Bentley Continental GT V8 vs Porsche Panamera - specifications

  Bentley Continental GT V8 Porsche Panamera
On the road price/total as tested £123,850/£156,250 £122,623/£129,908
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £56,599/45.7% £50,275/41.0%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £8,610/£17,221 £8,510/£17,020
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £3,893/£6,488 £3,932/£6,554
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 50/N/A/L/£460 50/N/A/M/£475
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service TBC £450/£600/£450
Length/wheelbase 4,806/2,746mm 4,970/2,920mm
Height/width 1,404/1,943mm 1,418/1,931mm
Engine V8 twin turbo/3,997cc V8 twin turbo/4,806cc
Peak power/revs 500/6,000 bhp/rpm 542/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 660/1,700 Nm/rpm 800/2,250 Nm/rpm*
Transmission 8-spd auto/4wd 7-spd PDK/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 90 litres/foam 100 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 358/N/A litres 432/1,250 litres
Kerbweight/payload 2,295/455kg 1,995/505kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.4 metres/N/A 12.0 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unlimited)/3yrs 2yrs (unlimited)/2yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 miles/21 20,000 miles/34
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. N/A 9th/9th^
0-60/30-70mph 4.0/3.6 secs 3.6/3.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.4/3.1 secs 1.9/3.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th 4.2/5.8/8.8 secs 4.1/6.7/16.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 188mph/1,500rpm 190mph/1,600rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 45.2/33.1/8.5m 45.8/33.6/8.6m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph 66/43/56/63dB 62/44/57/63dB
Auto Express economy/range 19.9mpg/394 miles 19.7mpg/433 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 18.4/36.7/26.9mpg 16.6/33.6/24.6mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 4.0/8.1/5.9mpl 3.6/7.4/5.4mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 380/246g/km/35% 384/270g/km/35%
Airbags/ceramic brakes/park sensors Seven/£11,020/rear Eight/£6,248/rear
Automatic box/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless entry Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/£445
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth Yes/yes/yes Yes/£227/yes

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