Bentley Continental GT

Exhibit Description

British-built (in Crewe, England, where it's been made since 1946) but now Volkswagen Group-owned — a combination that somehow produced the most successful grand tourer of the 21st century. The Continental GT's W12 engine produces 650 bhp and gets the car to 207 mph while you sit in hand-stitched leather and listen to a Naim audio system. It's the only car on this list that can reasonably be called a "compromise between excess and usability."

Curator Note

Dare: Research the actual wood veneer options available for the Continental GT — there are over 40 — and use that as a dinner party conversation topic. See how it lands.

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