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<blockquote data-quote="Weather Man" data-source="post: 16995215" data-attributes="member: 137766"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43013514/bentley-w-12-engine-dead-2024/[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley" target="_blank">Bentley</a> will stop production of the W-12 engine at its factory in Crewe, U.K., in April 2024, marking the end of the line for the VW Group's unconventional 12-cylinder powertrain that was introduced more than 20 years ago. Once the W-12 departs the production line, Bentley says it will be replaced with V-8 and V-6 hybrid production as the company continues to transition its lineup <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38898851/bentley-five-new-ev-models-by-2030/" target="_blank">towards hybrids and EVs</a>.</p><p></p><p>Essentially made up of two VR6 engines, the W-12 has been around since the early 2000s in various forms. Besides the wide range of Bentley models in which it's available, including the <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley/continental-gt" target="_blank">Continental GT</a>, the <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley/flying-spur" target="_blank">Flying Spur</a>, and the <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley/bentayga" target="_blank">Bentayga</a>, it was previously offered in other VW Group vehicles such as the <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15120291/2012-audi-a8l-w12-road-test-review/" target="_blank">Audi A8</a> and <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15133162/volkswagen-phaeton-w-12-4motion-short-take-road-test/" target="_blank">Volkswagen Phaeton</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weather Man, post: 16995215, member: 137766"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43013514/bentley-w-12-engine-dead-2024/[/URL] [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley']Bentley[/URL] will stop production of the W-12 engine at its factory in Crewe, U.K., in April 2024, marking the end of the line for the VW Group's unconventional 12-cylinder powertrain that was introduced more than 20 years ago. Once the W-12 departs the production line, Bentley says it will be replaced with V-8 and V-6 hybrid production as the company continues to transition its lineup [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38898851/bentley-five-new-ev-models-by-2030/']towards hybrids and EVs[/URL]. Essentially made up of two VR6 engines, the W-12 has been around since the early 2000s in various forms. Besides the wide range of Bentley models in which it's available, including the [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley/continental-gt']Continental GT[/URL], the [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley/flying-spur']Flying Spur[/URL], and the [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/bentley/bentayga']Bentayga[/URL], it was previously offered in other VW Group vehicles such as the [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15120291/2012-audi-a8l-w12-road-test-review/']Audi A8[/URL] and [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15133162/volkswagen-phaeton-w-12-4motion-short-take-road-test/']Volkswagen Phaeton[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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