One centimetre. Doesn't sound like a lot; takes less than a second to draw a line that short. Yet, this minuscule span is wide enough to divide continents, separate life and death, and disassociate the haves from the have-mores. Too theatrical? Not really. This level of exactness strummed in by precisionistas actually exists all around us. Which we, as humans, take for granted. And we're really quite good at it.
Take for instance a simple cup of Americano looks as black as it tastes. The amount of ground beans needed isn't poured into the mix by accident. Oh no. The barista carefully measures it into a portafilter before forcing hot water through it into a cup. Then more hot water is added in exact amounts to turn the brew into ambrosia. Delicious. Unless you are not a coffee-lover then you won't even think about the process after the first sip; coffee is just that – a black drink that needs more sugar.
If you follow that same line of thought, then the Bentley is just a car; albeit with an astronomical price tag. For someone that doesn't appreciate the craft into making such a fine automotive example, then said person would not understand the significance of dropping the Bentley Continental GT Speed ten millimetres closer to the ground. 10mm, even the width of your thumb is bigger. And this begins the radical progress needed to turn a regular Continental GT into a GT Speed.
Continue reading for more on the GT Speed.
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