Marketed as the quickest roadgoing Bentley ever, the world’s fastest four-seater and the first all-new (not Rolls-Royce-derived) Bentley model since 1931, the Continental GT would go a long way to rec

This ‘brutal’ Bentley makes more of a cost-conscious Aston alternative which, if you buy right, shouldn’t cost any more than a Silver Spirit or Brooklands to run. What’s not to like?

ASKING £24,995 PRICE ENGINE 2548cc/V8/OHV POWER 140bhp@5800rpm TORQUE ...

A vision of a time 11 years before the M3 opened – and when Ford Prefects, Austin Cambridges and telegraph poles were everyday sights

ASKING £27,995 PRICE ENGINE 4973cc/V8/OHV POWER 322bhp@5500rpm TORQUE ...

This original, unabashed 6 shows why the design is woth celebrating half a century on