The W12 engine is one of the most unconventional powerplants in recent automotive history. Essentially two narrow-angle V6s merged together at the crankcase, it makes it possible to fit 12-cylinder ...

The W-12 engine is dead at Bentley Bentley built the W-12 in some form for the last two decades The 12-cylinder has been replaced by a plug-in hybrid V-8 powertrain Bentley on Tuesday celebrated the ...

Bentley announced that it would be ending the production of its 12-cylinder engine in April 2024, according to a press release from Bentley on February 22, 2023. The W12 engine has been an iconic ...

Older Bentley models are widely renowned for their coach-built nature and hand-assembled in-house engines in Crewe, U.K. Since VW bought Bentley in 1998, the company has slowly moved away from ...

A new coach-built Bentley powered by a W-12 engine will debut May 7. The unnamed new model will be a follow-up to the limited-edition Bacalar speedster and Batur coupe, and like those cars it will be ...

Bentley's Newest Flying Spur Can Go over 200 MPH Bentley Twin-Turbo W-12 Engine Factory Build Video The 2021 Bentley Bentayga Is the One-Car Solution The British luxury carmaker says a "limited number ...

LONDON -- Bentley will stop production of its 12-cylinder engine next year as the brand shifts to selling electric cars. "The time has come to retire this now-iconic powertrain as we take strides ...

The 6.0-liter W12 that powers Bentley’s most prestigious vehicles has officially been discontinued. By April next year, the luxury automaker will no longer produce a 12-cylinder engine. Very few build ...

LONDON—Bentley Motors Wednesday said that it would become the sole producer of 12-cylinder engines for the Volkswagen AG group from the end of this year, as the luxury car maker posted a 67% rise in ...

Both Bentley and Lamborghini operate under the Volkswagen Group’s close watch, and even though they could exchange technology, that won’t happen, as it could spell the end of both brands, subsequent ...