Tested: 205-mph, 5181-lb Bentley Continental GT Speed

How does the Bentley Continental GT Speed incite cheerfulness? It begins with a dash of depression. Just like it’s depressing to see your former high school crush approach the weight of an NFL player, it can be disconcerting to see a car approach the weight of a Range Rover.

You may be irked to hear that a Bentley Continental GT Speed weights a dumbbell less than 5,200 lbs, but find out it can do 205 mph, and it’s like hearing your former high school crush can do a 26.2-mile marathon in fewer than three hours; it makes you want to cheer for both the car and the person. It warms the heart to know that Bentley can make something as grand as Westminster Abbey perform like a sports car, and how cheerful is that?

Mind you, Bentley isn’t getting away with murder. Look at that photo below.

Holy brake dive, Batman! Two-and-a-half tons has to go somewhere. The Bentley transfers its weight forward and, like in a native ceremony, gives it back to the earth.

Check out Motor Trend’s video below so you can see something as substantial as an asteroid being put through its paces.