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Post by racingteatray on Mar 11, 2022 12:57:46 GMT
Had a half-hour trip from Sharjah back to Dubai on Tuesday evening wedged into the back of a client's new-shape Bentley Continental coupe. One of those left-field experiences that life occasionally chucks at you.
Difficult to give much meaningful commentary, but:
- good-looking car, even in white
- plenty of performance
- a good V8 rumble when prodded but not perhaps quite as magnificent-sounding as you might think
- at 5ft10, I had (just about) enough leg room in the back, sat behind a similarly sized front passenger
- ride is excellent but did thump loudly over things like rumble strips - essentially you couldn't really feel them but you could definitely hear them
- interior is absolutely gorgeous and feels beautifully made - this one was a rich dark tan colour with two-tone walnut/piano black woodwork.
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Post by garry on Mar 11, 2022 15:41:44 GMT
Never been in one on the move, but sat in one. As you say, the interior is fabulous. It's my lottery win daily driver ( a conti GT convertible to be precise) .
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Post by Martin on Mar 11, 2022 17:59:51 GMT
I like them a lot and agree the interior is fantastic. The owner of the business who used to be my main customer has a coupe and convertible and recently swapped his wife’s FFRR for a facelift Bentayga.
It would be a perfect daily for me, other than it wouldn’t be appropriate for work. Even with my car, I end up choosing to use the Golf a lot of the time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2022 18:08:31 GMT
From my somewhat removed position, given I'll not be buying either, the running costs would be frightening. I believe you will end up with the Macan as like as not and will enjoy it immensely. The other exotics might be nice but would they be that much nicer to justify the cost?
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Post by franki68 on Mar 15, 2022 13:57:35 GMT
Stunning cars ,I love them and in those moments I have thought of getting something a bit more relaxed than the gt3 ,it tops my list .
I think I would feel quite self conscious driving one though which puts me off.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Mar 15, 2022 14:56:48 GMT
By the time I could afford one of these it'd have to be the Bentley Incontinental.
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Post by garry on Mar 15, 2022 17:03:48 GMT
Stunning cars ,I love them and in those moments I have thought of getting something a bit more relaxed than the gt3 ,it tops my list . I think I would feel quite self conscious driving one though which puts me off. My problem with anything too flashy is the supermarket test. If I’m not willing to park it in Tesco I’d be worried that it would hardly ever get used. |
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Post by Big Blue on Mar 15, 2022 22:59:09 GMT
My problem with anything too flashy is the supermarket test. If I’m not willing to park it in Waitrose I’d be worried that it would hardly ever get used. FYP. The kind of Bentley drivers that go to Tesco are the reason they have a reputation that might not be as lofty as it could be. |
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Post by garry on Mar 16, 2022 8:56:22 GMT
My problem with anything too flashy is the supermarket test. If I’m not willing to park it in Waitrose I’d be worried that it would hardly ever get used. FYP. The kind of Bentley drivers that go to Tesco are the reason they have a reputation that might not be as lofty as it could be. I was going to say Aldi, but I tried to be more refined! |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Mar 16, 2022 13:20:22 GMT
FYP. The kind of Bentley drivers that go to Tesco are the reason they have a reputation that might not be as lofty as it could be. I was going to say Aldi, but I tried to be more refined! Aldi is an amazing place. I only popped in the other day for a sandwich and I came out with a potting bench. I neither pot plants, or require a bench, but at £35 it was too good to turn down. |
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Post by johnc on Mar 16, 2022 14:41:42 GMT
I was going to say Aldi, but I tried to be more refined! Aldi is an amazing place. I only popped in the other day for a sandwich and I came out with a potting bench. I neither pot plants, or require a bench, but at £35 it was too good to turn down. I bought a set of folding steps last year for exactly the same reason. Even though I am only in for milk I find myself strangely attracted to the aisles down the middle and I have a lifelong supply of WD40 as a consequence. |
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Post by PG on Mar 16, 2022 20:00:42 GMT
I was lucky enough to be allowed to drive a former colleagues Mk 1 W12 Continental GT some years ago. It was the perfect colour combo - metallic deep green with tan leather. It felt so bloody solid and I had the sensation that it did not accelerate so much as just very rapidly and effortlessly gather large amounts of momentum.
I think Conti GTs are bought by two types of people. Chavs with too much money. And gentlemen with a certain "edge". Your spec dictates which camp you fall into. I think the gentleman express would be lost in Tesco / Aldi / even Waitrose car park as all the white Mercs, Audis and SUVs with privacy glass and black wheels would "outshine" it. The chav spec one on the other hand....
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 16, 2022 20:34:36 GMT
I drove an early original W12 Continental when my dad had a demo car brought out for him to try. The way such a heavy lump hustled down a twisty B-road defied the laws of physics.
By all accounts, the running and repair costs are deeper than than deepest money pit you could imagine, so well-used early examples are cheap to buy for a reason.
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Post by Alex on Apr 8, 2022 19:44:45 GMT
FYP. The kind of Bentley drivers that go to Tesco are the reason they have a reputation that might not be as lofty as it could be. I was going to say Aldi, but I tried to be more refined! I can imagine the Bentleys city braking system is set to automatically apply itself if you try to drive into an Aldi car park. |
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