Should Bolt Go For A Bentley?

Having recently treated himself to a GT-R, maybe Usain Bolt ought not to read this side-by-side comparison with Bentley's latest refined beast - from Motor Trend


If you could pit one sports car and one luxury car to engage in a good old fashioned quarter-mile race, you couldn’t find a more unlikely pairing than a Nissan GT-R and a Bentley Continental Supersports.

That is, until you look at the tale of the tape. Then the stats will tell you that despite the obvious disparities, these two cars are a lot more evenly-matched than you’d think. Consider for a second that the Bentley is half a ton heavier than the GT-R. On the other hand, it also puts out about 140 more horsepower – 621 to 485 - than Godzilla, so at the end of the day, the two car’s power-to-weight ratio rounds out to about 8lb/hp.

See how looks – and stats - can be misleading?

Motor Trend went through a lot of work to put these two cars up to the challenge and the result is…well…you have to watch it to find out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qXYjBxnteA