For Sale: 2012 Bentley Continental in Katwijk, Netherlands

Bentley Continental GTC 4.0 V8 Mulliner, 2012. One owner, 103,529 km.

There exists a certain kind of Englishman who doesn't need to shout to make an impression. Rolls-Royce does it with silence, Aston with charm, and Bentley with that distinctly British blend of brawn in a tailored suit. Crewe understands like no other that truly fast driving is something best done in perfect calm, ideally with a cedarwood dashboard beneath your hands and leather so thick the cow probably took out a mortgage against it.

When Bentley gave the Continental GTC a new engine in 2012, there were raised eyebrows among the old guard. A V8 instead of that mighty W12? Sacrilege, cried the purists, with their tweed and their single malt. Until they drove one themselves. Because that 4.0 litre V8, co-developed with Audi, turns out to be no watering down of the recipe but a sharper espresso. Lighter on the front axle, keener in the steering, and with a sound that, when you plant the throttle, sits somewhere between a good-humoured thunderstorm and a low-tuned church organ. 507 bhp, a soft top that vanishes silently within half a minute, and four seats in case you'd like to bring your civilisation along for the ride.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 83 photographs. The service history, scanned in full. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 6 August 2012 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the online auction on our own website. What changes is the way you buy, not the location - once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat 10-17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for - another Bentley we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m�, with over 175 cars under one roof. HooG Selections, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Call or WhatsApp: +31 85 043 05 86.