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Bentley Continental GT Bentley Mulliner package (2005)
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Price: US $35,000.00

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Few cars have recently fueled as much pretest anticipation around MT headquarters as this big and beautiful 2005 Bentley GT coupe. Ever since we first saw the Continental GT at the 2002 Paris Motor Show, our collective mouths have watered at the prospect of a drive.
By now most of you are keenly aware of the Continental GT's particulars. Briefly, underneath its fetching flanks (amazingly, Belgian chief designer Dirk van Braeckel created the styling concept in just four months) it owes a lot to the VW Phaeton (Bentley is now a part of the Volkswagen Group). The engine is a twin-turbo version of the German sedan's 48-valve W-12; in the Continental GT, it produces a mighty 551 horsepower at 6100 rpm and 479 pound-feet of torque at just 1600. Transmission is a six-speed automatic with semi-manual mode and paddle shifters behind the wheel. All-wheel drive is standard. And, as in the VW, the chassis consists of air springs with multiple links and vented disc brakes with ABS at each corner.To the much-anticipated question, Is it fast? the unqualified answer is, Please stow your tray tables. Zero to 60 mph takes a mere 4.5 seconds, and the quarter mile flashes by in just 12.9 seconds at 109.7 mph. For reference, the GT can even outgun a Porsche 911. Top speed, which we were unable to verify (not having a handy autobahn), is said to be close to 200 mph--and we have no reason to doubt that claim.
The Continental GT doesn't feel anywhere near as quick as it is. Acceleration is completely undramatic, even unexciting. Engine noises are muted by the two turbos, and those W-12 sounds that do permeate the cockpit are more whooshy than screamy. You barely feel the transmission upshifting, and wind roar is minimal. The Bentley is refined, oh yes, but we couldn't help but feel a bit let down. For all of the car's undeniable swiftness, the overall effect is almost too isolated, a bit soulless. You could be in the stateroom of an extremely fast ocean liner. Much of the car's quiet owes to its massive construction. Curb weight is 5319 pounds, more than 1100 pounds heavier than, say, a 2005 Cadillac STS sedan. The car's stoutness has its benefits--doors clump shut, vibrations and road intrusions are almost nonexistent--but handling responsiveness suffers. Even with its wide, 19-inch Pirelli P Zeros, the Continental GT corners with liberal understeer and changes direction with regal deliberateness, not quick reflexes. One could argue, though, that a 64.9-mph slalom speed is damned impressive for a nearly 2.5-ton, almost 16-foot-long luxury tank. Monster turbo engine and lusciously appointed cabin make Continental GT stellar Interstate mile-eater, though rear-seat room is tight.Hedonists will be ga-ga once they slip into the sensuously styled cabin. Fit and finish are spectacular, with gleaming brightwork, veneers so lustrous they seem to have come from liquid trees, and leather rich enough to make the people at Prada pout. It's a surprisingly intimate space, however, with some major sight blockages to the rear quarters and severely limited rear-seat room if the front buckets are occupied by six-footers.Starting at $156, 285, the Continental GT is a bargain Bentley--and elegant, majestic, fast, quiet, luxurious. Maybe it's not the electrifying supercar we'd hoped for, but its subtlety, refinement, and punch make it the perfect L.A.-to-Vegas sprinter
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