Bentley Continental GTC: First drive

Another guy we envy: an editor from Car Magazine got the chance to drive the Bentley Continental GTC.

Ah, a convertible version of the Continental GT coupe. Hollywood housewives and the French riveria will be delighted.
Yup, it's the open top Continental, the GTC. A Crewe cut was always part of the GT model family, even if the cabrio has required some thorough engineering to create.
Losing the coupe's roof required additional strengthening to sills, cross-braces for the front and rear suspension, and beefed-up A-pillars to stop the body from flexing. And the rear suspension had to be completely redesigned to lower the shock absorber mounts by 210mm. The penalty is a 110kg weight gain, over the already lardy GT coupe. And there's no been no upgrade to the engine, not that the twin-turbo W12 was lacking urge.

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Source: Car Magazine

Bentley Continental GTC: First drive

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