In getting us prepared for the 2025 Bentley Continental GT Velocity, the automaker from Crewe hyped the coupe’s Extremely Efficiency Hybrid engine, not the automobile. That is as a result of we already know what to anticipate of any fashionable Bentley — opulence + velocity. The one query is what number of horses shall be used to meet the second a part of the system, and how much engine will make them. On this case, it is a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 producing 584 horsepower by itself. When assisted by the 187-hp electrical motor between the engine and eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, mixed output is a really cheery 771 hp and 738 pound-feet of torque, making this Conti one other notch in VW’s 12 months of Residing Powerfully. All through the VW Group, the Porsche Taycan, Audi E-Tron GT, Audi RS Q8 Efficiency, and this new Bentley have all set benchmarks for being essentially the most highly effective roadgoing merchandise their respective manufacturers have ever produced.
For reference, the present GT’s W12 engine produces 650 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque, propelling the automobile to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. The brand new coupe is claimed to take 3.1 seconds to 60 mph, the convertible one tenth behind. The present V8 makes 542 horsepower and 568 pound-feet of torque.
The 25.9-kWh battery behind the rear axle supplies a number of advantages. First, it powers that e-motor, and Bentley programmed this powertrain to recharge the pack whereas driving, a feat the Bentayga PHEV is not designed to do. Second, it could energy pure-electric driving as much as 87 miles per hour, though not for lengthy; claimed electrical vary is 50 miles on the European cycle. However wait, there’s extra: The Continental’s battery placement is claimed to bestow the coupe with a 49:51 weight distribution, enhancing on the 55:45 stability within the present GT vary and establishing the most effective stability we have seen in a Bentley. The worth of all this goodness is a 400-kW electrical structure and a most charging charge of 11 kW, which means a three-hour cost time to get the battery from empty to full.
After engineers obtained the third-generation 2019 Continental GT down to five,056 kilos, this one hits the scales at 5,421 kilos in coupe kind and 5,811 kilos in droptop GTC kind. A chassis dubbed Bentley Efficiency Lively Chassis holds the driving line because of mechanicals like all-wheel steering and all-wheel drive, an e-LSD, torque vectoring, and Bentley Dynamic Experience lively anti-roll system working a brand new twin valve damper system and twin chamber air springs. We’re not fazed, having grown used to Bentleys being sensational heavyweights; this 2025 is just 270 kilos greater than the unique 2003 Conti GT, however with 219 extra horsepower and 259 extra pound-feet.
The automaker calls this mannequin a fourth era, making its case by saying 68% of the elements are new, percentages being the argument of selection when it is robust even for automotive media to determine what’s new. Bones beneath carry over, beneath sheetmetal given some clear revisions one could make out from afar, although. Begin with these Bacalar eyes within the entrance finish, an oval headlight lower by an illuminated slash the corporate calls an eyebrow, full of diamond-like detailing. That is the primary time because the Nineteen Fifties {that a} Bentley’s proven a face with simply two headlights. Wider taillights carry their very own jewel-like highlights.
One must get nearer to comprehend size has grown by 1.8 inches, and that the decklid’s been redesigned to get rid of raise so designers may eliminate the present automobile’s lively spoiler. And the convertible’s roof provides a seventh crossbow for sleeker profile.
Inside, there is a new look to the digital gauges, and there is nonetheless loads of buttons and knobs. Three audio system selections go from 650 watts pumped by 10 audio system to 1,500 watts working 16 audio system to 2,200 watts run by 18 audio system.
New tech options embrace deeper smartphone integration by the MyBentley app, cabin preconditioning, remotely summoning the automobile from its parking spot, and Zoom name functionality. The usual colour palette will add this fetching Tourmaline Inexperienced and Gravity Grey.
If conference holds, the “Velocity” within the identify hints at a much less highly effective model to return as soon as the flagship coupe and convertible have launched.
