伪装遮盖了很多细节上的设计，但却无法掩盖整体造型，新车比现行版外观更顺滑。新一代欧陆GT某些设计元素取自车厂在去年日内瓦车展发布的EXP 10 Speed 6概念车，包括车鼻顶部向下的拱形以及向后延伸的前大灯。新车在轮拱高高的隆起，这使得车身后部极具肌肉感。车尾的行李箱也比现行版进一步延长，后保险杠的设计似乎没有完成，但预计下面的椭圆形排气尾管将出现在量产版上。新一代欧陆GT外观更具肌肉感，而由于它采用大众集团的MSB平台，因此重量将大幅降低。该车动力系统包括4.0升V8双涡轮和6.0升W12双涡轮引擎，性能将非常值得期待。预计新一代欧陆GT将于明年下半年上市，而敞篷版则要等到2018年才会推出。

 

Bentley Continental GT spied trying to hide its sleek body

After doing some cold-weather testing in March, development of the next-gen Bentley Continental GT has moved to the Nürburgring. Body cladding camouflages the final design, but the engineers at the British luxury automaker can't hide that the new model is a sleeker evolution of the current coupe.

 

Bentley's EXP 10 Speed 6 concept won rave reviews at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and the company has incorporated some of the design cues into the new Continental, including the downward arch at the tip of the nose and swept back headlights. This one also wears big hunks of cladding around the fenders, which make the arches look cartoonishly large. Similar obfuscation around the trunk appears to artificially extend the coupe's length, too. However, the swooping roofline provides a hint about where the body might actually end. The rear bumper doesn't look final either, but we expect to see these oval tailpipes on the production version because they appear in several other batches of Continental spy photos.

 

The new Conti GT has a more svelte exterior appearance, and the sporty attitude shows up under the skin, too. A switch to Volkswagen Group's MSB platform reportedly sheds a significant amount of weight over the current rather portly model. The powertrain mix likely includes a 4.0-liter biturbo V8 and 6.0-liter biturbo W12. With fewer pounds to move around, these engines should provide respectable performance.

 

We expect the new Continental GT coupe to arrive in the second half of 2017. The already spied Conti GT convertible would likely join the lineup in 2018.