Bentley Continental GT Speed

[Mito Man]

Nice review - and whilst not-2.7 tonnes is still waaay too heavy they are set up to mask their mass. You probably took a couple of mm of tread off all round just squeezing it a little though

Speaking of tread - it looks to be on Chinese ditchfinders which would have worried me slightly given the power / weight / Scottish weather...

Hankook Ventus on the front and this off brand on the back. I guess if your customers are chewing through tyres all the time…


One thing I realise I didn’t comment on was the W12 noise. It was suprisingly subdued, a thrumming warble at medium revs rising to a snarl at high. I expected to get a more dominating experience from it but it was lost to refinement.

Rather different driving to work in the Tesla this morning!

Surprising on the noise front. Was it noticeably louder in sport mode? The exhaust flaps can fail but it should be very loud and crackle when you lift off/change gear.

[Explosive Newt]

Yes, louder in sport. There was noise but I think the main issue was the cabin is so well insulated that a lot of it was masked. I dropped the window from time to time to take it in, but it wasn't as bombastic as I might have hoped.