Continental GT [Official] Bentley Continental GT (Third generation, 2018-

[sako97]

I have a good feeling the Flying Spur will be a looker as well, which is a revelation. The Flying Spur has been plain ugly on the outside since the day it debuted in '05.

 

[Monster]

I have a good feeling the Flying Spur will be a looker as well, which is a revelation. The Flying Spur has been plain ugly on the outside since the day it debuted in '05.

The Flying Spur always looked like an afterthought to me, however I don't think it has hurt the sales numbers.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Ooohh, I like it...! I see danger ahead. Since I'm seriously considering not buying German anymore, this one could be the causa of my (almost) state of bankruptcy. Who cares, you only live once.

Well, Mick...should a new CGT be your next ride of choice, you'll still be buying something that's, at least, a "bit German".

Bentley Motors may just have the real potential to seriously mix up this lofty segment of the marketplace. The most recent spy photographs of the Flying Spur successor prototypes leave me anticipating a product equally as compelling as the new CGT line. Immense brand equity and the often mentioned "sense of occasion" akin to Bentley automobiles will make them most formidable competitors indeed.

This leaves me pondering whether the Crewe production facilities will be equipped to meet demand.

 

[sako97]

This leaves me pondering whether the Crewe production facilities will be equipped to meet demand.

Could it create an opportunity for Bentley to re-utilize VW's glass state-of-the-art factory in Dresden as an overflow site?

February 22, 2005

Bentleys to be built in Dresden
By James Mackintosh in London

The first Bentley luxury cars to be built outside the UK should start rolling off a Volkswagen production line in Germany in the autumn after the boards of both companies approved the use of its flagship Dresden factory. VW, which bought Bentley in 1998, will use the Dresden plant as an overflow site, assembling a few hundred of its new Continental Flying Spur four-door limousines there.

The decision follows the remarkable success of the £112,000 ($212,000) Continental GT two-door coupé, which has already forced Bentley to recruit an extra shift at its home factory in Crewe.

Union leaders in the UK balked when the possibility of German production was first revealed in the FT last year. But Franz-Josef Paefgen, the German chief executive, reassured workers with a promise Crewe would remain the primary production site for the new car.

Cars built in Dresden will use engines, wood veneer and leather upholstery supplied from Crewe.

The new car will be shown to the public for the first time at the Geneva motor show next week.

Bentleys to be built in Dresden - FT.com

 

[Deleted member 1071]

The Flying Spur always looked like an afterthought to me, however I don't think it has hurt the sales numbers.

Yes-the series I FS was a bit of a dogs' dinner.

As far the current series II car is concerned:

I personally don't find it too bad from the base of the A-pillars back. From the A-pillars base forward however, it is difficult at best to "like". Snub-nosed and pudgy due to the constraints posed by its' underpinnings.

 

[Rolf]

I have a good feeling the Flying Spur will be a looker as well, which is a revelation. The Flying Spur has been plain ugly on the outside since the day it debuted in '05.

I have to disagree with you as I was driving behind the first gen Flying Spur a few days ago and it's styling really impressed me for its length it was very elegant and majestic and I especially liked the squared off tail lights as they totally unique to this brand.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Odd...

It appears that the photographs of the FS III prototype that I posted a couple of days ago have been removed.

Was it something I've said ?

 

[Monster]

Odd...

It appears that the photographs of the FS III prototype that I posted a couple of days ago have been removed.

Was it something I've said ?

Not sure..I am not aware if any of the mods have removed it.

 

[SDNR]

Wow, I've been away for a short time and missed this big début!

The exterior made me think of the old Aston V8s from the 1980s. I like the exterior - the rear lights took me a moment to appreciate - they are fairly distinctive for a modern automobile.

It is quite strange that a car brand that places such importance on its heritage would use these subtle Retro details that barely relate to any Bentleys from the past - those rear lights remind me of the Porsche 356. Strangely, the interior gives me Porsche 911 vibes - it also seems unnecessarily fussy in places.

Overall, I am not unhappy, this will be the best Bentley Continental GT yet.
Bentley has to be careful not to stray too far from the old model because it has proved to be a very successful formula. However, I think this is a genuine progression from the old one. Now I look forward to reading the performance reviews.

 

[SDNR]

1959 Chevrolet Impala

 

[Kowalski]

Exterior colour is black crystal and the interior is beluga with white stitching.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

1959 Chevrolet Impala

The "horizontally accentuated fin thing" didn't work that well for Chevrolet in 1959. 1959 was a sales volume year in which Fords' competitor decisively outsold the Chevy. An occurance that otherwise very rarely happened.

Yes-I get the taillamp analogy.

 

[SDNR]

Not too much to be critical of there.
Is that the Liquid Amber wood? That would be my choice for the wood in a Bentley Mulsanne - it's much more contemporary than Burr Walnut or Amboyna and certainly more interesting than 'piano' black lacquer or carbon fibre.

 

[Kowalski]

Not much to be too critical of there.
Is that the Liquid Amber wood? That would be my choice for the wood in a Bentley Mulsanne - it's much more contemporary than Burr Walnut or Amboyna and certainly more interesting than 'piano' black lacquer or carbon fibre.

Yes it is.

 

[SDNR]

The "horizontally accentuated fin thing" didn't work that well for Chevrolet in 1959. 1959 was a sales volume year in which Fords' competitor decisively outsold the Chevy. An occurance that otherwise very rarely happened.

That's not surprising ....even now, it is a particularly strange bit of styling.
For me, there is only one American car from 1959 that always steals my heart; that is the Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible ...of course.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

That's not surprising ....even now, it is a particuraly strange bit of styling.
For me, there is only one American car from 1959 that always steals my heart; that is the Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible ...of course.

Yes. The 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham and Biarritz were magnificent examples of what Detroit was capable of accomplishing in terms of design, assembly and material quality as well as technology back in the 1950s'. Another example was the 1956-57 Lincoln Continental Mark II. Of course, the mid-1950s' Chrysler 300s' deserve mention.

In the 1960s', it was the 1963 Buick Riviera, the 1961 Thunderbird ("Bullet Bird") as well as the Lincoln Continental of the same year, 1963 Corvette Stingray and the 1966 Oldsmobile Tornado that got my pulse racing.

As of the 1973 model year, I began to rapidly lose interest in the more traditional "Detroit Iron".

 

[SDNR]

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Yes. The 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham and Biarritz were magnificent examples of what Detroit was capable of accomplishing in terms of design, assembly and material quality as well as technology back in the 1950s'. Another example was the 1956-57 Lincoln Continental Mark II. Of course, the mid-1950s' Chrysler 300s' deserve mention.

In the 1960s', it was the 1963 Buick Riviera, the 1961 Thunderbird ("Bullet Bird") as well as the Lincoln Continental of the same year, 1963 Corvette Stingray and the 1966 Oldsmobile Tornado that got my pulse racing.

As of the 1973 model year, I began to rapidly lose interest in the more traditional "Detroit Iron".

Oh, the 1957 Eldorado Biarritz is also one of my favourite mid-century cars. You have listed a number of great American classics there Jimmy. When I occasionally see one of those cars I can't help thinking the generation who conceived them had much greater creative freedom than we usually see from today's auto designers.

 

[Rolf]

1959 Chevrolet Impala

Is that your grandpa's car? LOL!

 

[SDNR]

Is that your grandpa's car? LOL!

Lol, I'm glad you didn't assume I am old enough to have owned it

 

[Rolf]

Lol, I'm glad you didn't assume I am old enough to have owned it

I would be envious of you if you had to say you inherited it from gramps and it came with a lovely mechanic!