Mansory Carbon Fiber Body kit set for Bentley Continental GT/GTC Sanguis
MANSORY SANGUIS — Carbon Fiber Body-Kit Programme for the BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT and GTC, the Named Edition That Argues with Bentley's Own Restraint
Sanguis is Mansory's most theatrical Bentley statement — "blood" theming on a marque historically built on restraint is provocation as a product strategy. The name is Latin for blood, and Mansory chose it deliberately. The third-generation Continental GT moved Bentley further upmarket and softer in attitude; the Speed trim, once the buyer-pull halo, became less of a flag-bearer as Bentley signalled an electrified, quieter future. Sanguis is Mansory's counter-argument written in carbon: if factory Bentley restraint is the new norm, a named-edition, limited-run, blood-themed Continental is the deliberate counterweight.
Sanguis as Mansory's Bentley counterweight statement
Mansory has built more than two decades of Bentley work — Le Mansory on the Bentayga, full Flying Spur and Mulsanne programmes, and earlier Continental kits going back to the first-generation 6.0 W12 cars. Sanguis sits inside that lineage as a named edition, not a parts catalogue. Where most Mansory product lines are open-ended bolt-on programmes, Sanguis is presented as a defined identity with its own visual language: red accent stitching, red-anodised badge inlays, dark-carbon weave dominating the exterior, and a styling vocabulary that treats the third-generation Continental's softer surfacing as raw material to be sharpened. The argument is editorial as much as engineering — Bentley itself moved the Continental upmarket with the 2018 third-gen launch, dialled the Speed trim from buyer-pull to optional theatre, and used the W12's 2024 retirement to mark the end of the brutal-grand-tourer era. Sanguis pushes the other way: it keeps the brutal-GT idea alive as an aftermarket statement.
Continental GT/GTC base donor — third generation
The donor is the third-generation Bentley Continental GT (3GT), launched 2018, and its convertible sibling the Continental GTC, launched 2019. The platform is shared with the Porsche Panamera (Volkswagen Group MSB), making 3GT the most cross-platform-engineered Continental ever. Engine choices over the model run: the W12 6.0 L twin-turbo in standard 626 hp and Speed 635 hp / 659 hp tunes, the 4.0 L twin-turbo V8 at 550 hp, and the V8 S at 542 hp with steering-and-suspension recalibration. All run an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission and AWD with rear-bias torque vectoring. The Speed flagship runs 0-100 km/h in 3.6 s. Dimensions 4 805 × 1 954 × 1 404 mm, wheelbase 2 851 mm. The W12 ended factory production in 2024 as part of Bentley's Beyond100 electrification roadmap — the last hand-built W12s left Crewe that summer, which makes any 3GT W12 (and especially Speed) a finite donor pool. Sanguis covers Coupé and GTC equally; the kit's geometry is shared, with cabriolet-specific quarter-panel treatment around the folding-roof tonneau.
Carbon kit components
Sanguis schedule: replacement carbon front bumper with deeper splitter and enlarged W12 / V8 cooling intakes; carbon front fender extensions widening the front track by approximately 50 mm at the axle; carbon rear fender extensions at approximately 60 mm at the rear axle, matched to 22" rear fitment; deep carbon side skirts with integrated longitudinal blade; carbon bonnet with functional heat-extraction louvres for W12 thermal load; replacement carbon rear bumper with exposed central diffuser and quad oval Mansory exhaust bezels; carbon decklid spoiler tuned low-drag for high-speed Autobahn use; carbon mirror-housing replacements; red-anodised Sanguis badge inlays and red-thread carbon weave option for the splitter and diffuser blades. On GTC the rear-deck and tonneau-cover trim are revised so the Z-fold roof cycle is unobstructed. ADAS sensors for adaptive cruise and lane-keep retain factory positions in the replacement bumpers.
W12 vs S V8 vs Speed — which donor for Sanguis
Donor choice meaningfully shapes the Sanguis result. The W12 standard (626 hp) is the broad-shouldered grand-tourer baseline — Sanguis on a W12 is the most thematically coherent build because the blood-theme rhetoric pairs naturally with the W12's outsized cylinder count and 2024-retired status. The W12 Speed (635 hp / 659 hp) adds rear-axle steering and active anti-roll on later cars; Sanguis on a Speed is the closest thing to a continuation of the brutal-GT idea Bentley itself stepped away from, and the sensible choice for buyers who want the most aggressive driving character to match the most aggressive carbon statement. The 4.0 V8 (550 hp) is lighter on the front axle, sharper on turn-in, and post-2024 it is the only Continental engine still in production — Sanguis on a V8 is the build for clients who want the visual statement without W12 thermal load and with a longer-term parts-and-service horizon. The V8 S sits between with its sport calibration. The kit fits all four equally; bonnet louvre count and front-bumper intake area are tuned per donor.
Wheels — 22" forged
Factory third-gen Continental wheel sizes range 21"-22". Mansory Sanguis fitment standardises on 22" forged staggered, tyre size 285/30 R22. Patterns: FM.10 deep-concave multi-spoke, FD.16 dual-spoke directional. Finishes include matte-black, satin-gunmetal, glossy-black with red pinstripe to match Sanguis red-thread carbon, and bronze. The forged construction is TÜV-documented for Continental Speed kerb weight (~2 280 kg) and the AWD launch loads of the dual-clutch driveline. Full forged catalogue: https://hodoor.world/collection/forgedwheels.
Sanguis collector network
Sanguis as a named edition draws a collector pattern rather than a general-market spread — the buyers cluster in a small set of cities where third-gen Continental ownership and aftermarket appetite overlap. Four cities define that network.
Geneva — Switzerland is where the discreet-wealth Continental owner intersects with quietly-loud aftermarket taste, and Sanguis red-thread carbon plays well into that register. https://hodoor.world/blogs/wide-body-kits-and-wheels-worldwide/custom-wide-body-kits-and-forged-wheels-switzerland
London — the home market for Bentley Crewe and the densest Continental Speed registration cluster outside the Gulf, where Sanguis lands as the deliberate provocation against Bentley's own restraint. https://hodoor.world/blogs/wide-body-kits-and-wheels-worldwide/gb-performance
Dubai — UAE Continental GTC ownership is a year-round cabriolet market, and Sanguis on a GTC W12 is among the most photographed Mansory configurations on Sheikh Zayed Road. https://hodoor.world/blogs/wide-body-kits-and-wheels-worldwide/uae-body-kits-wheels
Hong Kong — narrow streets, vertical garages and a strong Cantonese collector scene give Sanguis its Asia-Pacific anchor, with the Coupé W12 the dominant local configuration. https://hodoor.world/blogs/wide-body-kits-and-wheels-worldwide/hk-custom-wide-body-kits-forged-wheels
Commission
Sanguis commission requires: Continental GT or GTC VIN, donor engine confirmation (W12 / W12 Speed / V8 / V8 S), build year (pre- or post-MY2022 facelift), current paint and interior trim codes, scope (full Sanguis kit vs selected components), red-accent intensity preference, wheel pattern and finish, destination country and customs profile. Typical timelines: 12-14 weeks for carbon and forged wheels, optional +3 weeks for Sanguis-spec interior retrim with red contrast stitching, plus 2 weeks installation at a Bentley-experienced workshop. Total around four months door-to-door. Direct contact: [email protected] or WhatsApp https://wa.me/447488818747.
FAQ — Sanguis programme
Why is the edition called Sanguis? Sanguis is Latin for blood. Mansory chose it to mark a named-edition Bentley statement that openly contrasts with factory Crewe restraint — the red-thread carbon, red-anodised badge inlays and red contrast interior stitching are the visual realisation of that theme.
Does Sanguis fit both the Continental GT Coupé and the GTC Convertible? Yes. The carbon body geometry is shared between Coupé and Convertible, with cabriolet-specific quarter-panel and rear-deck treatment so the Z-fold roof mechanism cycles without obstruction. Coupé adds the carbon roof-pillar trim that the GTC does not carry.
Is the W12 still a viable donor after Bentley ended W12 production in 2024? Yes. Bentley wound down factory W12 assembly at Crewe in 2024 as part of the Beyond100 electrification roadmap, but service parts, ECU calibration data and Mansory's W12-tuned bonnet louvre and bumper-intake schedule remain fully supported. A W12 Speed is, if anything, a stronger Sanguis donor now that the engine is a finite production run.
Is Sanguis compatible with the third-gen MY2022 facelift? Yes — both pre-facelift (2018-2021) and post-facelift (2022 onwards) Continentals are supported. The bumper-mount geometry is consistent across the facelift; the front grille slat pattern differs and the kit is supplied to match the donor year.
What is the lead time from order to driveable car? Approximately 16 weeks total: 12-14 weeks for carbon manufacture and 22" forged wheels, plus 2 weeks installation at a Bentley-experienced workshop. Optional interior retrim adds about 3 weeks and is best built into the same window.
