FINLAND-British luxury car maker, Bentley, successfully broke the world record as the fastest car that can run on the ice.
Records have just achieved by using Super Sports Continental Convertible car driven world rally champion Juha Kankkunen this four times, managed to recorded digit speeds of up to 330,695 km / h (205.48 mph).
The record itself is conducted on the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Finland. With the help of his own team of experienced engineers and Bentley, Kankkunen successfully overcome the challenges in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees, and crosswinds disorder (side wind) to a dangerous point along the 16.5km 70cm-thick ice layer on it.
Bentley Continental Convertible Super Sports who scored a record speed on the ice is Driven by a 6000 cc engine, 12 cylinder engine with more power than 600 hp and equipped with a variety of supporting devices.
Starting from the spoiler that gives extra stability and aerodynamics, the special winter tires from Pirelli measuring 20 inches to a parachute that is useful to stop the vehicle.
According to Bentley, it drove fast cars using E85 bioethanol fuel, and energy is channeled to the wheels via the all-wheel drive power train. With it all, Juha managed to break his old record in 2007 with the Continental GT a record time of 321.6 km / h in the same location.
“Ice speed record is a remarkable achievement with Juha Kankkunen. We will celebrate this success with the Bentley car that ‘extreme’ and very special, which will become the most powerful model ever bear the symbol of the famous ‘winged B’,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Wolfgang Durheimer Bentley said in a statement.
Like greeting Wolfgang, Bentley plans to celebrate the achievement of the record by making the Bentley Continental Convertible Super sports limited edition, which only made as many as 100 units.
However, the Bentley has not revealed details on the specifications of the car called the Bentley products are the most extreme. “We’ll see at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 on March 1,” said Wolfgang.