Thursday 23rd September 2004

Bentley Continental GT Coupé gets upgrade

Coachbuilding division to add 'sporting edge' to super-GT

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The Bentley Continental GT coupé (reviewed here) has gained an optional range of contemporary design features, to be packaged as the Mulliner Driving Specification, in direct response to customer demand for a more overtly sporting character to the Continental GT, according to Bentley.

Bentley is also announcing enhancements to the standard specification 2005 Model Year Continental GT. In addition a new range of factory and Bentley Mulliner options is also being introduced, further increasing customer choice and the ability to specify a car to suit their needs.

Details

Optional Mulliner Driving Specification is the first significant product development for Bentley Continental GT since its launch. Designed by Bentley’s bespoke coachbuilding division, the Mulliner Driving Specification package comprises:

• 20-inch 2-piece, 7-spoke alloy sports wheels with bespoke Advan Sport 275/35 R20 tyres
• Drilled alloy sports foot pedals and footrest
• Sporting gear lever finished in knurled chrome and hide
• Bold two-tone leather and veneer combinations
• Diamond quilted hide to facings, doors and rear quarter panels
• Embroidered ‘Bentley’ marque emblem to seat facings
• Indented hide headlining
• Dark-stained Burr Walnut or Piano black veneer.

Additional factory fit and Bentley Mulliner options will be available for purchase separately on all Continental GT models. These will comprise:

• Two-tone hide trimmed multi-function steering wheel
• Cross-stitching to seats and door panels
• Aluminium facia panels
• Vavona and Olive Ash premium wood veneers
• Embossed ‘Bentley’ marque emblem to seat facings
• Lambswool rugs or deep pile carpet mats with hide trimming
• Mulliner alloy fuel filler cap.
• The standard specification Bentley Continental GT now comprises:
• Voice activation for in-car telephone in six languages
• Increased interior trim option with addition of Magnolia hide
• Carpets and seatbelts that can be matched to either the main or secondary hide colour.

The price of the new 2005 Model Year Bentley Continental GT in the UK will be £112,750 (including VAT). The cost of the optional Mulliner Driving Specification is £6,000.00 and orders will be taken from October 2004.

[RB Will]

so these additions to the car to make it more sporty dont actually make it any quicker? suppose big wheels might give it a mildy higher top speed

[pdV6]

RB Will said:

suppose big wheels might give it a mildy higher top speed

why?

If anything, if there's wider tyres in the equation, v.max is gonna drop slightly...

[freedee]

Bling Bling

>> Edited by freedee on Thursday 23 September 14:10

[Kawasicki]

RB Will said:

so these additions to the car to make it more sporty dont actually make it any quicker? suppose big wheels might give it a mildy higher top speed

Quicker?

It does 200mph!

[twin turbo]

Those wheels certainly fill the arches a bit better and I'm sure the trim changes will look great. I love the quilted leather in the Arnage

Besides, this gives Mr Beckham et al a good excuse to buy a new one

[dodge]

Interesting that Bentley give the "Performance Pack" job to the coachbuilders - they're hardly gonna come up with some trick new dampers, or a stripped out racer are they?

But then, somehow with a behemoth like that, I think you have to use a different rule book to that of souping up normal cars.

I'm sure it'll look great, though, although the std one in black already looks a bit too blingy for my tastes. Not such a dilemma for me at the moment though - I'm hardly in the market for one myself!