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continental gt and
continental gt convertible w12
Bentley Motors Limited,
Pyms Lane, Crewe,
Cheshire, CW1 3PL, England
www.bentleymotors.com
INTRODUCTION
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CONTINENTAL GT
14
CONTINENTAL GT CONVERTIBLE
20
PERFORMANCE
28
INTERIOR
44
INDIVIDUALITY
66
MULLINER
90
DESIGNers’ Choice
94
Accessories
110
The Bentley Collection
112
OW N E R SH I P
114
SPECIFICATION and OPTIONS
116
INTRODUCTION
The story of Bentley begins with an engine. But not a car
engine. The Sopwith Camel’s BR1 rotary-radial engine,
considered the inest ighter aircraft engine of World War I,
was designed by a young engineer called W.O. Bentley.
Its success provided W.O. with the funds to found a car
company in 1919. Two years later he unveiled the Bentley
3-Litre, powered by an advanced overhead camshaft engine
with two spark plugs and four valves per cylinder. Within
the decade, Bentley had become the dominant force in
endurance racing, with ive Le Mans victories and countless
other victories to its name.
W.O. did not live to see the 12-cylinder 6-litre Continental
engine, with its compact ‘W’ cylinder formation and
twin-turbochargers, but he would certainly have been
fascinated by it. With its maximum power of 575PS it is capable
of astonishing performance, yet it is also impeccably reined.
And the bodywork that clothes it, whether coupé or
convertible, expresses the very same balance of power and
elegance, exhilaration and endurance. Bentley’s engineering
technology advances with each passing year, yet the spirit
that drives the company remains the same. And every model
that carries the Bentley name is driven by that spirit.
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