The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK. The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.

The fastest Bentley ever built with hair-raising 206mph top speed selling for £65,000

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.

The fastest Bentley ever with a hair-raising top speed of 206mph is selling for £65,000.

This 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition is one of only 100 ever made.

Only 19 of them ended up in the UK.

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Bentley Continental models have always been popular with top footballers.

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.
The Bentley 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

Ex-Tottenham striker Harry Kane and former Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo previously owned them.

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.
The Bentley 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

At the time of building this vehicle was Bentley’s fastest ever car with an electrifying power.

The GTC was entered into the Guinness Book of Records in 2011.

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.
The Bentley 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

This led to the limited production of the fastest-ever convertible Bentley – the Continental GTC Ice Speed Record.

The motor is kitted out with a twin-turbocharged 6-litre W12 engine.

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.
The Bentley 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

Boasting a whopping 643bhp and going from 0-60mph in just 3.8 seconds, as reported by Luxury Auto News.

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.
The Bentley 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

The car was originally built to commemorate WRC champion Juha Kankkunen’s 205mph ice speed record on a frozen stretch of the Baltic Sea.

At the time of the auction, the GTC had 29,960 miles on the clock.

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.
The Bentley 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

The vehicle which originally was sold for £189,000 is finished in Beluga Black.

The GTC will feature at auction on 22 February.

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.
The Bentley 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

Iconic Auctioneers, who are hosting the auction, stated: “The fastest Bentley ever produced when offered to just 100 invitees at launch, this Beluga Black ‘ISR-Edition’ is one of just 19 examples originally supplied to the UK.

“As Bentley’s most powerful car in its 92-year history, the exterior matched the drama with a choice of either Beluga, Quartzite or Arctica White, with contrasting decals matched to two-tone 20″ alloys.

The rare 2012 Bentley Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition, once the fastest Bentley at 206mph, is up for auction at £65,000, with only 19 in the UK.
The Bentley 2012 Continental GTC Supersport Ice Speed Record edition. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

“The interior has a touch of the stylish extrovert about it with the traditional leather piped in Pillar Box Red and the high-gloss carbon fibre, with a weave tinted in red, furnishes the dashboard and console below a specially designed red-accented Breitling clock.”

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