Every car brand is navigating a course to an electrified future, but that brings unique challenges if you have to convince wealthy people to buy a car with a plug due to something as pedestrian as emissions standards. Bentley has sold plug-in hybrids for a few years now, but the century-old British automaker is now shifting that effort into a higher gear. The 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed (and its GTC Speed convertible sibling) isn’t just an addition to the lineup; it replaces the non-hybrid GT Speed as the sportiest regular production version of Bentley’s signature model.
When it launched in 2003, the original Continental GT brought Bentley out of the shadows, combining the opulence of a handbuilt luxury car with the style and performance that had mostly lain hidden like a recessive gene since Bentley’s glory days early in the previous century. Now the new Continental GT aims to once again redefine Bentley as a brand that fully embraces electrification rather than merely tolerating it. Design and interior At first glance, the new Continental GT Speed doesn’t look that different from its predecessor .
But nearly every surface has been changed, creating a coupe and convertible that are tauter and sleeker than before. The most noticeable difference is upfront, where the previous four-headlight arrangement has been replaced by a larger pair of round lights with daytime-running-light slashes that make the Continental GT look like it’s attempting some weird Instagram.
