Bentley Continental GT

Pushed hard, the V8 S seems to drop 1500 pounds, behaving like a smaller, nimbler, lighter machine than it actually is, reminding the driver of its true mass only as it nears its considerable limits.

You can feel the big bruiser’s front wheels put themselves to work pulling the car out of tight corners. It comes off almost like an overgrown Audi Sport Quattro without the 1980s clunkiness or laughable turbo lag.