Bentley is to end production of its flagship 12-cylinder engine in its shift to electrification, becoming the first of the luxury car brands to call time on technology considered the pinnacle of engineering in the combustion era.
The 12-cylinder engine, much bigger than the standard three or four in most petrol cars and larger than V8 engines common in high-performance cars, gave Bentley’s models their signature effortless power.
The last batch of the current engine, first released in 2003 with more than 100,000 manufactured, will roll off the production line in April 2024, underlining the gathering pace in the switch to electric.
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