Dubai Gets the Nod: Bentley Unleashes the Continental GT Supersports in Dubai

So let’s get straight to the question every car person actually asks. Is it special, or is it just expensive?

This one earns the word special.

Al Habtoor Motors just pulled the cover off the new Continental GT Supersports in Dubai as the regional debut, and the numbers back up the attitude. The car is limited to 500 units globally, and it sits as the most performance-oriented take on the Continental GT to date. It runs a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 that Bentley positions as raw, driver-focused, and properly engaging. That’s code for: this is not a boulevard float. This is a car that wants you awake.

The spec sheet reads like someone got tired of polite grand touring. There’s an extensive carbon-fibre exterior kit, advanced drive modes, and a bespoke braking system. Then there’s the detail that will make track nerds lean in: exclusive forged aluminium alloy wheels developed with Manthey Racing. That partnership alone tells you what Bentley wants this car to represent. Not just speed, but precision. Not just luxury, but intent.

They launched it at Jumeirah Al Qasr, which feels on-brand for this market. Dubai doesn’t do quiet when it comes to big-ticket machines, but the smarter flex here is that the Supersports doesn’t need theatrics. The story lives in the engineering, the limited run, and the fact that Dubai got chosen as an “exclusively selected destination” for the regional first look.

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Zooming out, this sits inside the bigger picture of Al Habtoor Group’s Prestige Division, which also represents names like Bugatti, Rimac Automobili, Pagani, and Czinger Vehicles. That lineup matters because it signals the kind of buyer this launch speaks to. People who don’t need convincing. People who already know the difference between “fast” and “serious.”

And that’s the real point of the Supersports in 2026. It’s Bentley reminding everyone that a grand tourer can still have teeth, and that “luxury performance” can mean more than stitched leather and a nice photo op. It can mean limited, engineered, and unapologetically driver-led.