In Sport mode only 17 per cent of drive goes to the front axle, and everything else is set to deliver maximum sporting thrills, especially the exhaust and throttle maps. At the same time the maps for the dampers, throttle, gearbox, ESP and exhaust all settle into their most relaxed and least intrusive settings, and as such the GT goes properly into waft mode.īut it’s not until you select Sport mode and drive it on a track that you can fully appreciate how far Bentley has gone with the car’s dynamics this time, because do this and it goes to a level that is WAY beyond anything you might expect of it, and so far beyond the previous version that you’d have a job to associate one with the other.

In Comfort mode up to 38 per cent of the engine’s torque will reach the front axle, which means the GT essentially feels like a cosseting four-wheel-drive limo. On top of this, there are now a wide range of driver modes including Comfort, Bentley and Individual. This gives the Conti a more traditional GT set of proportions, with the engine mounted lower and further back in the chassis than before, and the drivetrain itself being rear-drive based. The main reason is that Bentley’s had much more say in the underlying chassis design than it did last time, this time pooling its development with Porsche and its Panamera. The GT’s chassis and suspension are arguably the areas in which it has improved the most, and there are numerous reasons why. Bentley offers as options driver-assistance features such as adaptive cruise control, a night-vision system, and automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection-items we'd expect to be standard considering the steep estimated starting price of $225,000.Compared to the previous generation, the current Continental GT is borderline brilliant to drive with the caveat of its considerable mass. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard, as is a digital gauge display that allows the driver to control most of the Continental GT's functions using controls on the steering wheel. A 12.3-inch infotainment display dominates the dashboard and can be made to rotate out from its hidden place behind three small analog gauges that display the exterior air temperature, the time, and a compass. Okay, maybe that's a stretch, but almost everything inside this Bentley two-door is covered with the stuff and nearly everything about the Continental GT is customizable-for a price. The amount of leather, wood, and metal inside one Continental GT might be the equivalent to how much is used in the entirety of the lineup of many other automakers. Bentley Sales Have Come a Very Long Way.The 2019 Bentley Continental GT Unveiled.

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