2012 Bentley Continental GT - The Bentley Continental GT for 2012 is a probably one of the world’s fastest two-and-a-half-ton conveyances on the road today. A ZF-built six-speed automatic with slapshift or paddleshift functionality routes the W12’s power to a 40:60 rear-biased all-wheel-drive system. ZF also had a hand in the speed-sensitive servotronic steering that provided a lithe touch to the wheel, and despite the car’s overall size, actually transmitted excellent road feel.
Open the hood. Shoehorned up front is the familiar twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12. With keyfob in pocket, it starts at the push of a console-mounted button and immediately settles down to a muted growl. Carried forward from last year but massaged for 2012, the engine gains a bit of power compared to its predecessor. This year's output is 567 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque - would seem to be enough power to pull ships through the Panama Canal Locks. The Bentley Continental GT''s standard transmission is a ZF-sourced six-speed automatic, also tweaked for the new model year to deliver quicker shift responses and double-downshift capability to improve passing times. All-wheel drive returns, but the torque split has been changed from 50:50 (front-to-rear) to 40:60 for better feel and more rear-wheel drive mannerisms.
The Bentley Continental GT front seats, more like chairs, offer heat, ventilation, and massage to ease the drive home following the long days on the trading floor or the marina where the yacht is berthed. Rear seat passengers needn’t fret, though, because their accommodations are heat enabled as well. Facing the front seat occupants is an eyebrow-like dual-binnacle dashboard that appears as though it could accommodate both right and left hand drive build orders. A four-faced gauge panel offers speedometer, tachometer, water temperature and fuel gauges. At the top of the cluster is an LCD screen that displays navigation, audio, and telephone data, as well as trip and mileage odometers. In between it all is an eight-inch display that houses navigation and audio readouts for the stellar Naim Audio for Bentley system.
The Bentley Continental GT front seats, more like chairs, offer heat, ventilation, and massage to ease the drive home following the long days on the trading floor or the marina where the yacht is berthed. Rear seat passengers needn’t fret, though, because their accommodations are heat enabled as well. Facing the front seat occupants is an eyebrow-like dual-binnacle dashboard that appears as though it could accommodate both right and left hand drive build orders. A four-faced gauge panel offers speedometer, tachometer, water temperature and fuel gauges. At the top of the cluster is an LCD screen that displays navigation, audio, and telephone data, as well as trip and mileage odometers. In between it all is an eight-inch display that houses navigation and audio readouts for the stellar Naim Audio for Bentley system.
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