At the same time, the W12 motor, which combines two narrow-angle V6 units that share a common crankshaft and is 24% shorter than a conventional V12, became 25% cleaner.

Production of the W12 engine will be replaced with expanded assembly of V8 and V6 hybrid engines, according to the company. Bentley says it has produced more than 100,000 of the W12 engines since ...

It was a 6.0-liter, twin-turbocharged W12 engine, far superior to the standard turbocharged four-cylinder GTI engine. W12 engines, like this one, belong in supercars such the Bentley Continental ...

Its W12 engine, initially producing 552 horsepower, enabled the Continental GT to reach 0-60 mph in just 4.8 seconds. It has been continually refined, with the latest models boasting up to 650 hp.

The gravitas once embodied by V12 and W12 engines is now being complemented by electric powertrains. However, Bentley hasn't simply capitulated to eco-friendly trends.

Volkswagen Group’s W12 engine was one of the most complex powertrains to ever be put into a vehicle. There’s a reason why you’d probably want to steer clear of one of these things if you ...

That's 15 hp more than the twin-turbo 6.0-liter W12 in the old Speed, and while that beefier engine ekes out the new V8 Speed by 37 lb-ft, the V8 is quicker.

German-owned luxury car maker Bentley Motors said it would move production of all its W12 cylinder engines to Britain from Germany by the end of the year, after reporting a record 2013 profit on ...