Compare the2026 Bentley Continental GTVS 2025 BMW M8

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Bentley Continental GT have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The BMW M8 doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

An active infrared night vision system optional on the Continental GT helps the driver to more easily detect people, animals or other objects in front of the vehicle at night. Using an infrared camera and near-infrared lights to detect heat, the system then displays the image on a monitor in the dashboard. The M8 doesn’t offer a night vision system.

Both the Continental GT and M8 have rear cross-traffic warning, but the Continental GT has Reversing Traffic Warning (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The M8’s Cross Traffic Warning doesn’t automatically brake.

Both the Continental GT and the M8 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras and rear cross-path warning.

The Bentley Continental GT weighs 861 to 1516 pounds more than the BMW M8. The NHTSA advises that heavier cars are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

The Continental GT comes with a full 3-year/unlimited-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire car and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The M8’s 50,000-mile basic warranty expires sooner.

The Continental GT’s standard 4.0 turbo V8 hybrid produces 54 more horsepower (671 vs. 617) and 133 lbs.-ft. more torque (686 vs. 553) than the M8’s 4.4 turbo V8. The Continental GT SPEED’s standard 4.0 turbo V8 hybrid produces 154 more horsepower (771 vs. 617) and 185 lbs.-ft. more torque (738 vs. 553) than the M8’s 4.4 turbo V8.

On the EPA test cycle the Continental GT running on electricity gets better mileage than the M8:

On the EPA test cycle the Continental GT running its gasoline engine gets better mileage than the M8:

The Continental GT can travel with zero emissions for 30 miles. The M8 can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

An engine control system that can shut down some of the engine’s cylinders helps improve the Continental GT’s fuel efficiency. The M8 doesn’t offer a system that can shut down part of the engine.

The Continental GT has almost a gallon more fuel capacity than the M8 (21 vs. 20.1 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Bentley Continental GT higher (4 out of 10) than the BMW M8 (2). This means the Continental GT produces up to 15.6 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the M8 every 15,000 miles.

The Continental GT offers a standard sequential manual gearbox (SMG). With no clutch pedal to worry about and a fully automatic mode, an SMG is much more efficient than a conventional automatic but just as easy to drive. The M8 doesn’t offer an SMG or a conventional manual transmission.

For better stopping power the Continental GT’s brake rotors are larger than those on the M8:

For better traction and acceleration, the Continental GT has larger standard rear tires than the M8 (305/35R21 vs. 285/35R20). The Continental GT’s optional rear tires are larger than the largest rear tires available on the M8 (315/30R22 vs. 285/35R20).

The Continental GT’s optional 315/30R22 rear tires provide better handling because they have a lower 30 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the M8’s 35 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Continental GT has standard 21-inch wheels. Only 20-inch wheels are available on the M8. The Continental GT offers optional 22-inch wheels.

The Continental GT offers an optional space-saver spare tire so you can replace a flat tire and drive to have the flat repaired or replaced. A spare tire isn’t available on the M8; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

The Continental GT has active sway bars, which help keep it flat and controlled during cornering, but disconnect at lower speeds to smooth the ride and offer greater off-road suspension articulation. This helps keep the tires glued to the road on-road and off. The M8 doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

The front and rear suspension of the Continental GT uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the M8, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The Continental GT offers an available adjustable active suspension system, which counteracts cornering forces actively, limiting body roll and improving handling and stability. BMW doesn’t offer an active suspension on the M8.

The Continental GT has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The Continental GT’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The M8 doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Continental GT’s wheelbase is longer than on the M8:

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Continental GT is 1.9 inches wider in the front and .7 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the M8.

The Continental GT’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (50% to 50%) than the M8’s (52.9% to 47.1%). This gives the Continental GT more stable handling and braking.

For better maneuverability, the Continental GT’s turning circle is 2.9 feet tighter than the M8 Competition Coupe’s (37.1 feet vs. 40 feet). The Continental GT’s turning circle is 5.2 feet tighter than the M8 Gran Coupe’s (37.1 feet vs. 42.3 feet).

The Continental GT has 6 cubic feet more passenger volume than the M8 Coupe (87 vs. 81).

The Continental GT has 2.2 inches more front shoulder room, 3.1 inches more rear headroom, 2.6 inches more rear legroom and 3.3 inches more rear shoulder room than the M8 Coupe.

The Continental GT Convertible has 2.2 inches more rear headroom and 2.2 inches more rear legroom than the M8 Convertible.

Unlike the driver-only memory system in the M8, the Continental GT has standard driver and passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat, steering wheel position, outside mirror angle, climate settings and radio stations and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

To shield the driver and passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield, the Continental GT offers an available center sun visor to cover the area between the driver and front passenger visors. The M8 can’t effectively block glare in the center of its windshield.

The Continental GT offers optional massaging front seats in order to maximize comfort and eliminate fatigue on long trips. Massaging seats aren’t available in the M8.

The Continental GT’s Intelligent Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. Remote Park Assist will park and retrieve your car remotely: press a button and watch it park itself. This is ideal for tight locations. The M8’s automatic parking system does not offer parking by remote control.

According to iSeeCars.com the 2025 Bentley Continental GT retains 62.06% of its original value after 5 years, significantly more than the 40.38% resale value of the 2025 BMW M8 after five years, which can save the Bentley’s owner.