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How the Continental GT Redefined Bentley

How the Continental GT Redefined Bentley

How the Continental GT Redefined Bentley


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The Continental GT holds a unique position within the long, storied history of Bentley Motors. After all, while the crew from Crewe has made many models over the years, it’s the Conti GT that, arguably, was the car that saved the company from extinction.

Or at least obsolescence, if not complete doom. At the turn of the 21st Century, Bentley and Rolls-Royce were trapped in an odd sort of symbiotic relationship; even though the Volkswagen Group was in control of the former and BMW owned the latter, legal maneuvers and machinations meant the two British marques were stuck making twinned vehicles until 2003, with Bentley making the same stately, Rolls-Royce-lite rides it had been building for decades. Indeed, under the skin, they largely were the same for decades, with a general design that hadn’t changed much since the 1980s and an engine that traced its roots back to the 1950s.

To kick off the new era for the Flying B, VW needed a fresh product that could show off a new vision of a viable future for Bentley — and, of course, rake in profits to help keep the brand afloat. That car would turn out to be the Continental GT.



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