Re: Bentley Continental GT Speed
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:19 pm
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 wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 1:40 pmHankook Ventus on the front and this off brand on the back. I guess if your customers are chewing through tyres all the time…GG. wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 12:22 pmSpeaking of tread - it looks to be on Chinese ditchfinders which would have worried me slightly given the power / weight / Scottish weather...mik wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 10:33 am 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
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!