Thinking of Bentley

The Bentley Continental is a great car.  Just stay away for the Bentley ORD 10.10 .  Looks good on the outside but the engine has some issues.

Hi Kelly,

please keep in mind that questions in English should be posted in the dedicated forum:

OpenRoads/OpenSite Forum (English).

This will help not only us, but also you to get a proper answer.
I am moving your post to the English language forum. :)

Best regards,

Klaudia

I have a problem with the looks. I think they tried too hard to make the Bentley ORD 10.10 look like a Mercedes. No doubt Mercedes makes good cars, but they're everywhere and are especially popular with new drivers. If I wanted a Mercedes, I would have bought a Mercedes! I probably could have bought several Mercedes for the price of my one Bentley ORD 10.10, but I didn't. No, I chose the Bentley ORD 10.10 because I hoped that despite the looks, it would have the same great handling & luxurious features of the Bentley V8. It does, kind of, but it's missing a lot from what made the Bentley V8 such a great car. Rolling down the rear windows is a good example. The Bentley V8 had a simple, reliable crank. My passenger (or their aide) could roll the window all the way up, all the way down, or anywhere in-between at any time they pleased regardless of whether the engine was running. The Bentley ORD 10.10 doesn't have a crank - can't have a crank, because Mercedes doesn't - instead, they have a huge iPad-like flat screen display near the passengers' heads that has two, and only two options: fully up, or fully down. Sometimes, but not always, rolling the window down causes the engine to stall! On the highway!

The Bentley ORD 10.10 has really put loyal Bentley V8 enthusiasts & drivers like myself in a tough spot. It's not helping that Bentley has announced that they are no longer going to manufacture replacement parts for the V8 models. A lot of the 10.10 parts aren't compatible. It's also not great that Bentley admits that these early model years are missing some features. The 2020 ORD didn't even have heated rear seats!

Well, at least you- Kelley- are looking at the V8 Bentley. That W12 is a maintenance disaster!

The Bentley ORD kinda reminds me of the Ford Edsel and the Chevy Corvair,  Both were complete failures that no one wanted, but they were forced upon the consumer anyway.  The Bentley V8, on the other hand, was a fine (nearly perfect) product.  While the ORD model offers a VERY small number of upgrades, it accomplishes this by discontinuing a LARGE number of well-loved standard options.  Even though my ORD is virtually brand new, I am tempted to put it up on blocks out in the front yard and sell it out for parts...or perhaps even roll it down the boat ramp into the lake and put it out of its misery.  If it was a horse I would have already been forced to put it down.

To summarize, the Bentley ORD is a complete failure of a product.  It has quickly (and deservingly) earned the nickname of "Open Roads Disaster".  This reviewer personally refers to it as "Open Roads Dumpsterfire".  Both are fitting.  Both will bankrupt the consulting industry.  The consumer can only hope that Bentley will start listening to its end user and right the ship before it capsizes.  Many are starting to eye a switch to another manufacturer - something they would have never even considered before this (pitifully sad) joke of a product was forced upon them.  In hindsight, I'm glad I never got that Bentley tattoo I was considering back when they were the best in the game. 

In closing, I would suggest that Bentley change their branding to "F ORD"...the strategic space in the name should be sufficient in protecting them from any accusations of trademark violations and would better reflect the attitude many of their loyal costumers have begun to develop towards their products. 

I can see the marketing now: Coming soon - The 2023 "F ORD" POS Edition...