A nameplate reserved for Bentley’s most sporting grand tourers, the Continental has existed in various forms since before World War II. Its current iteration is the result of VW group’s acquisition of Bentley, and appeared in 2004 as a completely clean sheet design centered around the spectacular twin-turbocharged W12 powerplant, although a V8 version was eventually introduced as well. It shared its platform with the Audi A8, which gave a front-biased weight distribution because the engine was far forward in the chassis. This lasted through the end of the car’s second generation in 2018, which made the announcement of a new underlying platform for the third generation big news. Using the MSB platform shared with the Porsche Panamera, the third generation Continental GT is considerably more athletic, weighing 200 pounds less than its predecessor. The engine was moved backwards and down in the chassis, giving a 3% improvement in weight distribution from 58% front to 55% front.