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    Getting away from it all, Bentley style

    May 15, 2020 3 minutes
    By Tim Pollard

    Bentley Continental GT V8

    Month 1

    The story so far

    A pinch-yourself-is-this-really-happening moment: living as a Bentley Boy in 2020

    +Extraordinary quality; ample power on tap; sense of occasion

    -Actually a sports car at all? Relevant in 2020 at all?

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    Price £151,800 (£194,345 as tested) Performance 3996cc twin-turbo V8, 542bhp, 3.9sec 0-62mph, 198mph Efficiency 23.9mpg (official), 21.0mpg (tested), 268g/km CO2 Energy cost 26.4p per mile Miles this month 280 Total miles 5055

    Bentley has quietly sewn up the £100k-£200k pocket of the grand tourer

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