Bentley Continental GT

Model reviewed: V8
“The Bentley Continental GT V8 is a grand tourer first and foremost. But the weight shed by swapping the W12 out for the V8 gives it real agility in the corners.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“Porsche Panamera underpinnings help push the new Bentley Continental GT to the top of its class.”
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Model reviewed: V8
Score: 9 / 10
“Once again the V8-engined Bentley Continental GT is the pick of the Continental range, with performance nearly as good as the W12-engined flagship but improved handling.”
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Model reviewed: 6.0-litre petrol automatic
Score: 9 / 10
“The new Bentley Continental GT covers ground effortlessly, and its sumptuously finished cabin puts rivals to shame. It’s better to drive than before, and the engine is silky smooth; feeling fast and refined in equal measure.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.2 / 10
“Forget any preconceived ideas about the Bentley Continental GT being nothing but a piece of bling beloved by premiership footballers – this latest model is one of the very best luxury four-seater performance cars you can buy. Choose from the flagship W12 or the slightly sportier V8 – both are brilliant.”
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Model reviewed: GT V8
Score: 9 / 10
“I drove it up a Welsh mountain because I could, and both the primary and secondary ride were as good as anyone could reasonably expect a car like this. Nothing similar in my experience even comes close.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 9 / 10
“Crewe takes the less-is-more approach with V8-powered Conti and scores the most convincing and enjoyable result in the recent history of the mainstream Bentley.”
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Model reviewed: W12 Launch Edition
Score: 9 / 10
“The car’s towering real-world performance and all-surface stability will be big draws for customers who use their cars on a daily basis, but they come partnered with much better body control and cornering poise than existing GT owners will be used to.”
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Model reviewed: V8
Score: 10 / 10
“Simply put, this Continental is almost as refined as the W12 when you want it to be, but significantly more fun when you don’t.”
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Score: 7.6 / 10
“The Bentley Continental GT has been reborn with improved technology that makes it feel lighter and nimbler than before.”
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Model reviewed: GT coupé range
Score: 9 / 10
“The Bentley Continental GT is as luxurious as a Rolls-Royce but faster and a lot more fun to drive. Unfortunately, this winning combination does not come cheap.”
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Score: 10 / 10
“This is definitely the greatest car made in the past 20 years.” (Chris Evans)
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Score: 9 / 10
“The new Bentley Continental GT takes many of its underlying ingredients from the wider VW group, has a snug but useable four-seat cabin and a sense of mass and refinement that come with having an historic badge such as Bentley’s on the bootlid.”
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Model reviewed: V8
Score: 9 / 10
“The driver’s choice amongst the Bentley range and a superb all-round grand tourer.”
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Score: 9 / 10
“The latest Continental represents a giant leap forward, and now offers genuine driver engagement alongside the expected GT brief.”
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“As before, the Continental GT is a two-door car with four seats – but rear seat space has been improved over the previous model, as has luggage space, which Bentley says gives the car ‘genuine real-world usability’.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“Overall, this is an absolutely fabulous car. A brilliant piece of completely over-the-top styling sitting like the icing on a properly made cake. If I had to choose between this and the DB11, I’d be in what the experts call ‘a right old muddle’. But as I’m pushing 60 now, I’d probably go for the Continental.” (Jeremy Clarkson)
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Score: 8 / 10
“A wonderfully smooth, fast and comfortable grand tourer.”
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Model reviewed: V8
Score: 10 / 10
“It’s hard not to talk in superlatives when discussing the latest Bentley Continental GT, and this V8 version is the best yet. Whether you’re trickling around town, sweeping down a back road or blasting across a continent, it feels nothing short of brilliant.”
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Model reviewed: W12
Score: 10 / 10
“Power, comfort and emotional warmth. As the era of the automobile draws to a close, it’s things like the Bentley Continental GT that will really make us miss it.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“Comfort and relaxation may have slipped maybe five per cent, but dynamism is up 50 per cent. And most importantly, that ability and behaviour suits the Bentley Continental GT well.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“The Bentley Continental GT is a fine grand tourer that gets the balance between sports car and luxury car just about spot on.”
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