New Bentley Continental GT Coupe
08-29-17, 08:49 PM
#1
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New Bentley Continental GT Coupe
Love the interior, like the new front and side profile
, but the new rear end, and those tail lights, looks like an economy car 
08-30-17, 06:39 AM
#2
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Beautiful car inside and out, no question about it. A little too sporty for my tastes, though. If I were spending 300K on a new car, I'd choose the Rolls-Royce.
I love it. If only the new GS can have that shape 
08-30-17, 11:08 AM
#7
The Continental GT is an incredibly important model for Bentley, having kicked off the British luxury brand's current resurgence. To wit, in 2003, the year the Continental GT was introduced, Bentley sold around a thousand vehicles. Just a decade later, Bentley was selling 10 times that many cars. You can be sure that the automaker doesn't want that explosive growth to slow down, and the new 2019 Continental GT you see here looks certain to keep customers flowing into Bentley dealerships for the foreseeable future.
If you were expecting lots of technology in this new Continental, you'll find it front and center in the cockpit. There's a fully digital dash that mimics conventional gauges on either side of a configurable screen, but the real showstopper is the 12.3-inch Rotating Display. When the car is turned off, the infotainment screen spins to hide behind a wooden veneer – just a small part of the 107 square feet of wood inside – but that's not its only trick. In addition to the LCD screen, there's a third mode festooned with a temperature gauge, compass, and chronometer.
The rest of the cabin is suitably opulent. There's diamond-stitched leather, a watch-like machined finish called Côtes de Genève, diamond knurling, and bronze inserts in between the primary controls. 20-way power adjustable seats are heated, cooled, and massaging, and in-seat Active Bass Transducers are optional.
A 6.0-liter W12 engine sends 626 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. The run to 60 takes just 3.6 seconds, and the top speed is listed at 207 miles per hour. If you were expecting some sort of electrification, you'll have to look elsewhere. A 48-volt electronics system with actuators to help keep the big coupe planted during corners is borrowed from corporate cousins Audi, as do LED Matrix headlights.
If you were expecting lots of technology in this new Continental, you'll find it front and center in the cockpit. There's a fully digital dash that mimics conventional gauges on either side of a configurable screen, but the real showstopper is the 12.3-inch Rotating Display. When the car is turned off, the infotainment screen spins to hide behind a wooden veneer – just a small part of the 107 square feet of wood inside – but that's not its only trick. In addition to the LCD screen, there's a third mode festooned with a temperature gauge, compass, and chronometer.
The rest of the cabin is suitably opulent. There's diamond-stitched leather, a watch-like machined finish called Côtes de Genève, diamond knurling, and bronze inserts in between the primary controls. 20-way power adjustable seats are heated, cooled, and massaging, and in-seat Active Bass Transducers are optional.
A 6.0-liter W12 engine sends 626 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. The run to 60 takes just 3.6 seconds, and the top speed is listed at 207 miles per hour. If you were expecting some sort of electrification, you'll have to look elsewhere. A 48-volt electronics system with actuators to help keep the big coupe planted during corners is borrowed from corporate cousins Audi, as do LED Matrix headlights.
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08-30-17, 11:10 AM
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Trick Screen
When the car is turned off, the infotainment screen spins to hide behind a wooden veneer – just a small part of the 107 square feet of wood inside – but that's not its only trick. In addition to the LCD screen, there's a third mode festooned with a temperature gauge, compass, and chronometer.
08-30-17, 03:34 PM
#12
Looks great!!! Then again the 2003 Continental GT looks great as well. I would have preferred a complete clean slate design over an evolution, as 20 years is WAY too long to stick with the same basic styling IMO.
To the average idiot Joe on the street, if you buy a like new 2004 Continential GT for $50,000, he won't know the difference between it and the new model, he'll just assume you're riding around in a car worth as much as his house. Granted enthusiasts(and maybe your well heeled folks at the country club) will know you just dropped $200k on the new model. Just me personally, if I'm going to drop that much $$$$ on a new car, I don't want it to look like the same model that has been out 14-15 years.
To the average idiot Joe on the street, if you buy a like new 2004 Continential GT for $50,000, he won't know the difference between it and the new model, he'll just assume you're riding around in a car worth as much as his house. Granted enthusiasts(and maybe your well heeled folks at the country club) will know you just dropped $200k on the new model. Just me personally, if I'm going to drop that much $$$$ on a new car, I don't want it to look like the same model that has been out 14-15 years.
08-31-17, 03:10 PM
#13
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Looks nice, I think I might like the current one more inside and out though. I have always liked these cars when they first hit the market and it would be my GT coupe of choice if I had a lot of money burning a hole in my pocket, for a $150K plus coupe they have been a huge hit, I have seen several on the road.
I read where Rolls Royce is going to have a area for 3D sculpture/pictures/effects in the dash in front of the passenger area, they even said they can fill it with liquids in a glass case for unique effects and designs. Should be interesting and see what Bentley does to counter it.
I read where Rolls Royce is going to have a area for 3D sculpture/pictures/effects in the dash in front of the passenger area, they even said they can fill it with liquids in a glass case for unique effects and designs. Should be interesting and see what Bentley does to counter it.
08-31-17, 05:09 PM
#15
Wonderful level of personalized luxury wrapped and a curvy package with a stout measure of performance
I am looking forward to see how this look translates to the vert
Digging the old school font used on the brake calipers and the triple threat revolving nav/gauges/woodwork gadget
I am looking forward to see how this look translates to the vert
Digging the old school font used on the brake calipers and the triple threat revolving nav/gauges/woodwork gadget