The last-ever Bentley W12 engine rolled off the production line at Crewe, marking the end of the 12-cylinder era for the brand. The W12 gave way to the new “Ultra High Performance Hybrid” powertrain, ...

The Volkswagen Group/Bentley 6.0-liter Goldilocks W12 relic was discontinued in spring of 2024, and it slotted neatly between the Papa Bear Bugatti W16 and the Baby Bear VW W8 and VR6 (which are also ...

The last of the W12 Bentley engines, shown above, was produced on July 23, 2024. Bentley's turbocharged W12 engine, introduced in 2003, became the most successful modern 12-cylinder engine, with more ...

Bentley will stop production of its legendary 6.0-liter turbocharged W12 engine in April of 2024. These last few W12s are slated for limited-edition Speed models and the limited-production 740-hp ...

Bentley's legendary W12 engine is an evolution of the W12 originally developed by VW for use in Volkswagen and Audi vehicles. Created by putting two of VW's narrow-angle VR6 engines together on one ...

We’ll be donning our black armbands this summer when the final example of Bentley’s 6.0-liter W12 engine is slotted between a pair of shock towers. But the good news is that the Brit luxury brand is ...

Volkswagen Group-owned Bentley has announced the end for its 12-cylinder petrol engine from next year. The move to scrap the W12 engine – which has been fitted to Bentley models since 2003 – is part ...

Bentley will take over production of W12 engines for the Volkswagen Group from the end of this year. The current production of W12 engines for the group in Germany will end, with Bentley becoming the ...

As an automotive journalist who recently turned 30, sometimes I feel like I got into this business too late. “If only I were born a decade or two earlier,” I’d lament to myself. “If only I did this ...

The Golf is one of Volkswagen’s best-known models, with a long history of providing both practical city motoring and hair-raising driving enjoyment in its GTI form. Most of us are familiar with the ...