The new, fourth-generation Continental GT Speed will make its global public debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Fresh from claiming an unofficial ‘Underwater Speed Record’ – believed to be the fastest a car has ever travelled through a tunnel – the 208 mph / 335 km/h daily supercar will appear at the event in both coupe and convertible versions and run on the famous Goodwood Hill Climb twice a day from Thursday until Sunday.

The addition of electric power not only gives it 50 miles of EV range, it makes the Continental GT Speed the most powerful production car in Bentley’s long history.

Celebrating its 21st birthday, the Bentley Continental GT has just entered its fourth generation – and the big news is that the flagship Speed model is no longer powered by Bentley’s formidable W12 engine.

The new, fourth-generation Continental GT Speed will make its global public debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Fresh from claiming an unofficial ‘Underwater Speed Record’ – believed to be the fastest a car has ever travelled through a tunnel – the 208 mph / 335 km/h daily supercar will appear at the event in both coupe and convertible versions and run on the famous Goodwood Hill Climb twice a day from Thursday until Sunday.

L ast year I drove the Final Edition third-generation Bentley GT Speed and decided it was the best car in the world. It was bad at nothing, save from being affordable to the masse

Bentley has pulled off an audacious transformation for its iconic Continental GT in 2025. Gone is the legendary W-12 engine, replaced with a cutting-edge twin-turbo hybrid V-8 that promises more power,