Bentley Will Kill Iconic W12 Engine After Batur In 2024 | Carscoops carscoops
. It was redesigned from the sump up and includes a 30 per cent stronger crankcase, an improved cooling system, more efficient turbochargers, and a system that can shut down some of the cylinders when needed.Mulliner Batur. Unveiled in August last year and set to be limited to just 18 units worldwide, the Batur has now been confirmed as the most powerful production Bentley ever. Indeed, its tweaked W12 is good for 740 hp and 737 lb-ft of torque between 1,750 rpm and 5,000 rpm.
Bentley continues to offer a potent 650 hp variant of the 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 for the Continental GT, Bentayga, Flying Spur, Mulliner, and Flying Spur Mulliner. It expects demand for these models to be high and is encouraging shoppers to place an order as soon as possible. Once the W12 is gone, it’s not coming back.“Our progressive journey towards sustainable luxury mobility means making changes to every area of Bentley Motors,” Bentley chief executive Adrian Hallmark said. “When we first launched the W12 back in 2003, we knew we had a mighty engine that would propel both our cars and the brand forwards at speed.
The carmaker aims to retrain and redeploy the 30 craftspeople that hand-assemble and test each W12 engine at its factory in Crewe, UK.
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