The fourth-generation Bentley Continental GT Speed's enhanced performance is without question, but impressions on its styling will be more subjective.
First Drive: Bentley’s New Continental GT Speed Is Hybrid, Heavier Than Ever, and Surprisingly Nimblelast month and found it to be plush, fleet, and surprisingly nimble.
Back to the present, a private viewing of the new Continental GT Speed offered an up-close look at the new coupé and convertible, which exude a surprisingly different presence than the outgoing third-gen models. The latest Continental GT Speed, designed by Robin Page, offers a number of firsts, including being the first non-coachbuilt Bentley with a single headlamp design since the S2, circa 1959, and the first to offer a rear-biased weight distribution of 49/51.
Once past the headlamps, which deliver a far more dominant presence to the front end, a few small design details make a big difference in first impressions. For starters, the cut line of the front bumper now meets the hood as a continuation of the headlamp eyebrow, breaking up the space more prominently than before. There’s also an off-center radar sensor on the grille that gives a cyclops effect—not a great look for an otherwise stately sled. And no, there’s no option to delete the feature.
Whether the looks of the latest GT Speed are better, worse, or just different than before is an entirely subjective matter; some will certainly pine for the more streamlined simplicity of the previous iteration of the Continental GT.
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