Prestige has forever been Bentley's well-deserved reputation for building cars with unmatched creature comforts and exquisite style. Even with a change of ownership and extraordinary design changes, Bentley's style and comfort departments remain unswerving. But you might need slow-mo to see those attributes found in Bentley's Continental GT. This sports coupe-with its W 12, 6-liter turbocharged, 500 horsepower Engine-is no mere GT poser. It's the real thing.

Bentley's four-door sedans seemingly have enough cabin space to comfortably accommodate a classical quartet ; but this two-door sports coupe, in comparison, is sleek and trim. The GT's creature comforts are nonetheless bountiful as the Continental's interior comes in 9, exotic, natural-wood trims. Although you'll need to leave the quartet at home, the robust entertainment center comes standard with a 6 disc CD changer, GPS navigational aid, telephone pre-wiring, and voice-activated controls for the telephone. The seats are luxurious with flexible leather, offering 14 separate adjustments, including lumbar support and power memory.

In balancing its swiftness, the Continental GT rides on five-spoke, 19-inch, painted alloy wheels. The glide in the ride stems from an adaptive-variable suspension with automated load leveling, a front independent, double-wishbone suspension with air springs and a rear stabilizer bar.

Yes, the Continental GT is unquestionably a ramped-up rider compared to Bentley's respected, classic four-door sedans. Distinctively it retains the lavish qualities expected of a Bentley, but you'll have to focus faster to take it all in.

The UK are not coming! They are already back and riding high with the Aston Martin DB9 in its royal fleet. The DB9 is a lightweight only on the scale, weighing in nearly 1,500 pounds lighter than the ambitious Bentley Continental GT. However, when it comes to the important performance/decadence ratio demands of drivers in this GT fraternity, the DB9 metes out numbers that merit its champion-level standing. The overseer of the 911 Turbo, Dr. Ulhrich Bev, Aston Martin's CEO, delivers terrifically with a gaggle of amenities that make the DB9 menacingly mouth-watering.

The DB9's frame is a revolutionary VH ( vertical/horizontal ) aluminum-bonded platform, which supplies maximum rigidity, minimal weight and a perfect 50/50 weight balance. Mix that with a double-wishbone suspension and a 450 horsepower,6.0-liter V twelve engine, it is no problem with the DB9 going from 0 to sixty miles per hour in less than 5 seconds. This roadster ramps out at top speed of 186 mph shortly thereafter. The six-speed, auto-manual transmission operates smoothly with magnesium paddle shifters that infuse the liquid feel of a true manual transmission. And the low-RPM responsiveness is just superb.

Amenities come in mobs on this tabula rasa, as customers are inspired to take full advantage ofAston Martin's personalization program. Exterior paint options are limitless. The inside contains handcrafted, stitched leather seats, and the doorway and interior trim come in exotic walnut, mahogany or bamboo. There is also a Linn 950-watt, Dolby Pro Logic II audio-system option to boot.

What is even better is that Dr. Bev guarantees this is only the start of what guarantees to be the new British invasion!.

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