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We love this thing. It's a Bentley Conti GT with a new ‘shooting brake' hatchback body by Touring Superleggera. It's a car in the proper Italian coachbuilding tradition, a one-off commission for a client who's obviously got as much money as he has taste.
If you're in that position, they'll build one for you too.
And in case you fear it's just a DIY lash-up, note that Bentley was involved in making sure the quality was up to snuff. That's why it let Touring use the B-word.
At the show, we were standing staring weak-kneed at the thing when VW's head of engineering Ulrich Eichhorn ambled by. We asked him what he thought and he smiled and showed us several of its best features. Yes, he's a fan too.
Later we bumped into Rolls-Royce's design mainman Ian Cameron and asked him if he'd seen anything he liked at the show. Top of his list, too, was the same Touring Bentley.
What higher praise?
Paul Horrell, Consultant Editor of Top Gear magazine
Open Car Bar
What do you think?
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alanlo commented on this article
at 11:16 am on 04 March 2010
Doesn't look much different from other bentlys
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LeBonkers commented on this article
at 12:46 pm on 04 March 2010
Thats the point.
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Jordan-Fry commented on this article
at 12:51 pm on 04 March 2010
LeBonkers..touche and i must admit i agree it is a very lovley bit of design, clad they did it before the mulsanne shap spread across the range...id buy it if had footballer money...and the footballers wont like it...its a hatchback
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kadajawi commented on this article
at 01:55 pm on 04 March 2010
I think they should offer this version too, for everyone willing to buy a Bentley. It looks just as good, if not better.
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tucsondog commented on this article
at 02:53 pm on 04 March 2010
You know, It kinda reminds me of the 2010 Camaro.
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