AUTOMOTIVE
The Bentley Continental GT
Upon opening the door, the expert craftsmanship really makes itself
clear. Greeting you is a truly luxury interior using the highest-quality
The first thing that caught my eye were the glistening headlamps natural leather and rare sustainable sourced veneers. 10 square
shining with an almost diamond like appearance - which was of meters of wood are used in each Continental GT, taking 9 hours to
course no accident. The Continental GT uses the latest LED Matrix create and fit. All of this is then tied together with hand-polished
technology, this can be seen in the internal surfaces of the head chrome detailing. The level of detail extends to the organ stoppers
lamp which have been cut to mimic the sharp defined edges of a used to control the climate with diamond knurling which has
diamond. also been used to finish the other vents and bezels that adorn the
The body shape looks incredibly muscular, partly due to the body
dashboard.
panels being crafted using ‘Super Formed’ technology. The result “Diamond on Diamond” quilt - that’s the name Bentley have given
allows designers to create far more complex, sharply defined body to the new stitching pattern that features on both the seats and
lines. The wheels were also 135mm further forward and the Bentley the doors. As a quick aside, the seats are 20-way adjustable, with
also featured an extended bonnet and a lowered nose meaning cooling, heating and massage functions. Eighteen months were
the car sits at a much more aggressive angle than its predecessor. spent developing the embroidery, individually optimising and
I like to imagine that if a being from another planet were to try and programming the exact alignment of each one of the 712 stiches that
understand what it is they are looking at, the design and ‘power line’ make up each diamond shape. It’s details like this that allow Bentley
travelling from the headlights to the muscular rear haunch would to hold their reputation of luxury.
give away its power and speed - almost like an Olympic sprinter
ready to explode in the starting block!
Issue 36 2019
The Art of Luxury
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