Bentley To Reveal New Continental GT Online

By Lyndon Conrad Bell

Lyndon Conrad Bell

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You can be among the first to see the all-new Bentley Continental GT in a Web event on September 7 at www.ContinentalGT.com. Bentley will reveal the car next month with a unique Internet reveal at 1500 British Summer Time  (7a PDT, 10a EDT) on Tuesday, September 7 .

The site will host the event for a week, (available both day and night) providing an opportunity to enjoy the drama of a formal motor show ‘unveil’.  Virtual tours of the new Continental GT will be accessible by selecting a range of camera angles and distances all designed to showcase the Continental’s new sculpted, athletic body and powerful styling lines.

The designer behind the styling of the first, groundbreaking Continental GT coupe in 2003 and Bentley’s Design Director Dirk van Braeckel, said:

“In 2003 we designed a car like no other – a striking, luxury GT coupe combining the craftsmanship and refinement Bentley is renowned for with a purposeful, sporting road presence. Now we’ve taken the opportunity to write a new chapter for the Continental.  

The styling and design story in 2010 is just as dramatic and we believe this Bentley GT will be as instantly recognisable as its predecessor. We look forward to the moment the cameras are switched on and sharing the new Continental GT with enthusiasts across the world.”

Launched in 2003, the current Continental GT model put Bentley’s on the comeback trail by offering an entirely new driving experience. A high-luxury 2+2 GT coupe combining everyday usability with outstanding performance thanks to a 552-horspower turbocharged 12-cylinder engine and all-wheel drive.

The success of that car inevitably led to several variants and today's Continetal GT lineup includes  the 600bhp GT Speed, the convertible Continental GT (aka Continetal GTC), and the recently launched 204-mph Bentley Continetal Supersports.