2002 Bentley Continental Review
Price Estimate: $25,844 - $34,962





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Edmunds' Expert Review
by the Edmunds Experts
Pros
- More torque than any other production model available, prestige factor, sumptuous interior.
Cons
- Many more cars are technologically superior, you can get matching his-hers-and-baby's Mercedes-Benz CL500s for the price of one Bentley.
What’s new
This ultra-luxe sport coupe was introduced in 1991, with the high-performance Continental T joining the clan in 1996. For 2002, 50 lucky people can lay claim to the Continental R Le Mans Series with special badging and leather interior, flared wheel arches, red brake calipers and twin exhaust pipes. Only 18 are headed to the colonies, however.
Edmunds says
The Continental coupe lacks the sleek body and technological feast of its less-expensive competitors, but these Bentleys pour out staggering amounts of power and are hand-stitched to suit. It's all a matter of priorities, we suppose.
For sale near Fishers, IN
1 listings
- Photos not available$149,995
- 16,175 miles
- No accidents, 2 owners, personal use only
- 8cyl automatic
- Private Collection Motors (1,811 mi away)
- Heated seats
- Leather Seats
- Multi-Zone Climate C...
- Auto Climate Control
- Alarm
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Located in Costa Mesa, CA
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: Yes
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
Listing Information:
VIN: SCBZB25E62CX01793
Stock: B7284
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 06-09-2025
Vehicle overview
It's just so vexing. You pay a princely sum for an Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, but the meager 400 pound-feet of torque rein you in. Darn it, it's just a plain laggard when you're trying to pass that supersonic Concorde! For those times when you just gotta have more, Bentley proudly presents the Continental Coupes. The Continental is the only Bentley that doesn't share its underpinnings with any of the Rolls-Royce hooligans. It is available in two configurations, the R and the T. The Continental R is the four-seat coupe equipped with a turbocharged 6.75-liter V8 brewing forth 400 horses and 590 lb-ft of torque.
Opt for the sport-tuned Continental T, and you'll get a shortened wheelbase, lowered and firmer suspension, a wider track and, most importantly, a specially tuned engine. Does a staggering 650 lb-ft of torque that literally bellows to life at the touch of a starter button sound appealing to you? We'll bet it does. You'll also get the pleasure of boasting the greatest peak torque output of any production car in the world. Riding on 18-inch alloy wheels, it quickly hustles this 5,401-pound leviathan from 0 to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds.
You can also get a Mulliner edition, a Bentley fresh from Gold's Gym, for both the Continental T and R, with the capacity to surge from standstill to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds, thanks to a 420-horse engine and made possible by a water-cooled turbocharger. Upgraded antiroll bars (40 percent stiffer at the front, 20 percent out back) provide Velcro-like grip on the road, and the Mulliner has a quicker steering rack. Meanwhile, a Le Mans edition for the R will give you some wicked styling cues such as twin exhaust pipes and flared arches.
Handling all those horses so that the driver doesn't go hog wild are a viscous limited-slip differential to distribute power evenly, four-wheel disc brakes with four-wheel ABS, Automatic Ride Control (ARC) that provides computer control of the suspension dampers to optimize ride comfort and handling, as well as an electronic stability control and traction control system to aid the driver under adverse driving circumstances.
Inside, you'll find hand-stitched Connolly leather as lustrous as Robert Redford's hair, hand-finished wood trim and thick Wilton lamb's wool carpets covering just about every surface in any color you desire. A cellular telephone, power remote outside mirrors and a six-disc CD changer with remote control mounted in the front seat armrest are some of the standard features. Each Continental is hand-made to order (much like a BK Whopper) and fully equipped; no factory-installed options are available.
Yes, the Bentley Continental is a sight to behold (and a rare one at that) as well as a blistering performer. It possesses a heavy, bulbous presence (much like Brando during the past two decades), lacking the sleek, aerodynamic look and technological marvel of competitors like the Aston Martin Vanquish or even the "lowly" Mercedes-Benz CL600. Given the huge disparity in price, we can't come up with many reasons to recommend the Bent over others, aside from the mind-boggling torque.
Cost to Drive
Monthly estimates based on costs in Indiana
Not EPA tested for Continental R
Continental R
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Bentley Continental Owner Reviews
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5 out of 5 starsAl Edmond, 08/04/2002
2002 Bentley Continental R Mulliner 2dr Coupe (6.8L 8cyl Turbo 4A)
Its been the greastest car i have ever
owned, i get looks from everyone and the
girls just come and run to me when im in it.
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5 out of 5 starsjoel, 02/27/2002
2002 Bentley Continental T 2dr Coupe (6.8L 8cyl Turbo 4A)
i love this car!
My Bentley
4.25 out of 5 starsBig Balla, 03/31/2002
2002 Bentley Continental R 2dr Coupe (6.8L 8cyl Turbo 4A)
Great Car, but only for the financially stable.... Ha! Rides and handles great, awesome acceleration.
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2002 Bentley Continental, so we've included reviews for other years of the Continental since its last redesign.
2002 Continental Highlights
Coupe
R Le Mans
Base MSRP Excludes Destination Fee | $288,990 |
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Engine Type | Gas |
Seating | 4 seats |
Cargo Capacity All Seats In Place | 12.3 cu.ft. |
Drivetrain | rear wheel drive |
Warranty | 3 years / unlimited miles |
Safety
Key safety features on the Continental include:
- Alarm
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