The four-wheel drive luxury coupe Bentley Continental GT of the first incarnation, which replaced “just Continental”, appeared before the world community in March 2003 - at the stands of the International Geneva Motor Show, while the debut of the convertible with a folding soft top took place only in the fall of 2005.
Subsequently, the car periodically received minor improvements and "overgrown" with new (both more luxurious and more powerful) modifications, and continued its serial "career" until 2011, when it experienced a "generational change".
The "first" Bentley Continental GT is a luxury car of the "Gran Turismo" class, announced in two body versions: a coupe and a convertible with a retractable fabric roof.
The overall length of the machine is 4804 mm, width - 1965 mm, height - 1390-1398 mm. The center-to-center distance of the "Briton" is 2745 mm, and its clearance is 120 mm.
When loaded, the two-door weighs from 2240 to 2540 kg, depending on the modification.
The engine compartment of the "Continental GT" of the original generation is occupied by a twelve-cylinder gasoline engine with a working volume of 6.0 liters with a W-shaped layout, turbocharging, distributed fuel injection, variable valve timing and a 48-valve timing, generating 552-630 horsepower and 650-800 Nm ...
By default, the engine is mated with a 6-speed "automatic" and an all-wheel drive transmission with a symmetrical center differential (under normal conditions, 50% of the thrust goes to the front axle and 50% to the rear).
This dvuhdverka conquers the first “hundred” on the speedometer after 3.9-5.1 seconds, gains maximum 314-329 km / h, and in the combined mode “destroys” 16.6-17 liters of high-octane fuel for every 100 km of run “depending on the version”.
At the heart of the first "release" of the Bentley Continental GT is the "Volkswagen D1" platform, which implies a longitudinal arrangement of the power plant and the presence of a monocoque body made of high-strength grades of steel and aluminum.
On both axles of the car, independent suspensions with pneumatic struts, adaptive shock absorbers and transverse stabilizers are used: in the front there is a double-lever, in the rear there is a multi-link. The machine is equipped with a rack and pinion steering with an active electric power steering, and on all its wheels are ventilated disc brakes with a mass of electronic assistants.
In the secondary market of Russia, Bentley Continental GT of the first generation in 2018 can be bought at a price of ~ 1.5 million rubles.
The car can boast a lot of advantages: noble appearance, luxurious interior, rich equipment, high level of comfort and safety, excellent driving characteristics, reliable technical "filling", the highest level of prestige and much more.
There are also disadvantages in his asset: expensive maintenance and huge fuel consumption.
