One rapid romp in this V-8 Hybrid Bentley, and you’ll forget all about the late, lamented, overly complex 12-cylinder engine.
has long been a compelling choice in a shrinking field of grand, continent-crossing, two-door Bentley coupes—and it’s now the marque’s second-best seller. So Bentley is investing in a newline that launched in 2003, and we got an early drive of the 2025 Continental GT Speed. Much of what’s new is driven by the British automaker’s stated aims of “owning the luxury hybrid space” and electrifying its entire lineup by the end of this year.
With the hybrid motor’s help, this new powertrain kicks out a total of 771 hp and 738 lb-ft . Those figures best every other production Bentley, including. The electrification adds about 400 pounds to the mass of the outgoing 4.0-liter car, making it about 200 pounds heavier than a W-12 model. This should drop the weight-to-power ratio down to around 6.8–7.2 pounds per horsepower . So Bentley predicts a 0.3-second drop in 0-to-60-mph times.on the spectacular, fast, hilly 2.
We can feel the steering effort lighten, as we cross mid-corner rivulets of deeper runoff, and yet the surface has dried just enough to get a sense of the car’s elevated peak grip and improved handling neutrality. By mounting the battery and power electronics in the back, the front/rear weight distribution shifts from 55/45 front/rear to more like 53/47, allowing the AWD system to route more torque aft, and the 48-volt active anti-roll bars to bias a smidge more rear roll resistance.
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