Should You Buy A Bentley Continental GT? Is it a REAL Bentley? (2012 4.0 V8 Facelift Road Test)
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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The Continental GT was the start of a new era for Bentley, introducing more mass-produced methods and Volkswagen parts sharing. But does that mean it loses that character we loved so much or is it still a real Bentley?
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Hey Paul, saw this a couple of years ago and just wanted to say thanks for the inspration. I ended up going out and buying my own Gen 1 Continental Gt and even started the world's only dedicated channel on running and fixing my own Bentley. I've had to learn a ton of stuff like filming, editing and how to use You Tube along the way but it's been so much fun and I'm getting great support from so many other owners. Just watching this I can see how far your skills have come, and how far mine need to go before I can feel happy with what I churn out but like you, I hope to always keep it fun. Thanks very much 😀😀
I absolutely love my 2013 Bentley Continental Gt V8…Great car and that’s coming from a guy who also has a Mercedes CL63 Biturbo M157 V8 😎🤙🏾
Has your Bentley given you any problems since you purchased it? And how many kms does it have? I’m thinking of getting a 2013 or 2014 Bentley cont gt cause I’m selling my e63s
@@kw1825 been a great car I’ve had to replace radiator and hose other than it’s been great 👍🏽
@@Fasteddiebreakshearts Awesome! How many miles does the Bentley have?
What are the rough yearly running costs?
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Fantastic review, even the word from the experts. Thank you. It also struck me, what a fine day to have lived, a day driving a Bentley Continental GT on gorgeous country roads. You are a lucky man!
Beautiful car. I’ve got a bentayga. They are all a treat. Big boy cars got big boy problems but the rule is- if you can afford it then it’s worth it.
An excellent review - I can't understand those who claim these are "not proper Bentleys" - how else in this day and age can you develop the marque? Start with a clean sheet of paper, a thorough knowledge of the Bentley heritage and enough money to develop a state of the art GT and this is what you get. I'm very sure that W.O. would approve.
They are vastly more modern than the RR era.The bottom of the front wheelarch/Sill area,gets stone chipped and goes rusty.Why Bentley never fitted a clear film down there I will never know.....But they are a fantastic car,but when pushing on you do feel the weight!Would have one in a heartbeat.😍And with the right interior its an incredible car to waft in,especially if it had specced sheepskin rug floor mats!
Great review, I love this generation of the Continental 👌
Thanks for watching!
Wish I could afford to run one. I've only been a passenger in a pre facelift loved how smooth it is
What makes them expensive to run
@@jamesgrant3812 Lowest reliability among all brands at the time, high labor cost, single digit mpg in town
Great cars .., had mine 8 years
Going from what real owners say it's incredibly unreliable and very expensive to keep running. But when it's working it's great. There is a very good reason why they are dirt cheap to buy.
That’s not my experience. I know many who own them and they live a different experience. Maintenance every 10k miles is pretty standard too. Mines been a dream. There are tons of gremlins though. And a lot of people buy used after someone hacked it up the blame the brand and not their ignorance. These cars new under 3y/30k are no issue at all.
Maintenance Manual. Every single one of them comes with it. Follow it, and nothing will ever fail prematurely, and it will live forever! The people that say that this car is unreliable, are those people that can afford the sticker but cant afford the maintenance it requires. You cant afford a Bentley if you cant afford to spend 3-4 Grand every 5-6 Months on it.
I really hated these when they came out. Something about the bubbly front end really bothered me. Now it seems like there won't be cars like this ever again and they've grown on me.
I always have a soft spot for a conti
I am in love with Bentley Continental but don't have the cash to buy!! Maybe if I win the lotery.....
Beautiful car great review many thanks!
As the owner of an older Bentley I can safely say that pre-1990s cars will outlast the newer ones simply because of the lack of electronics. I've seen a few Continentals at various specialists and the electronics are a nightmare. Once saw one with the dashboard removed and a complete spaghetti birdsnest of wires coming out, never seen anything like it...probably a cubic metre of wires going everywhere!
So very true and the GT never made me feel very special. My 1975 T1 however is a lovely old car which always puts a smile on my face.
I like the look of the original Continental GT and think with each revision they have made things worse until the current model that is nothing short of hideous. Did they let Chris Bangle in on the job or did they just bolt an old 7 Series "butt" on the thing?
Sadly, there are just too many issues with the ancillaries for me to want one. An old Lexus at 20 years and 250k miles has all its original switches and servos working fine. Bentley needs to achieve the same.
As for "is it a real Bentley?" has anything since W.O. left been a real Bentley?
Very nice cars but just to common now.far to many bin made delivering around manchester there nearly as common on the streets as the ford focus.its not the special occasion when you see them as it used to be.good review tho but i would much sooner have your mulsanne,i could be biased tho,as i have a 1989 silver spirit lol.
Bentley cars are far and in between in ohio, rather old or new so my state would be a great place to drive one
My Favourite Bentley "object of desire" is the earlier Continental T. Very hard to surpass that for understated British Style .
But I'd take a GT whilst waiting for one of those to turn up !!
If you drive the W12, you will not go back to the V8😉
There's definitely an argument for the W12!
Always fancied a Continental. They are one of those cars that you see and never get bored of looking at. So many beautiful curves and slight details that you didn't notice before. I'd take one in a heartbeat, although, not sure the bank manager would finance the running of it. But, with sensible use and care it would be a great car to have. Hasn't that look aged well! Delicious.....just delicious!
Very nice, but I prefer the Arnage……
I have always fancied a Continental GT. I love the looks and the palatial interiors. However, all that luxury comes at a price, and thats the two tonne plus weight. I have some golden rules that I stick to when buying a car, and one of them is it must be under two tonnes. Sorry Bentley, but that doesn't stop me visiting the Bentley configurator to spec up my perfect GT.
Lots of electrical/electronic gremlins. Some 'small' jobs require the engine to come out. Last time I checked you still couldn't buy a head gasket kit. Maybe that's changed. But apart from the dismal fuel economy of the W12 in the first two generations, these older Continentals have the potential to be ruinous like no other car for the purchase price.
Maybe they feel special and great it's just a shame they don't look it 🤔 not for me anyway
Lovely car 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
What's a cah?
Insurance and roadtax for these cars in the Netherlands are 😵💫😱🥵🤬(roadtax is over €1600/year where I live)
But, the V8 😁😋😎🥳
A lovely motor car,unfortunately Clarkson blackballed it calling it a footballer’s car,but what does he know
Does it have more backseat space than S63 ?
About the same, more of a 2+2
@@ClassicsWorldUK i found 50k and 55k s63 and 60k for w12 gt but i have another question are these only 2 that have AWD ,m6 RWD ,maseraTi gt RearWheelDrive..
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V8 is more reliable then the 12 is but both are expensive to maintain
It's a Bentley, they are all expensive.