Overview
Overlaying lengthy hauls on the street behind the wheel of the 2024 Bentley Continental GT looks like mere jaunts throughout city due to this grand tourer’s deluxe cabin and just-right suspension tuning. Provided in your alternative of both a coupe or a softtop convertible, the Continental GT is styled to face out whilst you soften into its softly padded seats. Below the hood is both a V-8 or W-12 engine, each supplemented by twin turbochargers for large energy. In both case, the Continental GT by no means needs for energy, and whereas it could possibly nook like a sports activities automotive, it additionally simply hides street imperfections when the day requires snug cruising. As anticipated from the storied British model, the Conti may be ordered to your actual specification by way of the Mulliner coachbuilding division. However even should you go for an off-the-shelf model, you may nonetheless get a superbly designed luxurious automotive lined with premium supplies and full of fascinating options.
What’s New for 2024?
Styling tweaks for the 2024 Continental GT embody new 22-inch wheel choices for the Azure trim, darkish grey exterior detailing on the Pace model, and a brand new non-obligatory dark-tinted end for the aluminum grille trim. Inside, the Azure fashions include lofted quilting on the seats and door panels. All fashions additionally include plusher flooring mats produced from wool. These wool flooring mats now lie on prime of carpeting produced from recycled nylon.
Pricing and Which One to Purchase
We favor the Continental GT coupe, and we might persist with the usual twin-turbo V-8 engine. Bentley’s V-8 is a finely polished gem that offers up peak horsepower to the W-12 however makes for a coupe that is nearly as fast and agile in real-world situations. It is solely at very excessive speeds the W-12 engine’s elevated horsepower makes a distinction. And whereas we just like the wind in our hair as a lot as anybody, we might select the coupe as a result of the arching roofline ties collectively the automotive’s model so elegantly we adore it.
Engine, Transmission, and Efficiency
Up to date variations of the prevailing V-8 and W-12 engines that powered the previous-generation Continental GT present muscle-car efficiency. Our testing revealed that the 4.0-liter V-8, which makes 542 horses, can launch the 4926-pound coupe to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds. The costlier 6.0-liter W-12 engine produces 626 horsepower in non-Pace fashions and might encourage a coupe to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds. The identical engine has been tuned as much as 650 hp within the Pace model, and we estimate it could possibly attain 60 in as little as 3.1 seconds. Each engines work by way of an eight-speed dual-clutch automated transmission that snaps off fast, easy shifts. Clients can order the coupe or convertible with both engine. And all Continental GTs include an all-wheel-drive system commonplace, which helps put their prodigious energy to the street absent any drama.
Gasoline Financial system and Actual-World MPG
When a twin-turbo V-8 is probably the most fuel-efficient providing in a selected model, that effectivity is just not prime of thoughts for the carmaker—or its prospects, for that matter. The EPA charges the Continental V-8 at 16 mpg metropolis and 26 freeway. In our real-world testing, we averaged 28 mpg in a V-8 model throughout our 75-mph freeway fuel-economy check. For extra details about the Continental GT’s gas economic system, go to the EPA’s web site.
Inside, Consolation, and Cargo
We anticipate an opulent cabin from something sporting the Bentley badge, and this two-door is not any completely different. The inside is swathed in luscious, fragrant leather-based and advantageous wooden veneers, and practically every thing in regards to the Continental GT is customizable—for a worth, after all. Bentley’s designers thought each design element by way of, and every time behind the wheel reveals a shocking element, comparable to expertly knurled management knobs and double-stitched diamond-pattern seat trim. Though the Continental GT technically has seatbelts for 4 occupants, we might counsel you keep away from utilizing the rear seat for hauling adult-size folks since each leg- and headroom are restricted. In our testing, we have been in a position to match 5 carry-on suitcases within the Continental’s trunk—loads of house for a weekend away along with your favourite journey companion.
Infotainment and Connectivity
A 12.3-inch infotainment show dominates the middle of the dashboard. It is a part of a novel, three-sided rotating unit that additionally features a panel with three small analog gauges for exterior air temperature, time, and compass heading, and a 3rd aspect that reveals nothing however matching instrument-panel trim. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality are commonplace, as is a digital gauge show that permits the driving force to handle a lot of the Continental GT’s features utilizing controls on the steering wheel. The Continental GT gives two non-obligatory audio programs: a Bang & Olufsen association and a spectacular Naim system.
Security and Driver-Help Options
Bentley gives non-obligatory driver-assistance options comparable to adaptive cruise management, a night-vision system, and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection—gadgets we might anticipate to be commonplace, contemplating the steep beginning worth. For extra details about the Continental GT’s crash-test outcomes, go to the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS) web sites. Key security options embody:
- Obtainable automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection
- Obtainable lane-departure warning with lane-keeping help
- Obtainable adaptive cruise management
Guarantee and Upkeep Protection
Quite than put mileage limits on the Continental GT’s commonplace guarantee insurance policies, Bentley covers every thing for 3 years no matter how far the automotive is pushed. The corporate additionally offers the primary upkeep go to with their compliments at one 12 months or 10,000 miles.
- Restricted guarantee covers three years or limitless miles
- Powertrain guarantee covers three years or limitless miles
- Complimentary upkeep is lined for one 12 months or 10,000 miles
Specs
Specs
2022 Bentley Continental GT Pace
Automobile Sort: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe or convertible
PRICE
Coupe, $277,625; Convertible, $305,125
ENGINE
twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 48-valve W-12, aluminum block and heads, port and direct gas injection
Displacement: 363 in3, 5952 cm3
Energy: 650 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 664 lb-ft @ 1500 rpm
TRANSMISSION
8-speed dual-clutch automated
DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase: 112.2 in
Size: 190.9 in
Width: 76.9 in
Peak: 55.1–55.3 in
Trunk Quantity: 13 ft3
Curb Weight (C/D est): 5050–5400 lb
PERFORMANCE (C/D EST)
60 mph: 3.1–3.2 sec
100 mph: 7.4–7.6 sec
1/4-Mile: 11.3–11.6 sec
Prime Pace: 208 mph
EPA FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST)
Mixed/Metropolis/Freeway: 15/12/19–20 mpg
C/D TESTING EXPLAINED
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2019 Bentley Continental GT
Automobile sort: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe
PRICE AS TESTED
$275,325 (base worth: $219,925)
ENGINE TYPE
twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 48-valve W-12, aluminum block and heads, port and direct injection
Displacement: 363 in3, 5952 cm3
Energy: 626 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 664 lb-ft @ 1350 rpm
TRANSMISSION
8-speed dual-clutch automated with handbook shifting mode
CHASSIS
Suspension (F/R): management arms/multilink
Brakes (F/R): 16.5-in vented disc/15.0-in vented disc
Tires: Pirelli P Zero (PZ4), F: 265/40ZR-21 (105Y) R: 305/35ZR-21 (109Y)
DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase: 112.2 in
Size: 190.9 in
Width: 76.9 in
Peak: 55.3 in
Trunk quantity: 13 ft3
Curb weight: 5056 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS
60 mph: 3.3 sec
100 mph: 7.6 sec
¼-mile: 11.5 sec @ 123 mph
Prime velocity (mfr’s declare): 207 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 163 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.98 g
EPA FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST)
Mixed/metropolis/freeway: 16/13/22 mpg
Extra Options and Specs
