{"id":134862,"date":"2019-09-09T17:52:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T21:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/\/?p=134862"},"modified":"2022-06-06T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T19:18:25","slug":"bentley-continental-gt-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/bentley-continental-gt-v8\/","title":{"rendered":"Bentley Continental GT V8: The Proper Motor Car Lives Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a dream car in so many words; the Bentley Continental GT. The grand touring machine embodies the very essence of performance, refinement, and luxury. For all of the options on the market today – sedans, coupes, sports cars, trucks, SUVs, exotics (you name it) – there is really nothing quite like the Continental GT. Perhaps I’m being overly nostalgic, but the Bentley Continental GT brings to mind those old Packards and Rolls-Royces and Cadillacs. In their day, they were Proper Motor Cars. Today, the Bentley Continental GT is such a car.<\/p>\n

Bentley\u00a0Continental GT: The W12 Flyer<\/h2>\n

The Bentley\u00a0Continental GT features a 6.0-liter, W12 TSI engine that produces 626 horsepower and\u00a0664 lb-ft. of torque. The W12 TSI engine employs both high- and low-pressure direct fuel injection and cylinder deactivation. When at full chat, the Continental GT W12 jets to 60 in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 207. Fast as that is, it’s nothing compared to the\u00a0300 million calculations per second the engine’s internal software management system performs.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Bentley\u00a0Continental GT in W12 flavor is a fine filly, however, the\u00a0newest iteration commands equal attention. Those of us in Detroit relish the letter V and the number 8, and hence, the crew from Crewe delights. The\u00a0Continental GT V8 is now available, having\u00a0recently launched on Bentley\u2019s configurator<\/a>. Did you know the\u00a0Continental GT has over seven billion different possible configurations? Suffice it to say, between the Rotating Display and\u00a0neck-warmer; between the\u00a0sustainable veneers and handcrafted leather, the Bentley\u00a0Continental GT V8 is as bespoke as they come.<\/p>\n

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Bentley Continental GT V8. Photo: Bentley Motors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bigger Power & Better Balance<\/h2>\n

The Bentley\u00a0Continental GT V8 gets cooking with 542 horsepower and\u00a0568 lb-ft. of torque. The 32-valve, 4.0-liter V8 relies on two turbos at home inside the “V” of the engine. Under heavy throttle, the Continental GT V8 rockets to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, topping out at 198. The Convertible isn’t far behind, hitting 60 in four seconds flat. During causal cruising, Bentley’s V8 shuts down four cylinders; the change-over happens within 20 milliseconds.<\/p>\n