FIRST DRIVE: 782hp, 738lb ft Bentley Continental GT Speed

[@TopGear]

Out with the W12, in with the V8 hybrid… so what's your verdict?

[@Ramsi-Berlin]

I love the spec ❣️ The green colour and the Open wood inside looks awesome ❕👌🏼 Only I would take green leather inside 😅

[@Michael_Michaels]

It lost it soul. The W12 was the cherry in a cake full of luxury! It was way too special to be discarded like this. And the worse was being replaced by an engine so vulgar! Yes, one can say that it is a technology marvel but still!

[@Kozworth]

I can see why they're going with the trend of switching to a hybrid but the W12 had so much personality. Personally I don't like the look of it but the rest is pretty cool

[@andrewevolution472]

Bring back the W12 Benty Berta !

[@shoryuag]

W12 hybrid with cylinder deactivation would’ve been awesome. It’s a Bentley; don’t skimp. The buyers can afford it.

[@sidthiru1509]

The fact that this is lighter than the new m5 with a bigger battery is a crazy

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Tbf, it's a bit smaller.

[@22LVG]

😂😂😂

[@Cheeseiscool7]

It’s because bmw puts more shit in there cars for tech

[@wasdwasdwwasd]

Everything an M5 has this does too.

[@user-ic7mv6bj4w]

It's a VW underneath.

[@SeanRoxas08]

Calling it “Conti GT” just sounds wrong

[@borjastick]

As does saying the coupe like coop.

[@assininecomment1630]

That'd be _coupé​,_ wouldn't it, @@borjastick?

[@MrG1969X]

It’s a Bentley Continental GT Coupe’ 👌 German owned but designed, engineered and assembled mostly at Crewe England 🇬🇧using German parts 🤣

[@conor7154]

“Jeepers creepers mother of what’s it”

[@Gravy_Master]

@@conor7154I beg your pardon, Conor?

[@LPOneThree]

I wish you would just say "Continental" like an adult

[@SeanRoxas08]

Man kept saying “cunty GT” like he’s not paid enough to say a few more syllables

[@ph8077]

You sound like a bit of a Conti!

[@BeleducMartello]

totally agree

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Conti isn't gonna kill you lol.

[@cromartie1984]

bill conti

[@PookDaWook]

Quite possibly the worst radar integration I've ever seen on a car. Guess I'll stick w my 10 year old Honda

[@hifiandmtb]

Came here to comment on this.

[@THESCRANBADGER]

I'm sure Bentley will be utterly devastated to lose your custom

[@CaptainHoratioPugwash]

Mans talking like the only thing stopping him trading in his 10 year old Honda for a new Bentley is the radar integration.

[@destructo2505]

@@CaptainHoratioPugwashcame here to say this 😂

[@iangillett2488]

😮 The hole in the grille for the radar, is just wrong. It looks like an aftermarket fit. Shame, as the style and the colour looks stunning.

[@pauliewalnuts240]

Holy shit, this thing is indeed enormous. I love how the world claims to be going green, but show me a vehicle that doesnt get heavier & larger, year after year.

[@srinitaaigaura]

The hypocrisy is absolute.

[@paulhancock]

'Claims' being the operative word. EV's create vastly more carbon (due to the manufacturing phase), and we're all just sending heavy industry to China to hit 'net zero' while total carbon for the planet remains the same. It's provably virtue signalling nonsense.

[@adamfinch4494]

They painted it green though, so there's that

[@leangrypoulet7523]

True, but look at its emissions and they’re probably better than a 1l diesel Clio from 10 years ago.

[@srinitaaigaura]

@@leangrypoulet7523 So imagine what that small engine could do today

[@wjeurs]

That wood in the interior looks amazing, but not with that grey blueish and orange leather lol

[@willforster]

Agreed, it has McLaren’s colours with Bentleys wood dash. I’d still have it over my Isuzu though haha

[@anotherarchitectx]

It's early in the morning and I find myself disagreeing with your opinion. It boggles my mind that I've typed this.

[@markmwala2886]

Check out the interior on the auto trader one, perfect spec 👌

[@jjcc5944]

You could have it fully customized up to the thread color upon purchase, Sir. Hope that won't make too much a headache to choose among the 30 colors available for leather panels. 😃

[@wjeurs]

The bots are thirsty today

[@shiraishi1]

Bikini girls bots😂

[@kam2832]

Facts

[@samueloluleye3808]

Porsche being the OG mad scientist secretly helping other people out with their homework

[@Spenny909]

More a case of Germans being excellent in marketing. I assume they believe the Bentley has enough of an identity and appeals to a certain buyer that it doesn't need a unique powertrain.

[@Paganizondaf650]

Bentley has taken the Panamera platform as a base for the continental and flying spur since the new models came out in 2018 or so (and the V8 and V6 hybrid). Only logical that it now gets the two chamber dampers and hybrid v8

[@Satori-Automotive]

The smart kid in class whos also cool and lets other kids copy his homework

[@ashliehiggins]

Buddy, the Conti GT is a Porsche Panamera in a nice dress.

[@01Bouwhuis]

​@ashliehiggins fortunately not an audi.....

[@pattyayyy]

Grey green and orange. The north face spec

[@THATATECLIP.]

W12 Will be missed

[@sylvaind.6786]

Nope

[@helipeek2736]

I presume the person that spec’d the exterior never met the person who spec’d the interior. But, Chrysler Alpine metallic green - bold!

[@tomnewham1269]

I think more like Holden Jungle Green.

[@helipeek2736]

@@tomnewham1269 to me Holden’s is a local brewery, so I’m unable to comment.

[@CybreSmee]

Nothing beats the styling of the series 2, they really nailed it there. These new ones look gormless.

[@urbanstrencan]

Bentley done it right their use of V8 hybrid system for better weight balance❤❤❤❤ just amazing and yeah, still proper Continental that deserves its Speed name plate. Great video keep it up Ollie 😂

[@noahmifsud2171]

Not sure if anything changed but the exterior and interior shots looked incredibly crisp in this one. Props to the people behind the cameras!

[@philipwright7186]

Maybe when you have a Continental to play with for a few hours, you can casually ignore the shrunken boot, but it's now fractionally smaller than a Roma or a DB12's, making it even less likely it'll be used in the way its maker intended (it's a bit unbecoming to lob all your travel bags on the back seat). Which is a real shame, because I'd buy this precisely for its long distance credentials. Credit to Bentley though for continuing to offer a car in the most glamorous segment of them all.

[@andrewholt3849]

I think the W12 was the best, but this is the future. It's the best sporting GT available. I also like it's alter-ego: The Porsche Panemara Turbo S/ Turbo S e-Hybrid. Bentley are built to last. My late uncle wanted one.

[@roym3366]

The fastest AND most beautiful Bentley ever! I want one…

[@geriatricmotorcars9516]

Not for me Just a German imposter

[@MBCGRS]

​@@geriatricmotorcars9516 More of a Ferrari man are we... 😂

[@WhyDoIHaveToHaveAHandle_s]

Sounds like a spitfire engine!! I love it

[@ulrichsuter3548]

What a beautiful video! I did some army service in that corner of Switzerland and must say that a Continental GT looks much better in the mountains than my army truck ever did...

[@meintveldman4769]

I would always choose the Flying Spur sedan. If I had the money, I would definetly check it out. It might be the best compromise to be found.

[@paulhancock]

We'll ignore the interior spec, but for me the Conti GT has been low-key the best car in the world for a while. I never used to like them during their footballer phase but that's been passed onto the Lambo Urus, and the Bentley seems classier again (some may disagree). If you're giving me just one car to do everything (especially living in the UK where driving can be stressful!), I'm probably taking a Conti.

[@TimeisReel]

That "AERIAL SHOT" of that Road...Wow !!!

[@chron123]

10:26 did he just say “Koop” like Americans lol

[@moogle68]

@@matthewe467 Thank you for being a rare voice of reason outside the US that sees the logic behind our pronunciation (sometimes), instead of beating the dead horse that is European stereotypes of Americans.

[@kleinbottled79]

And we were supposed to have made a deal about the word aluminum like a hundred years ago. (note the spelling) Ya'll were supposed to accept that there is no I sound after the N. But you still all say it wrong! 🤣

[@moogle68]

@@kleinbottled79 maybe all of their aluminum is just 'mini', who knows? 😂

[@galeng73]

The earlier editions of the Continental had a pretty good record in endurance racing. Bently stopped having a works team shortly after they reached 100 years old. That's unfortunate. I miss seeing them eat up the track while looking like they were going to eat the competition.

[@philhenderson3516]

This car is beautiful but Bentley needs to step it up a notch! The exterior looks exactly like a Genesis. And yes, I know some will come and say that Genesis got inspired by Bentley, copied them, hired the same designer, etc. but the reality is that the Genesis design language has been out for almost 5 years now so Bentley has had more than enough time to reinvent. Their premiums command differentiation and this redesign is far from that.

[@greigsanderson]

Conti is such a dad chat name.

[@conner.9262]

Breathtaking scenery and the car is eye catching….

[@kevinho8582]

even though i love youtube reviewers there's something special about the shots and cinematography of a top gear video.

[@jonathan_careless]

GORGEOUS opening! But then quick cut to (accidentally?) untransfered footage at 0:25 before cutting back to beautiful film?? :)

[@xo4205]

1:18 Almost skidding but manage to control.😅

[@_IMNNO]

Yup, ESC saved it there.

[@gansior4744]

Yep, guy almost crashed while saying he doesn't feel like going thru the rail. Moron

[@iluveaudi]

Definetly my favorite Bentley by farrrrrr

[@Skjoldborg8]

The finishing scene’s angle of the Conti was drop dead gorgeous… 🫠

[@woldrau777]

The person in charge of that interior spec needs help

[@theTomster1981]

Aston put a V12 into their new Vanquish.. On a sidenote, Switzerland‘s mountain passes are just spectacular.

[@mackcimos]

the fact that these engineers cant hide or put that big sensor in the front somewhere symmetrical is crazy :|

[@vindevhunta4905]

A good looking car From then till now

[@lucassitanggang5154]

That so, competitors of Bentley Continental GT Speed, are Aston Martin DB 12 Volant, Ferrari 12 Cylinders, and Porsche Panamera. Astonishing!

[@alexluke84]

I was always on Bentley side for super grand touring...well before I was for CL65 AMG some 20years ago...before that AM Vantage V600...but now I prefer the newest AM Vanquish with that new V12 😎

[@gangalo68]

Damn, when I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was a new Volvo. 😄

[@gansior4744]

Haha same. Thought it's a Polstar 2

[@benjamindas0440]

This Conti GT is awesome

[@navaho5430]

Nice dash with no stuck-on screens and some buttons who would have thought.

[@syedmuhammadalishah444]

Watching topgear after a long time it’s boring without Jeremy clarkson and his team

[@MattDapson]

Looks like the embargo lifted at midnight. 6 vids on this car an hour apart.

[@gansior4744]

Standard stuff

[@urbanstrencan]

What a new Mercedes AMG GT as his competition

[@MAXBLU04]

Good Lord what a beautiful car!!

[@TJSaw]

For me, Bentley make the most desirable cars in the world.

[@somerandomfella]

I like the revised rear lights.

[@WarTornPH]

This guy needs a raise

[@tednruth453]

Swiss Alps? Stunning!

[@Wormweed]

That cobblestone road would be a nightmare on any other car, especially a sports car.

[@nahidrahman]

Holy sh*t just that opening scene & backdrop 😮

[@jimmac7043]

I’ll have the DB12 please. Looks, handling, power, great sound, wonderful interior and no hybrid nonsense.

[@tracer073]

It’s seems green is the color all the manufacturers working with this year, the new Bentley continent gt launch color :green. Aston Martin db12: green, 2025 BMW m5: green

[@annjacobs7764]

Wow, this is insane! Do more like this!

[@yatish007]

I'm gonna buy this car in one year, and come post my review! wish me luck

[@harrison4ever125]

It's hilarious how much that looks like the Mustang before the 2024 face-lift.

[@sheumais63]

Very nice, though the video did remind me the last time I drove the Swiss mountain passes was about 40 years ago in a 1.3 Metro. 700bhp less. Still fun though.

[@sehemunzuri]

2:19 peep and you can see a Macan

[@gaycha6589]

Was the previosu version lacking power torque and waftability? Thought not. For those in the market there should be some used bargains around

[@markpass4215]

A GT?…well you have to send your luggage ahead with the baby boot…and what a lump it is….more dynamic…but colossally heavy…almost 1000 kilos more than a DB12….those brakes better be good…😂😂😂

[@jjcc5944]

btw, the Continental GT is only meant to be one of your leisure cars to go clubbing. 😃

[@almac9203]

The weight difference is around 600 kilos not 1000. The Aston Martin weight figures are dodgy as they quote a dry weight without fluids.

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

Just seems like the biggest AUDI?? 😢

[@joeunderwood3693]

So the DB12 is better?

[@G96Saber]

Right at the end he admitted that lol.

[@MichelHenriTonneau]

This car is beautiful. But with still some 10/15 years before electric obligation, the previous generation will still hold a good time (and value) as this one won’t

[@gergelyszaplonczai8564]

Need one!

[@namucase93]

The older I get the more I want this.

[@effay83]

I miss all the great hosts Top Gear had over the years.

[@Lethargesic]

BBC need to bring old style top gear back. Granted, won’t be as popular as “new” top gear but these KZbin videos deserve mainstream tv.

[@user-mw9qb2pp9b]

Thing with brands such as Bentley and Rolls Royce, they are vehicles that should last a life time but adding in bybrid with batteries totally distroys this.

[@thebagnechannel3183]

I dig the color scheme.

[@jackstewart7664]

It's a beautiful car, but the iconic w12 will be missed

[@SmallBlogV8]

I suppose the way Bentley benefits from the rise of performance EVs/PHEVs is that making over-two-tonne cars handle well enough is now an industry imperative... although, lest we forget that the old-money Brooklands Coupé of 2008 weighed 2700kg without any hybrid gubbins at all. So they're not being TOTALLY excessive with mass anymore, it seems.

[@lesflynn4455]

Sorry, I just thought I heard somebody say it weighs 2.46 tons. It's a 2 door coupe. The wasted material being put in cars nowadays is a bit of a disgrace.

[@EndeavorsDnB]

On point 4 sure!

[@mikelyon5595]

Everything but that green!

[@reachforthesky1576]

Has to be the very wettest delivery of the phrase: " It's a good laugh, actually"

[@michaelj7069]

Gorgeous machine. 🥰

[@johnmcmullen7510]

Stunning machine ❤ it

[@tommywang8229]

The benchmark for luxury Gran Tourer.

[@edgo45]

1:41 “in the old one it wouldn’t want to change directions” um that’s not true and Chris Harris can prove it to you.

[@truth6242]

He said "Conti".. I thought he was actually telling people my last name. LOL

[@Phoenix-wl8pf]

Gorgeous car in a great colour

[@phorllaofficial]

wow it is the best car

[@andrewevolution472]

That´s awesome with the V8 but could be better with a W12, that engine was the biggest reason to buy it in the 1st place...

[@ph8077]

I have a 2023 RS5 Vorsprung coupe...you can definitely see the shared DNA which is surprising, given my cheapy pleb's car & Bentley's upmarket positioning.

[@tomnewham1269]

I like the colour, it is very similar to the colour Jungle Green that Holden used on their VF Commodore range. In regards to the headlights, that line through the middle just looks so wrong.

[@bukwok]

is the headlight a bit small..? i dont know why, i think this car look better with McLaren 720s headlight .

[@florian.l93]

Rockstar Games presented the Continental in GTA5 before Bentley.

[@gfy69]

Still one of the best sounding v8s ever. Those wheels look diaper fetch spec tho.

[@andrewmcbain4119]

Not the same without "POWWERR" AND "SPEEEED" while the tires are smoking, during some respectable slides. That was in the old car...

[@lucasboulay238]

Would love a true test versus DB12 !

[@surfleetsurfer6370]

Marcus Rashford will be having 4 of those. He will be round in the Manchester showroom next week with his Bruvva Dwaiiiine and paying cash. After he has spend an hour or two on his football but nothing too strenuous.

[@brich8608]

Can't wait to pick one of these up in a couple of years for 12k! 😊

[@F14foreverF14]

Understeer problem of old Continental was inherited from using Audi chassis which have the engine mounted way forward past the radiator. Audi engines are literally bolted to the front bumper 🤣

[@dougcargill6730]

I don’t care how amazing this car is, the front grill is HIDEOUS. There has to be a more elegant way of incorporating the required driver assistance gizmos.

[@kevincoombs7348]

I think it should be re named "Bentley The GT".

[@AnkitKumar-he5kd]

W12 will be missed 😢😢😢

[@rdeh1678]

This man looks like tha actor that on the tv series the Ark

[@Dentistresponds]

Ain't no way the buttons in the center console are all black plastic... At least make them of anodized aluminum or SOMETHING

[@bhuplaysguitar]

it's CONTINENTAL!!!! C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L!!!!!