Bentley’s 2020 Continental GT First Version is nearly as good as luxurious can get

The Bentley Continental GT is the model’s most essential mannequin. When it launched in 2003, it turned all the firm round. Constructed with assist from Bentley’s company proprietor Volkwagen, the Continental supplied a decrease entrance worth to the high-dollar model.

Even in its final 12 months on sale, the previous-generation Continental GT was the model’s second-best vendor behind the Bentayga SUV. Whereas the marketplace for luxurious grand touring coupes is probably not as sturdy because the red-hot ultra-luxury SUV segment, it is nonetheless huge for Bentley. Excellent news for them, then, because the Continental GT is nearly as good as luxurious coupes get.

Fact be informed, the earlier Continental GT by no means appeared significantly particular to us. In our restricted expertise with it, the inside and know-how felt behind less expensive luxurious vehicles and the driving expertise betrayed the automobile’s decade-old roots.

In the event you did like the opposite automobile, although, you may love this one. Volkswagen’s studying points with luxurious automobile elements sharing have been sorted out to the purpose the place nothing within the Bentley feels misplaced. Actually, our $270,115 Continental GT tester’s inside was so attractive and well-crafted that it beats nearly every part else available on the market.