We understood the Bentley W12 motor experienced an expiration date just before, but it’s likely to arrive up even a lot quicker than predicted. Exposed nowadays, Bentley claims the last W12 motor it generates will be in April 2024. That’s only one particular yr and a couple of months away!
Previously, Bentley built it obvious that it would only offer PHEVs and EVs by 2026, implying the W12 was done for. It won’t past prolonged adequate to bump into that 2026 restrict now that the 2024 production finish is established. By the time its conclude date rolls all-around, Bentley will have made over 105,000 W12 engines given that the 6.-liter twin-turbocharged device was introduced for 2003. Every of those engines was hand-constructed by a crew of craftspeople — Bentley states each and every engine will take roughly 6.5 hrs to comprehensive.
Which Bentley types are going to be produced accessible with these closing W12s, you ask? The serious celebration for Bentley is taking place with the Batur, a smaller operate of Mulliner coach-created coupes dependent on the Continental GT. Final validation just wrapped up for the Batur variation of the W12, and it’s the most effective still at 740 horsepower and 737 pound-ft of torque. Versus the W12 observed in other Bentley designs, the Batur options reworked ingestion, exhaust and cooling devices together with a revised engine calibration. Regretably, all 18 Baturs (pic down below) are presently spoken for.
If you continue to want a W12, Bentley claims it has limited buy slots left for the Continental GT Velocity, Bentayga Velocity and Traveling Spur Pace. Furthermore, Bentley will make it possible for you to spec it in either the Continental GT Mulliner or Traveling Spur Mulliner. No other new Bentley orders will be W12-compatible involving now and output completion. The organization warns that there are only a constrained range of construct slots remaining, so any one however on the fence ought to act swiftly if they want the W12.
About the many years, Bentley claims the W12 has found a 37% raise in power, 54% raise in torque and 25% reduction in emissions. The major modifications came in 2015 when Bentley redesigned the engine “from the sump up” for the launch of the Bentayga SUV.
As of nowadays, there are 30 people concerned in the motor assembly course of action. Bentley says it aims to retrain and redeploy all 30 into distinctive positions as soon as W12 manufacturing ceases
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