The last-ever Bentley W12 engine rolled off the production line at Crewe, marking the end of the 12-cylinder era for the brand. The W12 gave way to the new “Ultra High Performance Hybrid” powertrain, ...

Bentley is continuing its careful transition into the electrified era, and the new Continental GT S makes its intentions clear. Positioned between the standard GT and the more extreme Speed and ...

Bentley provided flights from Barcelona to Washington and accommodation so Ars could drive the Continental GT Speed. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. BARCELONA—The days of big engines are ...

After building more than 105,000 units over the past two decades, Bentley is ending production of its gamechanging twin-turbo 6.0-liter W12 engine this summer. Just yesterday the British automaker ...

Even though Audi was the first to use the Volkswagen Group's long-running W12 engine in the D2-series A8 back in 2001 , said powerplant is obviously associated with Bentley. First used by the British ...

We’ll be donning our black armbands this summer when the final example of Bentley’s 6.0-liter W12 engine is slotted between a pair of shock towers. But the good news is that the Brit luxury brand is ...

It's a sad day for the car industry as it lost an iconic motor: the W12. Bentley pulled the plug on the engine and hosted a ceremony at its Crewe factory in England to celebrate it as the last three ...

If recently revealed sports cars like the Lamborghini Urus SE and the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E PERFORMANCE can’t convince you that hybrids can be cool cars, British marque Bentley might finally be able ...

The twin-turbo 6.0-liter W12 engine composed the soundtrack to dreams around the world once it found a home in the Bentley Continental GT, which entered a production in 2003. That engine will sing its ...

Bentley has introduced a new version of its Bentayga Speed, one that eschews the traditional W12 engine in favor of a V8. However, the drop in cylinder count didn't come with a loss in performance as ...

The end of the era of performance and sports cars is nearing, as Bentley's Continental GT will soon be released as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, letting go of its iconic W12 internal combustion ...

Bentley Motors plans to end production of its 12-cylinder engine next April as the famed luxury carmaker transitions to electric vehicles. The British automaker of ultra-luxury performance cars said ...