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The Bentley Continental GT speed is a car powered by a W12 engine as the Continental GT which enables it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 3.5 seconds and reach a maximum speed of 208 mph (335 km/h).
The first production car to use the W12 engine was the 2001 Audi A8 (D2). [4] Other cars to use the W12 engine are the 2005-present Bentley Continental Flying Spur, [5] [6] 2015–present, 2004-2011 Volkswagen Phaeton W12 [7] and the 2005-2010 Volkswagen Touareg W12.
The first application of the Volkswagen WR12 was the 2001 Volkswagen W12, a mid-engined concept car which set the 24‑hour world endurance record in 2001 with a distance of 7,085.7 kilometres (4,402.8 mi) and an average speed of 295 km/h (183 mph). The first production car to use the WR12 engine was the 2001 Audi A8 (D2). [4]
The most common W-type engine is the 4-bank type, with the Volkswagen Group experimenting with the Passat W8 and it’s 4.0 liter, 4-bank W8 engine and later implementing the concept with their Bentley division, creating a 6.0 liter W12 in both naturally aspirated and turbocharged variants. Due to the pre-existing VR-type engine only needing ...
With a 771-hp V-8 PHEV powertrain, the new Conti GT Speed is the most powerful road car Bentley has ever built, but it packs on some pounds too. 2025 Bentley Continental GT Plug-In Hybrid Is ...
In 1997, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen debuted their first sports car concept, a bright yellow W12 Syncro (also known as the W12 Syncro Coupé) with a 5.6-litre W12 engine producing 309 kW (420 PS; 414 bhp) with Syncro four-wheel drive. This, and the W12 concepts after it, were all designed by the Italdesign firm in Italy. The W12 Syncro ...
The Bentley Flying Spur, known as the Bentley Continental Flying Spur before 2013, is a full-sized luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited since 2005. It is the four-door saloon variant of the Bentley Continental GT two-door coupé. The Flying Spur is assembled by hand at Bentley's factory in Crewe, England.
Furthermore, the R400 would be able to accelerate from 0–100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds, thanks to a haldex 4-wheel drive system, and a 6 or 7-speed DSG gearbox. The EA888 engine family has also found its way into the Porsche lineup, specifically in the Macan models.