Bentley Continental GT Speed - The Sunday Times

I enjoyed the epic shove of its 6 litre twin-turbo motor and admired how well it stuck to my chosen line through long sweeping bends but I was also aware I was driving it quickly because that is what the job required me to do: for myself I’d have been as happy to ease off the throttle, turn up the stereo and flick on the cruise control. That was the kind of car it seemed to be.

So it is perhaps as well that the next day I drove it on altogether more twisting, tortuous roads – an environment to which a 5,180lb car would seem inherently poorly suited – for there I discovered another side to it I’d not fully explored the day before. If you drive it not merely rapidly but absolutely as fast as is safe on deserted mountain roads it comes alive.

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S4cabriofoxone - 9/3/2007 11:28:59 PM

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They're so different. They just cannot be compared. The GT's main competitor is the Mercedes-Benz CL600/65 AMG, which like the Bentley is less of a performance coupe and more of a luxury boat that happens to go fast.

S4cabriofoxone - 9/3/2007 11:29:24 PM

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BTW, if I were shopping for a Continental GT, I wouldn't even consider the M6.

EnnNorak - 9/3/2007 7:28:51 PM

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The Audi A8 is a far better value. The only Bentley cars I like (but have no plans to buy) are the Arnage and the Brooklands Coupe, especially the latter.