Luxury + Sport = Bentley

2010 Bentley Continental Supersports (Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit)

Bentley is a very interesting car company. What they do is prove that old people still have the ability to be agile. Why do I say this? Unless you're Mark Zuckerberg, Ryan Seacrest, Rick Ross, or Wiz Khalifa, Bentleys are best owned by the rich, and most rich people are over 50 years of age. If you're in that age range, you may find some Bentleys rather favorable.

2010 Bentley Brooklands

Take the Bentley Brooklands for example. It might have ended its run a few months ago (limited to 550 units), but there are some used models still around with prices starting at $209,995 (based off of duPont REGISTRY). So, if you have that much money, love British luxury, are a successful businessman, and you're old, this car is for you. It contains all the luxury and detail that you can get in a Rolls-Royce Phantom, which is about $300,000 more than this. The seats are like the leather ones taken from the Queen of England's Bedroom. The center console is filled with gadgets and gizmos, but is easily understandable by anyone. The finish is done in walnut with some chrome attachments. So, this car is a Rolls-Royce Phantom with two less doors. However, the most interesting part about this Bentley, which is what makes this car rather ridiculous, is that it has a sport button. Why on earth would it have a sport button? I guess Bentley put it in to make old people excited again when they use it. And it's not like they're not going to use it. This car has a 6.7-liter Twin-Turbocharged V8 engine producing 530 horsepower. 0 to 60 is reached in 5.3 seconds, but this car will reach a top speed of 184 MPH. That's insanely fast for a car that weighs just about 3 tons (5853 lbs.), almost as much as my Range Rover. If they do use the sport button in this car, they're gonna have to be careful though. There is a slight chance they will shred their rear tires, like Jeremy Clarkson does in this video. 

2010 Bentley Continental Supersports (Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit)

How about the Continental Supersports? It's much sportier and smaller than the Brooklands. It has all-wheel drive so it's much more composed in sport mode than the Brooklands. It has loads of more power (627 horsepower) than the Brooklands so it's faster (204 MPH). Isn't this car better? Yes and no. What this car is is Bentley's attempt to create a Porsche 911 GT3 RS; a purebred track day racer. They did manage to pull it off, but a track racer needs to be lightweight so that it can handle corners at high speeds and take turns on a dime. This car weighs 2.5 tons and feels very heavy to drive. They did manage to take out the rear seats, but they still left the luxury of a Bentley. The seats are leather ones similar to that of the Duke of Westminster's Smoking Jacket. The center console is carbon fiber, but with some chrome finishes in between them. So, this really isn't a track-ready race car. It's more of a track-ready ocean-liner. You can try to go drifting with it, but it's all-wheel drive and traction control systems won't help the drifting that much. If you do drift though, be careful. Like the Brooklands, you could shred the rear tires, as Jeremy, once again, does in this video.



So, in conclusion, Bentley has tried to liven up old souls with their luxurious big cars. But honestly, coming from me, some of them are just bonkers.