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On driving pleasure
“Any human being with warm blood is going to get out of this weak at
the knees”.
Car magazine.
“The Continental GT is truly a great car to drive.”
Auto Express.
On acceleration
“Bentley says 198mph is where it all ends, and the way the
Continental GT charges through and
beyond any British road speed doesn’t leave me doubting it.”
Car magazine
“Think fighter jet on a runway and you are
getting close.”
The Sunday Express, 3 August, 2003.
“You’ll never tire of watching cars you’ve just overtaken simply
disappear behind you.”
Driven section, Evo magazine.
“It is the sort of engine that allows you to cruise past a
boy racer in his high-revving BMW, wave your smouldering cigar at
him and then, with the merest burl of a toe on the accelerator,
leave him standing.”
The Sunday Telegraph Magazine.
On braking
“...the brakes are capable of generating 3500bhp in the opposite
direction to the engine. Yet they’ve manners too. Smooching about
town, they’ll bring you to rest with feathery softness the actual
stoppability is eye-watering”.
Car magazine.
“It stops beautifully, almost on a par with the new Porsches, which
currently have the best brakes.”
Derek Bell on the Continental GT, Octane magazine.
On power
“The (Continental) GT has the potential to be king of the autobahn,
hammering on serenely while rear-engined Porsches start getting
seriously lively”.
Car magazine.
“Like the bigger Arnage, the sportier Continental GT retains that
special Bentleyness. A lot of this is due to the lovely bespoke
cabin and the massive amount of torque the engine pushes out from
the word go. I always battle to work out what gear I’m in because
the power is so prodigious and the delivery so smooth. The gears are
almost incidental, apart from the fun of playing with the steering
wheel-mounted paddle shifter. When you put your foot down it flies,
it absolutely flies.”
Derek Bell on the Continental GT, Octane magazine.
“The W-formation 12-cylinder engine is manufactured in Crewe and
personalised into a thing of awesome power and flexibility. The
handling is also impressive and the combination of thrilling
acceleration and a nimble chassis makes the most hurried journey a
relaxing experience.”
The Times, 18 July 2003.
“Put your foot down and I guarantee that you will lose your nerve.”
Country Life, 24 July 2003.
On Crewe craftsmanship
“Hand-prepared wood almost glows, while the leather has been fitted
beautifully to every part you touch.”
Auto Express.
“Unlock a Bentley and you open the door on another world. Lovely,
fragrant, hand-sewn hides wrap almost every surface – seats, doors,
dashboard, pillars. Chrome glints from the control knobs. The wool
carpet is enticingly deep. The wood is a lustrous veneer.”
The Sunday Express,
3 August 2003.
“If there’s a better-finished car interior, I’ve yet to see it. The
wood trimming remains and art form, with mirror-imaging of the
veneer across each panel, all of it hand-finished to a glass-like
sheen. Mix this exquisite carpentry with the most beautiful leathers
available, together with discreet flashes of aluminium and the list
price of £110,000 seems almost too modest.”
Driven article, Evo magazine.
On VW ownership
“Watch a Continental GT coming together at Crewe, run your fingers
over it, and you see why no other part of the VW group can sell a
car quite like this. Or make it seem worth six figures.”
Car magazine.
On the competition
“The 198mph Continental GT is a car that looks and performs like a
quarter-million pound model but is, in its supercar territory, a bit
of a bargain.’’
The Times, 18 July 2003.
“It is a wonderful car: practical, fast, handsome and different from
anything else on the market.”
Daily Telegraph,
19 July 2003.
“In the wet, where the Bentley can do a full-throttle standing start
with nary a glimmer from the traction control, the Mercedes CL (600)
is hopeless at getting the torque down. As a driver’s tool the CL600
is comprehensively out-sported by the Bentley Continental GT.”
Car magazine.
“You can forget your Ferraris, Maseratis and Aston Martins, the
Bentley Continental GT will be the must-have motor of 2004 ... and
probably 2005 as well. This car really has no rivals. It is without
question the most refined, the most voluptuous and the fastest four-seater
anywhere.”
Quentin Wilson, in The Sunday Mirror, 27 July 2003.
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