Bentley has announced that it will end production of its famous W12 engine next year, after producing the most powerful version ever for the ultra-limited edition Bentley Batur.

Production of the twin-turbo unit will stop in April 2024, as the British firm wants to speed up the step towards its Beyond100 strategy, according to which every Bentley model will be electrified by 2030, writes Autoblog.

Bentley will now focus efforts on its V8 and V6 hybrid lineup and will turn its W12 production line into an "extended area" for these powertrains.

When production ends next year, around 105,000 examples of the W12 engine will have been built since it was introduced in 2003.

The last 6.0 liter W12 will power 18 Batur Coupes, and with 739 hp it will be the most powerful SUS engine ever installed in a production Bentley.

Batur is already sold out, but Speed variants of the Continental GT Mulliner and Flying Spur Mulliner can still be ordered with the W12 engine.

Bentley expects orders for the W12 variants of the Continental and Flying Spur to close in December this year amid strong demand, but has not revealed how many units are left.