Bentley's new S line

Following the recent launch of the Azure line, Bentley expands its customer choices even further with the all-new S line. With this launch, the luxury brand is sharpening its Continental GT family with driving pleasure at its core; sleek, sporty, sonorous and sublime, get to know...Text: Fleur de Jong
Image: BentleyWiththe arrival of the Continental GT and GTC S, you can choose to emphasize the sporty character of the Bentley Continental GT. The new S lineup retains the 542 hp and 770 Nm 4.0-liter V8 engine that has proven incredibly popular, taking you from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 4 seconds. For the GT and GTC S, the engine is enhanced by a standard fitment of a sports exhaust that also provides a sporty and amplified sound....

The lighter V8 engine gives the Continental GT S models a responsive and agile character. This is also enhanced by the Bentley Dynamic Ride; these are active stabilizer bars that compensate for the forces the car has to endure when cornering, thus it will lean less.

Sporting contrast

The exterior of the new line gets a more assertive touch; a glossy, black grille, quadruple black exhaust pipes and dark tinted headlights and taillights; only the winged Bentley emblem and lettering is in glossy chrome. Through the gloss black paint on the rims you can just barely see the bright red brake calipers that makes for a sporty contrast. A small first is that for the first time on the S line, you can go for a 22-inch wheel option.   

The interior is striking and consists of two colors; also unique to the S models. The upholstery is a combination of leather and Dinamica. The combination of the soft rough Dinamica with Bentley's smooth leather creates an interior that offers a palpable contrast. And as we have come to expect from Bentley, the 'S' is embroidered in the headrests.