RE: Bentley Continental 24 special edition for N24

[SlimRick]

Did Gulzar have a hand in designing this?

[Plug Life]

wolfie28 said:

I'm sure Premiership footballers will be flocking to their local dealers for one of these for their wags

There should be a pink-black duo-tone version.

[spikyone]

E65Ross said:

spikyone said:

Staggering that they've managed to make it even uglier. Other than Skoda, is there any other car brand that German ownership hasn't completely ruined?

Rolls Royce, Lamborghini....

Both seem to have lost their identity in recent times though - recent Rolls Royces look like they were styled by whoever did the Maybach, and the likes of Pagani and Koenigsegg are producing the sort of cars Lambo should be making. Both are about to make an SUV too, and in typical German fashion they both make a range of cars that have little to visually differentiate them. Maybe ruined is harsh, and of course neither could afford to ignore market demands, but both were previously anachronistic stereotypes of their nationality, and to my mind were much more likeable for it.

[E65Ross]

spikyone said:

E65Ross said:

spikyone said:

Staggering that they've managed to make it even uglier. Other than Skoda, is there any other car brand that German ownership hasn't completely ruined?

Rolls Royce, Lamborghini....

Both seem to have lost their identity in recent times though - recent Rolls Royces look like they were styled by whoever did the Maybach, and the likes of Pagani and Koenigsegg are producing the sort of cars Lambo should be making. Both are about to make an SUV too, and in typical German fashion they both make a range of cars that have little to visually differentiate them. Maybe ruined is harsh, and of course neither could afford to ignore market demands, but both were previously anachronistic stereotypes of their nationality, and to my mind were much more likeable for it.

Rolls Royce....Lost their identity!? In what possible way!? They've ALWAYS been extravagantly styled cars, with massive radiator grilles and a "I'm richer than you" personality whilst being lovely on the inside......I think RR are as much RR as they ever have been!

Making an SUV.....and how does that lose their identity as an ultimate luxury car brand?

Lambo....perhaps a little. But they're making some very good cars at the moment and still have enough of the emotion factor to be one reason why someone would pick them over their rivals (NA V10, for example).

[Vee12V]

I only have one word for these: Vulgar.

[hondansx]

Would genuinely be embarrassed driving one of those.

[Gibbo998]

Funny when you see two identical clones parked outside a wine bar in Cheshire. Ghastly......

[bluemason]

E65Ross said:

Agree. For me, the last classy looking Bentley was the Brooklands which must have been released late 2000'a...maybe 2008?

That thing looks vile in my opinion.

yeap the brooklands and the aranage were stunning cars and even the most bling spec ones were more tolerable.
Cars like the 2008 bentley supersport were refined and have aged well but yet you look at 2017 supersports and it visually looks vulgar.
The 2012 mulsanne was not even a bad looking car but they ruined it with the 2016 facelift.
The interiors of the cars have improved and the newer models like the bentayga are good for the factory workers at bentley

[swisstoni]

• checks thread to confirm an abomination as per title

Confirmed!

[simonrockman]