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Friday, 24 February 2023 06:27

It's official: Bentley is discontinuing the W12

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.

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Monday, 02 August 2021 08:49

Bentley is celebrating a record half of 2021

In the first half of 2021, Bentley recorded a large increase in sales ...

After Aston Martin announced impressive sales results for 2021, now another British luxury brand is pleased to announce that the period from January to June was quite fruitful.

Bentley had the best first half of the year ever, setting new records in sales and profits. During the first six months of this year, 7,199 cars were sold, and China became their largest market for the first time in almost 10 years.

The best-selling model was the Bentayga SUV with 2,766 units, surpassing the Continental GT Coupe and the Continental GT convertible (2,318). There is also the Flying Spur sedan with 2,063 units sold. With sales up 50 percent from the first half of 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic, Bentley is now in better shape than ever. The ultra luxury brand is confident that demand could grow further in the second half of 2021, spurred on by the sale of new versions of models such as the Bentayg Hybrid.

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After several years of development in collaboration with one of the largest suppliers of composite materials, Bentley has introduced new carbon fiber wheels designed exclusively for the Bentayga model.

The 22-inch carbon Mulliner wheels are the largest of their kind among all production cars, and were created in collaboration with Bucci Composites.

In addition to the fact that the carbon wheel is 6 kilograms lighter than the aluminum one of the same size, Bentley states that there are many other advantages when using this very light but also very strong material. In the event of a serious impact that would cause the alloy wheel to crack, which would cause the tires to explode, the carbon wheels behave significantly differently. Multiple layers of carbon fiber slow down tire inflation, allowing the car to stop safely and in a controlled manner.

The new carbon wheel met all the standards of the German Association for Technical Inspections TÜV (Technischer Überwachungsverei), and is the first carbon fiber wheel to successfully pass all the tests of this organization.

According to Bentley, the new wheels provide greater safety, better steering agility, reduced tire wear and more stable braking behavior.
 
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