Continental GT

Sardinia is an island of distances worth driving: Porto Cervo to Alghero, Olbia down to Cagliari, the entire eastern seaboard end to end. The Continental GT was built for precisely this brief — covering fast miles and stepping out at the other end as fresh as you set off — which is why it remains one of the most requested grand tourers for rent in Sardinia in our fleet.

Its natural habitat is the SS125 Orientale Sarda, where long, fast sweepers above the sea reward stability and hushed progress. It is just as persuasive in the south: the Cagliari – Chia – Villasimius grand tourer itinerary is the most elegant way to discover that side of the island, with 635 hp on standby and a leather armchair that delivers you to dinner without a crease.

At idle, the 6.0-litre twin-turbo W12 is little more than a distant tremor. Open the throttle and it becomes a low, upholstered thunder — never strident — with the full weight of its thrust arriving before two thousand rpm. The 0–100 km/h sprint in 3.7 seconds is almost a statistical footnote; what stays with you is the effortlessness, the way the eight-speed dual-clutch swaps gears without the journey ever noticing.

Air suspension with 48-volt active anti-roll bars holds a substantial body remarkably flat through the hairpins climbing towards San Pantaleo, while all-wheel drive puts every last horsepower to the ground, even on the patched asphalt of the Gallura hinterland. The steering is calm on the motorway and sharpens the moment the road narrows: a dual personality that, in Sardinia, you genuinely use every single day.

The Continental is also available on request as the GTC, the fabric-roofed convertible that, at sunset on the coast road through Baja Sardinia, justifies the rental on its own. Those after the sharpest expression of the W12 should look to the Speed — the most incisive of the family, built for drivers who carry a stopwatch in their head even when they are cruising.

The V8 lightens the nose and brings a huskier, more sporting voice, while the Azure puts comfort first, with seats engineered for long-distance touring. Tell us how you intend to live with the car and we will steer you towards the right configuration; for those landing in Gallura, our Bentley rental in Porto Cervo page is a fine place to start.