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Bentley Continental GT review

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£236,600 - £267,095
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Published: 30 Sep 2024
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Buying

What should I be paying?

Back in 2021 when the last generation Conti GT Speed arrived, complete with 650bhp W12, it cost £209,900. All things considered the uplift to £236,600 for this new 771bhp hybrid GT Speed isn’t bad value considering the extra chassis tech and dynamic polish.

But that’s not what justifies the outlay in the first place. Which is the indulgent options list and speccing potential. You can go very deep into the colour, trim and materials here. And that’s without disturbing the Mulliner department. This is Bentley’s ‘anything is possible’ area and it’s getting busier and busier. Apparently 75 per cent of buyers are now doing something with Mulliner to add a further touch of luxury and uniqueness to their cars.

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All of which means that Bentley buyers likely don’t care a jot about what the final figure is at the bottom of the invoice, rendering the list price broadly irrelevant. And, we must assume, the running costs. Official WLTP economy figures have yet to be released, but they will be daft, claiming the Continental can return something like 200mpg. It won’t. It will do 20mpg. Call it 300 miles before stops.

But this new Conti GT won’t always cost the likely £280-300k it will be once specced to the nines. It will depreciate over time. And make someone a very good buy in 5-10 years time. Because they’re built in decent numbers, 10-year-old cars are down around the £40k mark. That’s for the older Mk2 cars. The 2018 Mk3s currently seem to be holding their values much better. We must assume this one will follow suit.

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