The arrival of the new was electric It has already sentenced combustion engines. And not even the most exclusive and sophisticated except very few exceptions, will be saved from the prohibition set by the European Union by 2035.
And the measure will directly affect Bentley, since the British manufacturer shows off in its mechanical staff the great W12, which was developed in 1997 by the Volkswagen group to equip its flagship Phaeton.
Until today, the British brand has manufactured a total 100.000 cars with W12 engine. But the great propellant already has its days numbered and is currently manufactured to serve the last orders of customers before disappearing permanently in 2024. Date from which it will be substituted by other electrified mechanics of the type hybrid and with architectures V6 y V8.
However, the 12-cylinder mechanical gem has yet to say its last word. The managers of the factory Crewe (United Kingdom) have decided that the W12 comes out on the shoulders and by the Big door, for which they prepare a latest model with very classic mechanics especial.
reliability tests
According to the brand itself, the farewell will be spectacular and the engineers are already working on a version that will be the most powerful ever made. will have 750 CV of power and 1.000 Nm of torque, the highest figures in the history of such a unique motor and the brand itself.
And this jewel in the crown will be so exclusive as powerful, since it will be used for a limited series of only 18 specimens of the Batur, a model of super rent which will be handcrafted by Mulliner, the brand’s special car division.
According to the factory, the development of this latest W12 is going from strength to strength. The first evidence have shown that the 6.0 W12 biturbo continues to enjoy iron health and the first reliability tests have been fully satisfactory.
Bentley W12 engine reliability tests.
And it is that the sophisticated engine has not ceased to be perfected since it 2003 It became part of the Bentley range equipping the Continental GT sports saloon. In these 20 years, power has increased 37% and the engine torque 54%while emissions have been reduced by a 25%thanks to improvements in lubrication, cooling, combustion and feeding.
And on the occasion of the arrival in 2015 of the Bentayga, first SUV of the brand, the W12 received a overall redesign and adopted a system of disconnection automatic cylinder for save fuel and thus reduce emissions.
Now the revered W12 engine is geared up to give last bow the public with a latest evolution, which promises to go down in history as its maximum expression between the best engines to combustion.
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