Bentley Sacrilege: 800hp ASI Tetsu GTR

800hp ASI Tetsu GTR Based on Bentley Continental GT

Based on Continental GT

By Clinton Deacon
June 5, 2008 4:00 PM
Filed Under: Bentley, European, Tuners

The Bentley Continental GT is a quite superb car with its 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 engine pumping out 552hp, it is a favourite with the rich and famous including one Paris Hilton. She could well be happy after news of of this new tuning kit from Japanese tuning firm TSI featuring a golden livery complete with flowers (yes, that is flowers) all over the hood, surely there is only one person in the world who could feel at home in this.

Despite this sacrilege the Japanese tuning house has at least gone to work to create a more aggressive wide body kit made of ASI's dry carbon. The engineers have also tackled the engine by enhancing the turbochargers and exhaust system along with a bit of ECU tuning bringing the total output to an over-the-top 800hp. To handle this extra power the transmission also required a bit of strengthening.

The ASI Tetsu GTR will be produced in limited numbers with each model being produced individually.

Source: ASI via carscoop

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Comments

Joe_Limon

June 5, 2008 6:19 PM

I loved the bentley before, but this... my god. Just topped my list as the car I want most in the world. More so then the veyron, carrera gt, murcuilago, enzo, and mclaren f1 lm. Luxury, sports performance, awd, 800hp, and looks that are sporty, refined, and yet extraverted.

deliverinsanity

June 5, 2008 6:55 PM

They make it look like some japanese tuner car and then they put flowers on the bonnet and finish it off with a golden ornament. There are better things to do with your money, to be honest.

skychao

June 5, 2008 10:58 PM

i loveee the paint. it gives off the perfect shades. and wow i would love to have that paint

lelu

June 5, 2008 11:11 PM

At least, you will be noticed with this Bentley this time.

carcrazy1234

June 6, 2008 3:34 AM

yea this car stock isn't a very noticable car... there is ONE i the city where i live in, and ive seen it twice or so, and it's not THAT amazing stock lol... like its a nice car and all, but if i saw even a porsche i'd notice it more (porsche 997 turbo for example)...

norther

June 6, 2008 12:08 AM

what a bunch of imbecils! why do this to a bentley? it looks like a sissy car or a stupid spoiled w.ore car. hope they die because of what they did to this car...and the people who are gonna buy it too.

_M7_

June 6, 2008 12:17 AM

ive seen this one whitout this stubid "tuning" and its SOULES its just a huge pice of metal

samuelzeus

June 6, 2008 3:38 AM

Man... I wonder why some people work so hard to ruin a vehicle.

Xanavi23

June 6, 2008 4:51 AM

The paintjob although questionable is a press issue paintjob only mainly, extra attention as well as also many "VIP" Saloon driver/racers in japan sometimes like to show off further with a high flashy paintjob. This tuning will be accessible to the whole world however the company had to make the car tailored to Japanese tastes primarily. Besides its just a paintjob, the kit is very nice...just think of it painted in a 1 tone paint job it would be very sexy. Lastly the Bodykit is almost assuredly wind-tunnel tested = better highspeed capablity. Helps alot with 800hp on tap.

mustang5507

June 6, 2008 11:43 AM

First, I'll state the painfully obvious. The car is hideous. Good thing they chose a model that Bentley sells a relatively large number of.

Now, my real complaint. Who is writing these articles? The English is horrible, and it seems to me there is no editing put into them these days. That huge run-on sentence in the first paragraph is nearly as appalling as the car. I like this site for the pictures, however I'm very skeptical that these are professional journalists writing for this site. I'm convinced that some of the nincompoops that post in the comments section are behind a lot of these articles, unfortunately.

Bremen_Koenigsegg

June 6, 2008 1:44 PM

I agree completely. Does it kill to proofread?

Bremen_Koenigsegg

June 6, 2008 2:05 PM

Why can't ricers keep to "improving" their own brands? Now, don't assume I'm being derogatory in calling ASI "ricers." There are cars in the world that would look legitimately better with these gaping maws and hood vents, but no Bentley is part of that lot. I'm not the biggest fan of the Continental GT to start with, but I do think it deserves some respect. This tuner variant is not respectful; the Continental GT is not supposed to look like this. If you can afford a Bentley, you can afford a certain amount of respectability. This gaudish excuse for a Bentley is not in keeping with the subdued styling van Braeckel and his design team painstakingly carved from clay. I do believe the design can be improved upon; I do not believe ASI have accomplished such.

alessandro

June 7, 2008 8:35 PM

Yes. But "improved" Mazda or Honda is just like blue plastic bucket pimped up with acrylic "rubys". To be really noticed you need something valuable do not belong to you or... be creative. They find that the first way to easier.

Low-Fa

June 20, 2008 2:59 AM

I'll take mine without the floral hood and wing.

Low-Fa

June 20, 2008 3:00 AM

Make it a drop-top too.

THERENAISSANCEMAN

June 25, 2008 8:21 PM

relax , guys ...the artist just got carried away and his artistic passion transported him too far . maybe he was the last of the flower power children .

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