It’s a dream car in so many words; the Bentley Continental GT. The grand touring machine embodies the very essence of performance, refinement, and luxury. For all of the options on the market today – sedans, coupes, sports cars, trucks, SUVs, exotics (you name it) – there is really nothing quite like the Continental GT. Perhaps I’m being overly nostalgic, but the Bentley Continental GT brings to mind those old Packards and Rolls-Royces and Cadillacs. In their day, they were Proper Motor Cars. Today, the Bentley Continental GT is such a car.
Bentley Continental GT: The W12 Flyer
The Bentley Continental GT features a 6.0-liter, W12 TSI engine that produces 626 horsepower and 664 lb-ft. of torque. The W12 TSI engine employs both high- and low-pressure direct fuel injection and cylinder deactivation. When at full chat, the Continental GT W12 jets to 60 in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 207. Fast as that is, it’s nothing compared to the 300 million calculations per second the engine’s internal software management system performs. The Bentley Continental GT in W12 flavor is a fine filly, however, the newest iteration commands equal attention. Those of us in Detroit relish the letter V and the number 8, and hence, the crew from Crewe delights. The Continental GT V8 is now available, having recently launched on Bentley?s configurator. Did you know the Continental GT has over seven billion different possible configurations" Suffice...