2026 Bentley Continental GT S Review

0:00 I'm Jacob.

0:01 we're going for a drive.

0:04 2026 Bentley Continental GTS

0:07 with launch control hold.

0:14 [laughter]

0:13 This pulls so hard.

0:15 That's good.

0:16 HOLY CRAP.

0:16 HORSEPOWER AND TORQUE.

0:17 [screaming] 671 horsepower,

0:21 686 pound-feet of torque from a plug-in hybrid twin-turbo 4-liter V8.

0:26 And don't call it a plug-in hybrid.

0:27 Bentley calls it an ultra-performance hybrid.

0:31 And Yuri, I actually believe them.

0:32 They should call it a ultra-performance workaround

0:35 because then you get that hybrid plate,

0:37 you get to go with the hybrid city centers,

0:39 the hybrid lane on the highway, and does it feel weird or anything?

0:42 No.

0:43 the online recognizer.

0:45 Please agree to the license agreement.

0:48 Yes, yes, it's got hey Bentley and all that stuff.

0:50 And uh yeah, if you floor it, you go fast,

0:52 and it feels like a regular Bentley because we

0:54 no longer have a regular twin-turbo V8 and a W12,

0:58 all gone for this powertrain.

1:00 Okay.

1:01 Uh from the outside, dude, from the side, this side profile, so effing Bentley.

1:07 Oh, yeah.

1:07 I love Continentals.

1:08 This is like what?

1:09 The tires and the car.

1:11 The The tires that I'm wearing on the shirt, [laughter]

1:14 the recommended tires, the Sport Contact 7s, and yes, this Bentley as well.

1:19 And you know what's awesome?

1:20 You know what I haven't had in so long that I loved?

1:22 McDonald's?

1:23 I've had that recently.

1:25 Wendy's?

1:25 No B-pillars.

1:27 Yeah, if we roll down these windows,

1:28 sorry about the audio for a second, we got no B-pillars.

1:31 Look at that.

1:32 Unreal.

1:32 Oh, that is luxury.

1:34 It's been so long.

1:35 I think what?

1:36 Uh some sort of Mercedes E-Class?

1:39 And before that, we never drove an S Coupe.

1:41 Right, like an S63.

1:43 had that, dude.

1:44 Wow, like talk about styling.

1:46 Yeah, you So, you got those traditional Bentley like a rear haunches,

1:49 they just stick out, they look REALLY GOOD.

1:51 BIG FENDERS.

1:53 YEAH, NO, this thing looks great.

1:54 And they updated the headlights, taillights, headlights,

1:57 we got a lion through a circle instead of two circles.

1:59 I think it looks fantastic.

2:01 And then tail lights we got the smoked out clear package cuz we're on the S,

2:05 not the standard Continental, not the Continental GT Speed.

2:11 The speed is not what S stands for in this This stands for sport.

2:16 Yes, this is like the 911 GTS of the lineup, if you want to put it that way.

2:20 Mulliner's the Turbo S.

2:21 Yes.

2:22 has more power just like the Speed.

2:23 Yeah, and then there's an Azure, which is the luxury version.

2:27 Yeah, like an entry-levelish as well.

2:29 Well, higher than the base Continental.

2:30 And then there's a Super Sports,

2:32 which is separate from Continental, which is like the top dog.

2:36 Continental.

2:36 Ish.

2:38 Ish.

2:37 Yeah.

2:37 Also, while we're discussing everything about the platform,

2:41 the interior, very very quickly.

2:43 We have hard buttons.

2:44 Yeah, yeah, yeah.

2:46 Well, okay, with four The perfect amount of hard buttons.

2:48 button, look at this spec.

2:50 Yeah, this is sick.

2:50 I actually thought this was a textured pattern,

2:52 but it's just like a printed pattern and it looks amazing.

2:55 It's like so nice.

2:56 And Yuri, if I press the screen button, THE SCREEN GOES AWAY.

3:00 HOW MUCH do I have to pay to delete a screen?

3:02 And it's a lot of money.

3:03 Spoiler alert.

3:05 nice.

3:05 Like not having a screen, that's what you got to pay money for.

3:08 I wish we had an analog tach on there instead of that.

3:11 That would be dreamy.

3:12 Absolutely dreamy.

3:13 But for a digital gauge cluster, if I hit this view button,

3:16 it is the world's fastest switching gauge cluster of all time.

3:19 never seen a car screen go that fast.

3:21 I think that's faster than the Unreal Engine stuff.

3:24 Bro, if they had a 0 to 60 time for screen switching,

3:26 this would be the first Yeah, for sure.

3:28 Man.

3:29 Okay, we got really nice paddles.

3:30 We got an 8-speed dual clutch.

3:32 I'm going to use it right now.

3:33 Okay, ready?

3:34 Torque for days.

3:36 Shifts are really quick, but really smooth.

3:39 They obviously tuned it for smoothness cuz it's a Bentley.

3:41 Crackles and pops through the exhaust.

3:43 We're taking Let's take a listen to the outside.

3:50 And we're taking this turn.

3:51 Yeah.

3:52 On bumps and it's eating it up.

3:54 What if I put it in comfort?

3:56 Oh, instantly subdued the exhaust.

3:58 It dies down.

3:59 that We got the suspension that like cancels it.

4:01 What's it It's a fade.

4:03 Well, okay.

4:03 So, it has a 48-V uh active anti-roll bar.

4:07 So, this will be more flat in corners, like nearly actually totally flat.

4:11 This thing is heavy, but it does hide its weight.

4:14 And But, Bentleys are supposed to be big and heavy, like a Rolls.

4:18 And this one has an eLSD in the rear.

4:20 It's also four-wheel drive.

4:21 This thing can go full uh goon mode.

4:23 You can do donuts.

4:24 You can go crazy if you want.

4:25 This thing has new suspension, which is part of the new platform.

4:29 So, it's like dual chambered.

4:30 So, you Now you have damping control for uh it it's more precise, basically.

4:34 It Everything works so well, dude.

4:36 Like the steering's really nice.

4:38 It's normal.

4:38 Everything about this is the most normal ever.

4:41 And that's like what you pay for in 2026.

4:44 Yeah, yeah.

4:44 You pay a lot of money for normal.

4:45 And if you don't have a lot of money,

4:47 you're getting a Chinese car that is looking at your face,

4:51 you're logging into, and it's just touch screens, right?

4:53 Yes.

4:53 And it's electric.

4:54 And this is like obviously, you know, a Volkswagen Group Audi.

4:57 So, like there's a lot of Audi in the infotainment, but it's the good Audi.

5:00 So, all that stuff is fantastic.

5:03 is slightly changed.

5:04 Maybe not enough.

5:05 A little bit.

5:06 But, slightly changed.

5:08 Yeah.

5:08 Uh and by the way, this is a plug-in hybrid, whatever you want to call it.

5:11 The EPA range is 30 mi.

5:14 You can go 30 mi of pure electric if I switch it into Bentley mode.

5:17 Dead silent.

5:19 Seamless transition.

5:20 And we have an e mode,

5:21 which lets you recharge the battery and do a bunch of other stuff.

5:25 Yeah.

5:24 infotainment settings.

5:25 And you can plug it in and charge it in like I think two

5:28 and a half hours or three hours or something like that on a level two.

5:31 That's all you need to get that like Uh

5:32 your butler Your butler will take care of that for you.

5:34 Yes, exactly.

5:35 And filling it up with fuel.

5:36 Because once you get into the the V8-ness of it,

5:39 you're definitely going to suck some fuel back.

5:40 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

5:41 But, as a plug-in hybrid, this is fantastic.

5:43 Like right now it's just comfort, chilling.

5:45 You know what?

5:46 I see some peasant I need to pass.

5:47 Floor it.

5:49 Instant power and so much of it.

5:52 It's such good tuning.

5:53 It's like they they couldn't afford to screw up and they didn't screw up.

5:57 Right.

5:57 Like Stellantis, you should give Bentley and Volkswagen

6:00 Group a call and help them with your tuning.

6:03 Be absorbed.

6:04 Hey Porsche, you want to buy us?

6:05 Yeah.

6:06 Dude, and there's so much power and it feels appropriate.

6:08 Like this is a lot more power than

6:10 the outgoing one that we previously drove in convertible form.

6:13 Also, we're going to do a review on this in convertible form.

6:16 So, watch that video coming in a couple weeks.

6:18 But, this is everything they got right.

6:21 Like you can't complain about this.

6:22 Like pulling over these bumps in Newark

6:24 or New Jersey or wherever we are, it's fantastic.

6:26 Okay, one thing I can complain about.

6:28 What's that?

6:28 Wait, you get into the driver's seat and I'm

6:31 going to turn on your massage for you.

6:34 Oh, I have a button for that.

6:37 Sports focus grand tour.

6:39 We're going to try launch control with the traction off.

6:41 Okay.

6:42 catches the clutch quicker.

6:46 Pull.

6:49 I think it does.

6:50 I feel like it almost lifted the front.

6:52 That was That was better.

6:53 better with the with the traction off.

6:54 Yo, shout out.

6:56 0 to 60 is like in the 3 seconds and this thing is heavy.

7:00 Okay, here's the thing that I got a little gripe with.

7:02 Okay.

7:03 Not gripe, okay?

7:04 They have the Azure, they have the Mulliner.

7:08 I kind of like not blacked out grill.

7:11 I kind of like not blacked out.

7:12 I kind of like the luxury chrome stuff.

7:14 Well, there's a trim for you.

7:15 Well, I don't

7:16 Not this one?

7:17 have any money.

7:17 Yeah, yeah.

7:18 There's also the speed and this actually kind of gets like all the stuff

7:22 from the speed in terms of like suspension chassis stuff that you couldn't get.

7:26 That's why it's kind of like the GTS.

7:28 Bro, this this this this has like a Continental

7:30 is like the Corvette which is like the 911.

7:32 We can line them almost all up.

7:34 Exactly.

7:35 Which is cool.

7:36 We're not mad at that.

7:37 We like that.

7:37 makes it kind of easy to follow, actually.

7:39 Imagine Imagine if the BRZ had that.

7:41 Oh, yeah.

7:41 Like 42 trims.

7:42 BRZ 911 Turbo.

7:43 they kind of do.

7:44 They have the every year they change it with some other Japanese name, right?

7:47 Okay.

7:48 Also, the shifter don't really like because if I push down to pull back,

7:51 I've I've caught myself in neutral in not in reverse,

7:56 just all in the wrong things a bunch and putting myself in park by mistake.

7:59 Same.

7:59 Other than that, pretty sick.

8:01 Like the steering wheel, yeah, feels great.

8:03 suede on this one in this back.

8:04 Yeah, yeah, it's I love to say spec in this vehicle.

8:07 I love the this pattern, the way it looks at all times while driving it.

8:10 It's almost like it's illuminated or something.

8:12 It's so good.

8:14 reflective pattern, and I love having a coupe over a convertible.

8:17 As much as I love convertibles, [snorts] the shape of this.

8:20 Uh yeah, the shape is just too good.

8:22 Exactly.

8:22 And like because of the new tail lights and stuff,

8:24 it looks so wide from the back.

8:26 Yeah, but I would prefer like a solid red tail light,

8:28 which I think you would get on a non-sport.

8:31 Give me the Azure or the Mulliner.

8:33 Yes.

8:34 Mulliner?

8:35 Which would be like the Turbo S.

8:37 Yep.

8:39 [laughter] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

8:39 Like it's great.

8:40 And like the looks of all every I think a silver would be my color for this.

8:45 But we got a white ones here, black ones here.

8:47 The black grill, you know what?

8:48 If I squint at it, I see a little bit of maybe project 8 Jaguar.

8:54 Okay, yeah, okay.

8:55 And like the little DRL lines make it look

8:57 like a lot of other stuff instead of the circles.

8:59 I prefer the circles.

9:00 When you said project, I thought you were going to say project X.

9:03 Project What's project X?

9:04 You know what?

9:04 That movie, right?

9:05 yeah, project X.

9:06 The side you know the soundtrack of the trailer.

9:08 is the best.

9:09 Yeah, yeah, yeah.

9:09 Also, speaking of soundtrack, okay,

9:11 we have in this one the Naim audio soundtrack.

9:15 It is amazing.

9:16 This option, whatever, sound system.

9:19 You know what I'm saying?

9:19 It's incredible.

9:21 Whatever this cost.

9:22 You know what?

9:22 I'm going to try and find the name Okay, Naim for Bentley, it cost $10,525.

9:29 Worth every penny.

9:30 Well, I I honestly it's worth it.

9:31 Like the difference between this and the Bang& Olufsen,

9:35 unbelievably knows what and I'm not a good audio You're not an audio file.

9:39 I am not an anything file.

9:43 [laughter] Uh yeah, so I have noticed a difference and worth every penny,

9:47 which is a lot of pennies.

9:49 10,000 [snorts]* 100?

9:51 Yeah, yeah, something like that.

9:53 Pennies don't exist anymore.

9:54 Um more chassis stuff, four-wheel steering.

9:56 This thing in a parking lot is amazing.

9:59 Yeah, yeah, use those active anti-roll It's so flat.

10:02 Like literally the flattest thing ever.

10:03 It's like that Lotus Eletre we drove do it in comfort?

10:07 Uh Even the steering loosens.

10:08 Wow, that's No, still pretty flat.

10:10 Yeah, yeah, but it does feel loosen up a lot from status sport.

10:13 Let's let's put it into Bentley mode, e-mode.

10:16 Save some of that battery for later.

10:18 Hybrid hybrid hold charge.

10:20 Charge.

10:21 It's nice that we have all this stuff.

10:22 It's so simple.

10:23 I'm just going to put it back to EV.

10:24 Yeah, yeah, it's like there's no there's nothing complex

10:27 yo, yo, one complaint, one complaint.

10:29 What's that?

10:30 Oh, we don't have a convertible.

10:32 What is this button?

10:33 They could have just reversed the battery here.

10:34 This should not be a a blank button.

10:37 You're right.

10:37 We know that it's for the top operation on the convertible,

10:41 but having not known that I don't like I don't like that part.

10:45 Okay.

10:45 Hey, but we do have sync here and recirculating air, I think.

10:50 Instead of our air scarf on the convertible and then

10:53 here we have a heated and cooled seats as well.

10:55 And then look at your steering wheel, hard buttons,

10:57 heated steering wheel hard buttons,

10:59 no weird Volkswagen Audi stuff, that all touch nonsense.

11:02 The paddles are nice, metal.

11:04 All materials obviously nice.

11:06 got a star button here to go to your favorites,

11:07 which you can use to turn off your speed limiter

11:10 stuff if you have that set up cuz I think,

11:12 you know, you blah, blah, blah.

11:13 And which for some reason this thing has not been yelling at us.

11:16 Not that we're going over the speed limit, but uh for some reason it's just not

11:19 It's already turned off.

11:20 Maybe once it gets to America, it's fine.

11:22 Yeah, maybe.

11:22 Okay, uh massage is good.

11:24 Yeah.

11:25 Seat presets, the lumbar adjustments, it's all unbelievably comfortable.

11:28 Haven't noticed anything not being comfortable.

11:31 I could fit in the back seat just fine,

11:33 so shout out that with my little no B-pillar window.

11:36 just going to your little legs.

11:38 They're not that little.

11:40 [laughter] Yeah, sure, whatever.

11:40 5 ft 5 ft 8 Whatever, bro.

11:45 Oh, visor test.

11:45 Look at these leather visors, too.

11:47 3 2 1 Fail.

11:50 No.

11:50 Come on, Bentley.

11:51 You know that old E-Class had sliding visors for the no B-pillar.

11:54 Really long ones, if I recall, too.

11:55 No, it was pretty It was as long as it could be,

11:57 but it wasn't long enough, nearly long enough.

12:00 incorrectly.

11:59 You would need like a triple-folding one to reach the whole [laughter] thing.

12:03 That'd be pretty cool.

12:04 Innovative.

12:04 It would just swing around and smack you in the face.

12:07 But, man, I feel so cool driving this.

12:09 Like, I would love to roll up to a country club in this.

12:11 To your speed at truecar.com,

12:13 I would have to buy a slightly less expensive Continental, but, you know.

12:17 And by the way, everyone,

12:18 we've been rolling around in EV mode for like the last like 3 minutes,

12:20 and I haven't even actually noticed other than like the dead silence.

12:24 not offended.

12:25 Roll it over into sport.

12:26 Push the screen button.

12:28 It's like thunder in this car, eh?

12:30 Oh, there you go.

12:30 The pumped-in audio not too offensive.

12:32 No, not at Maybe a a little bit.

12:34 It's pretty authentic, even if it's I feel like it's mostly exhaust.

12:38 Crackles and pops.

12:39 But, I do No, listen.

12:43 A little bit, yeah.

12:45 that's fine.

12:45 Okay, this mode is cool.

12:46 This is like getting rid of screen time.

12:47 It's like taking an iPhone away from a toddler.

12:50 This is what you have to pay for this car.

12:51 I feel like I need to take that screen time away from myself as well, jeez.

12:55 Yes.

12:55 Cup holders, they might fit a small cup.

12:57 Okay, one thing I did want to compliment them on, which is here elbow

13:00 on, the the the resting of your elbows on that side especially is high.

13:05 So, like, it's very comfortable to just one-hand the steering wheel.

13:08 I've noticed that.

13:09 It's just a little bit lower on this side, but it's still super comfortable.

13:12 I like this Bentley clock.

13:13 Quickly, what time is it?

13:14 Uh it is, if that's correct, 1:05.

13:17 360 camera?

13:18 Yeah, it has a

13:19 tell it's Volkswagen group.

13:21 Yes.

13:21 Seats are very comfortable as well.

13:22 Yeah, I went on about that for a bit.

13:24 Oh, sorry.

13:24 With the massage No, it's okay.

13:25 Okay.

13:25 You can bring it up again.

13:26 They are comfortable.

13:27 I'm sure they like to hear it.

13:28 I'm a little time zoned out.

13:30 Okay.

13:30 If we pop If we pop the hood, do we have a dipstick?

13:32 Of course not, Yuri.

13:33 It's Volkswagen Group 4 L twin turbo V8.

13:36 And what would be the Total

13:37 Energies recommended oil for your Bentley Continental?

13:40 That would be the Total Energies Quartz Ineo FG 0W-40.

13:44 Always follow your manufacturer recommended guidelines.

13:46 You know, my uh stepdad came to my house,

13:48 saw that I had a whole bunch of oil jugs in the garage.

13:50 He's like, "I need this for oil change for my Honda CRV." Just whatever W no.

13:55 It's 0W-20.

13:56 He saw 0W-20.

13:56 He's like, "I need that." He took some.

13:57 All right.

13:58 He's like, "Save me some money." There you go.

14:00 It does.

14:00 Quality oil.

14:01 He does have an accent, though.

14:02 I'm all right to say that.

14:04 Oh, accept the terms and conditions.

14:06 And you got to put the screen away, Yuri.

14:08 I don't have to look at it.

14:09 Terms and conditions.

14:10 That's not luxurious.

14:12 Rotate the screen around.

14:13 I need the map.

14:14 I need my Google Your car play doesn't work.

14:15 I need my Google Maps.

14:16 Actually, you still have a map in your gauge cluster.

14:18 Yeah, but I don't I don't like Google Maps.

14:20 So, then I guess image-wise, this kind of competes with a McLaren,

14:23 maybe a Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, mostly, I think.

14:26 Something like that, yeah.

14:27 It's like Mercedes, like that sort of thing.

14:29 this would compete with like a Maybach?

14:31 Yeah.

14:32 Cuz it's higher up, right?

14:33 Yeah, but I guess an SL, but not really.

14:35 Yeah, well, Maybach is out.

14:36 I know, I know.

14:37 So, like, what do you think of it?

14:38 Do you think Do you like Bentley, like

14:39 Okay, so, this is a more sports oriented luxury grand touring vehicle.

14:47 Okay?

14:47 So, it's on the more comfortable side,

14:49 but they're trying to make it sporty from the comfortable luxury side.

14:54 And I think they've done a really good job of kind of trying

14:56 to balance that, cuz that's really hard with the suspension and stuff like that.

14:59 I know if I wanted sporty, I would go Aston Martin between Aston Martin,

15:04 but if I wanted more luxury, I would get the luxury version of this, the Azure.

15:09 Yes.

15:09 Or the Mulsanne, if I had that kind of money,

15:11 cuz that that looks like And then like if you're looking at Bentley as a brand,

15:15 like their SUV, we got a ride in that, and that was like really, really sick.

15:19 Yeah, the Bentayga Speed that ushered us out of I think I would

15:23 over a Aston Martin.

15:25 Not the DBX?

15:26 I think cuz it's so much more like bigger and like was ridiculous.

15:30 like apparently

15:31 I see that's what I'm trying to I'm trying to understand where this brand sits,

15:34 but I do like a lot of it.

15:36 I really like it.

15:37 Let's get to the price.

15:38 So, the coupe that we're in starts at $292,000.

15:43 American.

15:43 And this one is specked out to $351,155.

15:48 USD.

15:50 Yeah, I don't know what that would have been in Canadian.

15:51 I'm just going to assume it's around half a mil.

15:53 But yo, coupe or convertible?

15:56 All day coupe.

15:58 Coupe for sure.

15:59 like you have to be so rich to get the convertible.

16:02 Yes.

16:03 Because the coupe looks so good.

16:05 But look forward to our convertible review though,

16:08 cuz the spec is pretty unreal.

16:09 Yeah, yeah, with that color?

16:10 Yo, thanks for watching.

16:11 Thanks for subscribing,

16:13 and we'll see you guys at the next non-luxurious video, probably.

16:17 Back in the Civic.

16:17 Back in the Toyota.

16:18 Civic, Mazda, CX-5.

16:21 Yeah, something like that.

16:23 I'm Jacob.

16:25 We just went for a drive.

16:26 Check out this other competitor video, Aston Martin.

16:30 Rolls-Royce, baby.

16:32 Rolls-Royce, baby.