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Chris Harris on Cars review of the new 2025 Continental GT Speed
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The New 2025 Bentley Continental GT Is a $325,000 Super Coupe - Doug DeMuro
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Bentley Continental GTC Speed vs Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo | Who makes the best luxury convertible? - CAR Magazine (UK)
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Seen Through Glass review of the new 2025 Continental GT Speed
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Bentley has built another performance V8 hybrid, and it’s got a faintly mad 671bhp
The ‘Ultra High Performance’ hybrid is now joined by a ‘High Performance’ version
Bentley has revealed a new version of its bonkers V8 hybrid powertrain for those that don’t want full-on bonkers, but medium-bonkers. This is the luxury carmaker’s new ‘High Performance Hybrid’, and actually it’s still… bonkers.
Because though it’s down around 100bhp on the ‘Ultra High Performance Hybrid’ version revealed last year – a drivetrain that now occupies Bentley’s top step after the retirement of its W12-engined thunderstorm – it’s still packing 671bhp.
And 686lb ft. Numbers achieved by that brand-new, cross-plane 4.0-litre V8 and an electric motor (hiding in the gearbox). Whichever way you cut it, those are big numbers, now applicable to the delightful new Continental GT, Conti GT Convertible, and Flying Spur. Big enough to render the old, W12-engined monster’s numbers… redundant.
“Though the Ultra Performance Hybrid of the Speed remains the most extreme powertrain in Bentley’s range, it is significant that the new High Performance Hybrid outperforms the previous generation’s W12 Speed powertrain on all power, torque and performance parameters,” said Bentley. Well, quite.
The ‘Ultra High Performance’ hybrid is now joined by a ‘High Performance’ version
Bentley has revealed a new version of its bonkers V8 hybrid powertrain for those that don’t want full-on bonkers, but medium-bonkers. This is the luxury carmaker’s new ‘High Performance Hybrid’, and actually it’s still… bonkers.
Because though it’s down around 100bhp on the ‘Ultra High Performance Hybrid’ version revealed last year – a drivetrain that now occupies Bentley’s top step after the retirement of its W12-engined thunderstorm – it’s still packing 671bhp.
And 686lb ft. Numbers achieved by that brand-new, cross-plane 4.0-litre V8 and an electric motor (hiding in the gearbox). Whichever way you cut it, those are big numbers, now applicable to the delightful new Continental GT, Conti GT Convertible, and Flying Spur. Big enough to render the old, W12-engined monster’s numbers… redundant.
“Though the Ultra Performance Hybrid of the Speed remains the most extreme powertrain in Bentley’s range, it is significant that the new High Performance Hybrid outperforms the previous generation’s W12 Speed powertrain on all power, torque and performance parameters,” said Bentley. Well, quite.
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Fastest Bentley ever: new Continental GT Speed docks in South Africa
When it comes to the new-generation Continental GT, Bentley is bringing out the big guns first.
The local importer pulled the covers off the new Continental GT Speed in Johannesburg recently, as this will be the first version of the new model series to grace local shores.
The order books are now open, with Bentley South Africa announcing a starting price of R6,534,000 for the Coupe and R7,083,000 for the GTC open-top variant.
The ‘regular’ Continental GT models are expected to make landfall towards the end of the third quarter of 2025, the importer said.
So what can buyers expect from the new flagship model?
When it comes to the new-generation Continental GT, Bentley is bringing out the big guns first.
The local importer pulled the covers off the new Continental GT Speed in Johannesburg recently, as this will be the first version of the new model series to grace local shores.
The order books are now open, with Bentley South Africa announcing a starting price of R6,534,000 for the Coupe and R7,083,000 for the GTC open-top variant.
The ‘regular’ Continental GT models are expected to make landfall towards the end of the third quarter of 2025, the importer said.
So what can buyers expect from the new flagship model?