RE: Bentley Continental GT: Driven
Discussion
Rear finally looks good. Side proportions vastly improved, thanks to the RWD platform. But that front end, oh dear! Seriously not pretty. That would be a deal-breaker for me, were I ever likely to be in the market for such a thing (which I am not). Now, the DB11 is no looker either - why can't either of them get near the purity of the DB9?
I'm afraid, if I was going to be buying a 12-cylinder GT, new, today, it'd be an S65 AMG Coupé.
However, it wouldn't. I'd be off to the classifieds for a Bentley Brooklands for £100,000-£150,000 depending on condition, budget etc. That thing is absolutely everything a Bentley should be - massive, spacious, graceful, classy, timelessly elegant - and I can't understand why a 2-door Mulsanne-based replacement hasn't arrived.
I wonder if the 6.75 would fit in the Continental GT? Hmm...
I'm afraid, if I was going to be buying a 12-cylinder GT, new, today, it'd be an S65 AMG Coupé.
However, it wouldn't. I'd be off to the classifieds for a Bentley Brooklands for £100,000-£150,000 depending on condition, budget etc. That thing is absolutely everything a Bentley should be - massive, spacious, graceful, classy, timelessly elegant - and I can't understand why a 2-door Mulsanne-based replacement hasn't arrived.
I wonder if the 6.75 would fit in the Continental GT? Hmm...
did I really see a start/stop automatic button on this middle console????First Bentley since the Arnage that doesn't look hideous.
And the interior looks a comfy place to be; although personally I'd give the two tone leather a miss, those that don't should have their trust fund / oil fields / football contract / drug money confiscated.
And why do Bentley feel the need to have the exhausts the same size as the rear lights?
Agree with others that it makes the DB11 interior, with those weird-shaped vents etc, look decidedly low-rent.
And the interior looks a comfy place to be; although personally I'd give the two tone leather a miss, those that don't should have their trust fund / oil fields / football contract / drug money confiscated.
And why do Bentley feel the need to have the exhausts the same size as the rear lights?
Agree with others that it makes the DB11 interior, with those weird-shaped vents etc, look decidedly low-rent.
pacdes said:
Take off the Bentley badges and a non car person may not recognise it being a Bentley, whereas a Rolls is unmistakingly a Rolls badges or not.
It is a bit generic... but have you seen the new Phantom?! I'm not a fan of the old one, but its replacement makes it look really handsome! What a bloody awful mess...It's high time both these great British brands were wrested out of the Germans' control and their actual manufacturing (and design) centred entirely in the UK.
RoverP6B said:
It is a bit generic... but have you seen the new Phantom?! I'm not a fan of the old one, but its replacement makes it look really handsome! What a bloody awful mess...
It's high time both these great British brands were wrested out of the Germans' control and their actual manufacturing (and design) centred entirely in the UK.
And how long exactly do you think they will survive as small scall manufacturers without big partners?It's high time both these great British brands were wrested out of the Germans' control and their actual manufacturing (and design) centred entirely in the UK.
One generation on the ice and two on the engine side?
Aston just signed a deal with MB for a reason
They obvioulsy could sign a deal with a large scale British manufacturer if there er was one....
Both were basket cases before they were taken over
I think RR did a better case of preserving britishness of the product whilst using lots of bmw parts
DJM7691 said:
100% would have a DB11 over this.
DB11 is best part of 400kg lighter, and will wipe the floor with the GT dynamically. I know the DB11 looks are subjective, but to my eyes, and in the metal, it looks fabulous, wheras this just looks like a re-hash of the old one. That side profile does nothing for it, makes it look frumpy and rides too high.
The V8 of these will be the one to own, as it will help to bring that weight distribution back towards what it should be.
Having seen a DB11 in the metal it's still a lardy minger.DB11 is best part of 400kg lighter, and will wipe the floor with the GT dynamically. I know the DB11 looks are subjective, but to my eyes, and in the metal, it looks fabulous, wheras this just looks like a re-hash of the old one. That side profile does nothing for it, makes it look frumpy and rides too high.
The V8 of these will be the one to own, as it will help to bring that weight distribution back towards what it should be.
Too Drunk to Funk said:
DJM7691 said:
100% would have a DB11 over this.
DB11 is best part of 400kg lighter, and will wipe the floor with the GT dynamically. I know the DB11 looks are subjective, but to my eyes, and in the metal, it looks fabulous, wheras this just looks like a re-hash of the old one. That side profile does nothing for it, makes it look frumpy and rides too high.
The V8 of these will be the one to own, as it will help to bring that weight distribution back towards what it should be.
Having seen a DB11 in the metal it's still a lardy minger.DB11 is best part of 400kg lighter, and will wipe the floor with the GT dynamically. I know the DB11 looks are subjective, but to my eyes, and in the metal, it looks fabulous, wheras this just looks like a re-hash of the old one. That side profile does nothing for it, makes it look frumpy and rides too high.
The V8 of these will be the one to own, as it will help to bring that weight distribution back towards what it should be.
The new Vantage is a far, far prettier car.
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