Continental GTC isn’t as pretty as the hard-top, nor is it as fast or fun
AT THE RISK OF REPEATING myself, I’ve never bought into the big, fast convertible way of thinking, and this new Bentley Continental GTC illustrates the reason why. I’m actually a big fan of the coupé Conti because it’s just the kind of raffish car I think Bentley should be making.
But the convertible? Well, it’s not quite as attractive, not quite as fast, quite a lot heavier and while its roof is sufficiently well insulated for Bentley to be able to claim it’s as quiet as the coupé, I’m still always aware there is fabric and not metal covering my head. Yes, the car is structurally stiff for a convertible sitting on quite a long wheelbase, but it’s still nothing like as stiff as the coupé and on certain poor surfaces when you’re driving it hard, it shows. It costs £16,000 more and you lose a third of your boot space.