Bentley Continental GT (W12)

The Bentley Continental GT W12 sits at a median of $40,500 in the US market, but the signal here is unambiguous: this model is in free fall. The year-over-year decline of 57.9 percent represents a dramatic repricing that reflects the broader reality of modern Bentley ownership—steep depreciation with no floor in sight.

The 28 transactions tracked over the past twelve months provide a credible sample, and the larger dataset of 73 total sales confirms this is not a liquidity problem; the market is simply revaluing these cars downward. Moderate liquidity persists, meaning buyers exist, but sellers are chasing a moving target at every price point.

With average mileage around 37,600 miles on transacted examples, these are relatively low-mileage modern cars, suggesting they're still young enough to incur typical ownership costs without collector value to offset them. The Continental GT W12's classification as a depreciating modern asset reflects its modest collectibility score and the fundamental economics: powerful contemporary machines with no historic pedigree tend to shed value as newer generations arrive.

The three- and five-year base projections offer no recovery, holding steady at the current median with zero percent appreciation expected. This assumes no material change in market sentiment, but the downward velocity of the past year suggests even flat projections may be optimistic. The lack of active listings at present is immaterial against a broader pattern of consistent supply meeting soft demand.

Owners and prospective buyers face a difficult calculus. These are capable, comfortable grand tourers, but the depreciation trajectory argues strongly against entry at any price point unless the buyer is prepared for ongoing losses. For current owners, the recommendation to sell rather than hold reflects the absence of any catalyst that might stabilize or reverse the decline over the next three to five years.