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

The new Bentley Continental GT Speed will cross continents with ease. Whether the world’s uber-wealthy still do such things in big luxo GTs rather than in SUVs or via private jets is another matter, but should you ever need to warp from one bolthole to another, this fourth-gen Conti GT would be perfect.

However, is it worse elsewhere? See, it’s now a hybrid. Which means although official figures put emissions at just 29 g/km of CO2 when it’s simultaneously the most powerful road-going Bentley ever, there’s added weight. And Bentley’s Conti GT was never in the bantamweight class to begin with. Call it two and half tonnes now. So, although power is up to 782hp, is it now a less sporting, less dynamic driving experience?

To find out, Top Gear Magazine’s Head of Car Testing, Ollie Marriage, took the new Bentley Continental GT Speed to the Alps to find out…

00:00 Intro
01:20 Drive Part 1
05:22 What's Different?
06:54 Drive Part 2
09:44 Conclusion

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[TopGear]

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

[sidthiru]

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

[SeanRoxas]

Calling it “Conti GT” just sounds wrong

[LPOneThree]

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

[PookDaWook]

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

[pauliewalnuts]

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.

[pattyayyy]

Grey green and orange. The north face spec

[wjeurs]

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

[samueloluleye]

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

[helipeek]

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

[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
😂

[WhyDoIHaveToHaveAHandle_s]

Sounds like a spitfire engine!! I love it

[ulrichsuter]

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...

[noahmifsud]

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

[roym]

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

[philipwright]

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.

[TimeisReel]

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

[CybreSmee]

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

[andrewholt]

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.

[conner.]

Breathtaking scenery and the car is eye catching….