Want a Bentley Continental GT Speed for Christmas?

Back in early September I did a piece on the Bentley Continental GT Speed for sale. I have to admit, it blew my socks off. It was the car the Continental GT should always have been, but never quite was. Well now they’re coming on stream, and we have three ready for delivery before Christmas! I’m not quite sure how we pulled it off, but if you’re looking for the perfect gift for the man who has everything, or you’re toying with treating yourself after your bonus, the Bentley Continental GT Speed fits the bill perfectly!

A quick recap on what I said back in September:

The Speed badge has always denoted the fastest Bentley (well, since it was first used in the early 1920s), but it’s not been used for a while. But now it has, and the Speed can wear it with pride. On the face of it the performance figures on the new Speed seem only slightly up on its sibling (202mph and 0-62mph in 4.3seconds), but it feels so different. It’s crisp; it’s sharp; it’s wonderful! That nose-heavy feeling when you turn in has all but gone. The exhaust has learnt how to sing. The engine feels alive, and it all works so well together.

Prices for the Speed start at around £137,00 (before you start adding extras like ceramic brakes at £10,000!), so it’s a fair bit more expensive than the standard GT. But it is a very much better car, and I have no doubt it will end up being a bigger seller than the standard GT. And so it should. Now I’m looking forward to a full road test in the very near future, instead of just a drive.

‘Tis the Season to be Jolly, and I can’t think of anything that would make me more jolly than one of these in my Christmas stocking. Are you listening, Carla?!