Bentley Announces End to 12-Cylinder Engine Production with the Most Powerful Version Ever

Bentley has announced plans to cease production of its 12-cylinder petrol engine in April 2024, by which time more than 100,000 examples of the iconic W12 will have been handcrafted in the company’s Dream Factory in Crewe, England.

February 22, 2023
Bentley has decided to cease production of its 12-cylinder petrol engine as part of the company's initiative for a sustainable future. This Beyond100 strategy will see the company’s entire model line fully electrified by the start of the next decade, reducing fleet average emissions to 0 g/km CO2.
When production of the W12 ends next year, Bentley’s entire model line will be available with the option of a hybrid powertrain. At the same time, an engine first made available in the sector-defining Continental GT, which has been powering Bentley both literally and metaphorically for the last 20 years, will be consigned to history.
A Bentley Batur with the ultimate iteration of this mighty W12 engine will be built and 18 examples will be handcrafted and delivered. Bentley’s aim is to retrain and redeploy all 22 of the skilled craftspeople that hand-assemble and test every single W12 engine at the carbon-neutral factory in Crewe.
The W12 engine facility will have delivered over 105,000 engines before reaching its 20th anniversary this year.