2 Tonnes of Bentley Continental breaks ice-speed record

Bentley Continental SS convertible

As far as laws of physics go, weight is one of the factors that govern the speed of a car. Especially, when the car in question weighs in at almost a hefty 2000 kg, you won’t expect it to be very rapid, leave alone breaking the world ice-speed record. To get around this, Bentley installed a 6.0 liter W12 petrol engine in the Continental SuperSports Convertible to make it move, and move it does. The 2 tonne slab of metal can be hauled at 202 mph thanks to 621 bhp, courtesy the awesome W12.

Bentley Continental SS Convertible

Cracking the 200 mile an hour barrier can be a piece of cake especially when the Continental Supersports rides on 275/35 ZR20 Pirelli Ultra High Performance rubber. So to up the ante, Bentley put the Supersports convertible on a 20 centimeter thick frozen Baltic sea and gave it the beans. Result: The Conti-SS sailed passed 199.83 mph to reach 205 mph breaking the record and the man behind the wheel was Juha Kankkunen. Video after the jump.