Bentley Continental GT - a car for the time after the crisis. For now. The corporate profits bubble up like a Schokobrunnen, some cheer on three-digit growth. Inside. To the outside is obviously consolidated. Where we us expressly want to disassociate from a line of Lothar de Maiziere, which claims that money would ignore the laws of gravity and fall always upward.
So a nonsense - but nevertheless must indeed not equal to any employee or customer noticed that the latest bonus and/or profit loosely for the new Bentley Continental GT (basic price 183.974 euros) has served. So nothing like purely so that in the heated multiple garage.
Model upgrade or new version?
Whether it is up to the VW Group, that we vary between model maintenance and new edition at the sight of this Bentley? No matter, the Bentley Continental GT is a real Dirk van Braeckel, who is responsible as head of design for the style. The grill is somewhat steeper, which the designer dramatizes the relationship between the hood and windshield. Bentley would have dropped it safely founder and locomotives fan W. O. as the Bentley Continental GT pushes his chrome-plated wire mesh by the wind.
Without the wind, because the chassis of the Bentley Continental GT got a noticeable update – among other things with a wider track front and rear. The 21-inch wheels can still bring to the Qualmen: the new Bentley Continental GT is based as the first edition from 2003 to the VW Phaeton, has it all-wheel drive and unwavering starting traction.
Fears, 2, 4-ton would blunt follow the inertia at the first sharper steering angle, prove to be unfounded. The former joint basic power distribution has shifted to the rear, ratio 40 to 60 percent. In theory sounds until you leash times is the Bentley Continental GT.
A Gran Turismo, which deserves its name
What has been not everything as a Gran Turismo on the road. This one is one. Gran, because the Bentley 4.81 metres long is Continental GT. Turismo, because it gets in his cabin as in a club room. Who becomes the four-seater, is taken. Which on the one hand lies on the intense fragrance of the abundantly used leather, on the other hand its fine surface. Quilted, smooth or bonded butt - the coins may take longer. The seams on the instrument panel of the Bentley Continental GT have exactly that irregularity which ennobles handmade. In between, the islands of shiny aluminium - from the door handles on the doors of the ventilation channels in the doors up to the end caps of the seat tracks. You see: we crawl testing with joy in the last corner.
Now it is enough - time to press the Start button. Surprise: Her six liter W12 Majesty can ask at rude commands - especially in "D". The drivetrain needs a moment until he builds up pressure - despite the torque curve moved to the top of the new Bentley Continental GT. 700 Nm at 1,700 rpm: he that does actually immediately would have to be collected with the sleeveless jacket.
Still, The punch of the Bentley Continental GT is not like a punch, but it is similar to a wave, which audibly and tangibly brewing in the depths of Motorraumes. Dull ansaugend, hypnotic whistling and authoritarian grumbling the W12 builds up pressure which is then unloads on the ZF six-speed machines. Which is to switch the levels faster, turnips but sometimes tender here. The Biturbo animal who himself has fixed it, seen as tame as power willing to.
In the city debris, depends on the six-liter gently on the cable, left reacts like a large dog. In the Sprint to 100 it can be sensitive passengers times just funny, but that is already over after 4.7 seconds. Nothing impressive GT connoisseur so. If not development chief Ulrich Eichhorn again would rotate and fresher than in the past vote the Bentley Continental GT on the right wheel.
The steering of the Bentley Continental GT reminiscent of an Oxford rower: dynamically, but with best manners. Alert from the middle position she transforms commands, without concealing the penetrating power of the car. The chassis with air suspension, Adaptive dampers and aluminium handlebars combines feedback and distinguished comfort, is Stoic and only Querfugen.
It should pressieren the gentleman driving times, the Bentley Continental GT touches over the training set, lays down load change movements, pushes slightly with the rear to the outside. What does not at the high weight. The Bentley Continental GT plunges when braking, leans to the side when cornering. Not for nothing, others put on their Sumos on roll stabilisations or Active chassis.
Even so, It's Continental GT if necessary with the Bentley even times longer at a time. Before businessman in musty trains or close plane rushing to the metropolis, it overcomes continental distances in large sets, excellent noise-insulated, with 18.7 litres but little economic average.
That the front seats of the Bentley Continental GT with new molded foam are easier approximately a hundredweight and more comfortable, more should interest GT drivers in that they give more legroom rear guests. Sit back is however now. Infotainment also. The electronic stone age is over, the new system with eight inch touch screen to date, navigate, and music befitting of the digital Naim system.
For safety's sake, we mock us now about the lack of assistance systems in the Bentley Continental GT - and can be easily against the four side Windows down and the W12 to compensate. Is nice, however, that the crisis is over.
Assistance systems? Only the bare necessities
The Bentley Continental is a sympathetic member of its genus which one observes his VW ancestry anywhere. On the contrary, his British stock character inspired. But in an everyday full-size Coupe beyond the 180,000 euro may be expected then a system offerings to Ford focus level. Adaptive light is not even located in the catalogue of the Extras. This would be the latest, great working equipment already in the group. The same applies for lane change or track holding Assistant, helping detection and current Presafe technology. Here, the customer should have at least the possibility to order them.
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