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Each needs no introduction. Each speaks volumes.
SAY NO MORE
AT SOME INDETERMINATE POINT OF AN AEON LONG AGO, human
ancestors devised complex communication patterns as a method
of surviving within a hostile ecosystem. We were never the
strongest or fastest inhabitants of our planet, but our ability to
exchange information and ideas set us on an evolutionary fast
track, and is still an essential aspect of our daily lives. Continental GT Convertible.
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Make no mistake however; the Continental GT
Convertible, particularly in its V8 guise, is anything
but a quiet accessory. The menacing idle of the twin-
turbocharged engine makes no attempt to disguise
each of the 542 corralled horses, raring to break free
all the way up to the nearly 200 mph top speed. With
the top stowed, the aural onslaught of the tailpipes
conveys to all within earshot that the time for talk is
long past—only action remains. The brute doesn’t
so much accelerate, brake, or change direction as it
imposes its will upon the earth beneath it.
The confines of the interior cabin temper the
insinuation of aggression slightly. The plush carpeting
and luxurious bucket seats swathed in meticulously
quilted leather deafen every hum and vibration,
while the thickly-padded wheel naturally finds the
pocket of the driver’s palms. The silence inherent in its
operation, even with triple-digit wind speeds rushing
across the soft roof, is the Continental’s calling card.
The chameleon-like body lines of the exterior can
either telepath sophistication and elegance when
draped in grayscale, or proclaim bombast and
character in hues of yellow, red, or tangerine. It is a
shape that bends language to its will—reconfiguring
speed and class to synonyms.
Among the more than 6,500 languages spoken the
world over, there are few universal interpretations.
However, when it comes to the bonnet of this big
Bentley, nothing is possibly lost in translation. Even in
silence, the Continental GT V8 Convertible says it all.
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For as obsessed as we are with speaking, singing, and writing to
each other, man also appears preoccupied with communicating
a message without uttering a single sound. Indeed, we pursue
with great fervor totems which clearly speak for themselves: a
Phillippe Patek wristwatch; an Hermes Birkin bag; a Bentley