Bently Versus Aston Martin
Status has forever been Bentley’s well-deserved reputation for building cars with unmatched creature comforts and incomparable style. Even with a change of possession and extraordinary design changes, Bentley’s style and comfort departments remain steadfast. But you may need slow-mo to see those attributes found in Bentley’s Continental GT. This sports coupe-with its W 12, 6-liter turbocharged, 5 hundred hp engine-is no mere GT poser. It’s the real thing.
Bentley’s four-door sedans reputedly have enough cabin space to nicely accommodate a classical quartet; but this two-door sports coupe, in comparison, is sleek and trim. The GT’s creature comforts are nevertheless copious as the Continental’s interior comes in nine, exotic, natural-wood trims. Although you will need to leave the quartet at home, the robust entertainment center comes standard with a 6 disc CD changer, GPS navigational aid, telephone pre-wiring, and voice-activated controls for the telephone. The seats are luxurious with flexible leather, offering fourteen separate adjustments, including lumbar support and power memory.
In balancing its swiftness, the Continental GT rides on five-spoke, 19-inch, painted amalgamate wheels. The glide in the ride stems from an adaptive-variable suspension with automated load leveling, a front independent, double-wishbone suspension with air springs and a rear stabilizer bar.
Yes, the Continental GT is definitely a ramped-up rider compared to Bentley’s revered, classic four-door sedans. Distinctively it keeps the lavish qualities expected of a Bentley, but you’ll have to focus faster to take it all in.
The UK are not coming! They are already back and riding high with the Aston Martin DB9 in its royal fleet. The DB9 is a lightweight only on the scale, weighing in just about 1,500 pounds lighter than the formidable Bentley Continental GT. However, when it comes to the momentous performance/decadence ratio demands of drivers in this GT fraternity, the DB9 metes out numbers that merit its champion-level status. The overseer of the 911 Turbo, Dr. Ulhrich Bev, Aston Martin’s Chairman , delivers terrifically with a gaggle of comforts that make the DB9 menacingly mouth-watering.
The DB9’s frame is a revolutionary VH ( vertical/horizontal ) aluminum-bonded platform, which supplies maximum rigidity, minimal weight and an ideal 50/50 weight balance. Mix that with a double-wishbone suspension and a 450 horsepower,6.0-liter V twelve engine, it is no problem with the DB9 going from zero to 60 mph in less than 5 seconds. This dragster ramps out at top speed of 186 mph shortly thereafter. The six-speed, auto-manual transmission operates smoothly with magnesium paddle shifters that infuse the liquid feel of a real manual transmission. And the low-RPM responsiveness is just superb.
Amenities come in hordes on this tabula rasa, as patrons are encouraged to take full advantage ofAston Martin’s personalization program. Exterior paint options are limitless. The inside includes hand made, stitched leather seats, and the doorway and interior trim come in exotic walnut, mahogany or bamboo. There is also a Linn 950-watt, Dolby Pro Logic II audio-system option to boot.
What is even better is that Dr. Bev guarantees that this is only the start of what guarantees to be the new British invasion!.
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