Bentley Continental GTC First Edition Rental in Los Angeles
The light silver Bentley Continental GTC First Edition with the black and ivory two-tone interior is based in Los Angeles. It is the car for the arrival that does not need to announce itself, the roof-down lunch in Malibu, the wedding exit, the slow run up Rodeo Drive on a Sunday morning. The W12 under the hood is the part people who know will ask about. We deliver it across Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire.
How It Drives
The 6.0L twin-turbo W12 is the mechanism, 626 hp and a deep, distant thrum that never quite becomes a roar, with a short pause at low revs while the turbos spool and then a shove that does not stop. 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds in a car that weighs over 2 tons. The air springs and the active anti-roll system are why it glides over road scars and still stays flat when you turn in, and the weight only shows up in the brakes. The drive mode collar around the start button defaults to the setting named Bentley, which is the right one. Fold the roof, 19 seconds at up to 30 mph, and the cabin stays calm even on the freeway. Take it down Pacific Coast Highway through Malibu at a cruising pace with the roof down.
How It Photographs
Light silver over black and ivory is the quiet spec, and reads as ordered, not rented. In direct sun the silver reads almost white and the crystal-cut headlights carry the frame, so shoot the headlight close. In open shade the paint goes soft grey and the black roof lengthens the body. After dark silver picks up every light, so shoot a hotel entrance. The frame to take is the side profile, roof down, with the ivory headrests above the door line. Shoot the Breitling clock and the First Edition sill plate close. These photos were shot on a rooftop deck with mountains behind. In Los Angeles, use the drive of the Beverly Hills Hotel or Point Dume in Malibu.
Why This One
We run 5 other Continentals and this is the only silver one and the only GTC based in Los Angeles. The others are white over white and white over red in Palm Springs and Orange County, black over brown in the Inland Empire at $595, and a hardtop GT in San Diego. It is also the only First Edition we have available. If you want the big engine, the two-tone cabin and the roof down, starting in Los Angeles, this is the one at $895.
What's On This One
This is the Continental GTC First Edition, the launch specification of the current-shape convertible, and it carries the 6.0L twin-turbo W12 with 626 hp. First Edition brings the rotating display, a 3-sided dash section that turns from a 12.3 inch screen to 3 analogue dials to plain veneer, the First Edition sill plates, the Breitling clock, the knurled metal gear lever and the organ-stop vent pulls. The body is light silver with a black fabric roof and dark grey multi-spoke wheels. Inside it is black leather over ivory with diamond quilting on the seats and door panels, an ivory steering wheel, open-pore wood across the dash, and the Bentley wings embroidered in every headrest. 4 seats, 2 doors.
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