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e inside is a radical departure from previous Bentleys and differs from Bentayga, feeling lighter and more spacious despite maintaining the Bentley hallmarks of timber, leather and chrome. A new "diamond-in-diamond" interior leather pattern shows that hand crasmanship hasn't been neglected with exactly 712 stitches in each diamond using 1.7 miles of thread per car, which over the full interior consumes 12 percent of its 10 leather hides. Ambient mood lighting includes razor thin LED strips across the dash and down the doors into the rear where it imitates the outside's coke- bottle hips. Not content with just one timber veneer, customers can specify two on the dash and doors, split by a chrome strip, while a new 12.3- inch nav screen is hidden behind a clever panel that rotates to show either a trio of analogue dials or continues the clean timber look. A host of driver aids such as heads up display, active lane assistance, traffic assistance, parking aides and reversing cameras are also included to bring the Continental GT into the modern era. e previous GT sold 66,000 units but was desperately in need of a major overhaul as it is the staple product in the company's range. With inspiration from the R-Type Continental of 1952, the 2003 model year GT effectively re- launched Bentley under VW's ownership and was the fastest four-seat car at the time, just like its 1952 sibling. It also introduced the W12 engine and all- wheel drive architecture which are now hallmarks of Bentley's engineering DNA. A major faceli was revealed in 2010 but it effectively was still centered around 2003 original. is 2018 Continental GT looks to have caught up in all the important areas to take the fight squarely to the new DB11, AMG GT and Ferraris' 812 Superfast. DRIVER ASSIST TECHNOLOGY AND INTERIOR M O V E W I T H P U R P O S E , T R A I N I N T E L L I G E N T L Y PERSONAL TRAINING • GROUP CLASSES • YOGA 3D BODY SCANS • METABOLIC TESTING 973-315-1219 116 Essex Street, Millburn, NJ, 07041 evolvefitclub.com

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