Introduced at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the second generation of the Continental GT under VW management thrived for attention and opened the check-books.
A year after its coupe sibling was introduced, the open-top version came to enhance the lineup. The Gran Turismo Cabriolet version of the coupe added more appeal to the car and featured the same luxurious interior. The time-gap between the coupe and the convertible version was needed to design and produce the best solution for the big barge. It had to look good either covered or with the top down. The seven-bow, three-layer fabric roof was available in eight different colors. It took only 25 seconds to fold or cover the car.

With the already established four-round headlights and the big grille was available in black or silver. A wide grille was installed in the apron and was complemented by two side air-intakes to cool the brakes. The dashboard evoked the flying wings of the Bentley motif. For the infotainment system, Bentley installed an 8” touch-screen monitor on the center stack. The navigation was HDD based, but if necessary a DVD was provided for other areas. It was Google Maps-compatible in some markets.

For the engine compartment, the 2011 GTC was offered with a twin-turbo W12 unit carried-over from the previous generation was present, but with 15 more hp. It was still mated to a 6-speed automatic.