2. Luxury GT group test (May)
[Not a valid template]One of the most ambitious group tests crankandpiston.com has undertaken in recent memory. Combine the respective powers of the 626bhp Bentley Continental GT Speed, the 565bhp Aston Martin Vanquish, the 577bhp Ferrari FF and the then-new 652bhp Mercedes S 63 AMG Coupe and you get a scarcely believable 2420bhp, or the same (kind of) as three Aston Martin Vulcans. Combine their respective prices, and we had a cool $1.1m sluicing at impressive pace up one of the region’s finest stretches of winding road. Easy on the brakes boys…
But which combined the perfect balance of performance and luxury cruising as required for a GT car? The result may surprise you…