At a glance this latest Bentley Continental GT, launched in 2024, looks like little more than a facelift of the third-generation model, but design boss Robin Page has made a big stylistic departure by dropping the quad headlights that have been a signature since the original’s debut in 2003.
For me it’s a fetching change, making it leaner and less bulky, aided by the slash of the indicators like angry eyebrows.
Only the grille-mounted camera for the various assistance systems looks like a pimple in its fresh face.
There’s a big change under the skin, too, with the arrival of an electrified drivetrain for the first time on a Continental GT.
The Bentley Continental GT’s cabin is beautifully trimmed; you can swap the central gauges for a screen at the touch of a button
Before that has you running for the hills, you can be reassured by the fact that the 188bhp gearbox-mounted electric motor is joined by a 592bhp twin-turbo V8 up front, giving a combined 772bhp and a monstrous 738lb ft of torque.
Bumble along in EV mode (which the Bentley will do for up to 50 miles), punch the throttle and there is a split-second delay as you wonder where all of those horses are, and then they come galloping in.
