To rejoice the outstanding W12 engine that has powered its efficiency flagships and certainly the model since 2003, Bentley has created the limited-edition Pace Version 12. Powered by essentially the most profitable 12-cylinder engine of the fashionable period, the Pace Version 12 fashions are a becoming farewell to a unprecedented engineering achievement.

Based mostly on the Pace specification Bentayga, Flying Spur, Continental GT, and Continental GT Convertible, the Version 12 bundle options many distinctive design enhancements. These embody Version 12 badging, numbered engine plaque, Version 12 embroidery, colour graduated seat distinction stitching, and a fascia in Grand Black veneer with the engine firing sequence etched alongside an inlaid Version 12 badge.

Solely 120 of every of the 4 fashions can be produced, making certain that the Pace Version 12 will turn into a uncommon and sought-after tribute to an engine that has powered the corporate’s vehicles – and its fortunes – for 20 years.

In 2003, Bentley’s W12 engine heralded a brand new period for the corporate because the powertrain for the primary all-new mannequin underneath Volkswagen Group possession, the Continental GT. The distinctive W-formation of the 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W12 enabled it to be 24 p.c shorter than an equal V12 with no compromise in energy, effectivity, or refinement. Ever since, steady evolution has seen a 37 p.c enhance in energy and a 54 p.c enhance in torque, together with a 25 p.c discount in emissions. Within the Pace Version 12 fashions, the W12 now develops as much as 659PS (650 bhp) @ 5000-6000 rpm, whereas the famed Bentley ‘tidal wave’ of torque sees a peak of 900Nm reached at simply 1500rpm and continues unabated by way of to 5000 rpm.

The exterior options of the Pace Version 12 fashions are delicate but rigorously curated, making it immediately recognizable to these within the know. Among the many distinctive particulars are silver brake calipers, which aren’t obtainable for another Bentley mannequin. Continental GT and Convertible fashions function Pace Version 12 badges on the entrance fender whereas Bentayga and Flying Spur fashions carry Version 12 badges on the rear quarter along with the present Pace badge. Opening the bonnet reveals a numbered Version 12 plaque in delight of place on the engine’s cowl.

Different exterior options embody Blackline specification exterior vivid ware, 22” black painted Pace alloy wheels, and self-leveling wheel badges. A brand new paint colour, Opalite, is accessible as an possibility: a light-weight grey-green, it has a delicate copper impact that glows in vivid sunshine.

Version 12 welcome lamps and illuminated treadplates greet drivers and passengers with an inside of hand-crafted individuality. All Version 12 fashions can be found with Bentley’s Pace colour splits; the principle colour, Beluga black can both be chosen as the only real upholstery colour or complemented by Brunel blue, Cricketball pink, Linen, or Orange. The veneer in every case is excessive gloss Grand Black.

Distinctive options of this restricted version embody seats with Mulliner Silver piping and embroidered Version 12 namestyle. The higher seat areas are quilted and distinction stitched in a graduated three-color ‘fade’ from Anthracite by way of Porpoise to Stratos. Quilted door panels are distinction stitched.

The organ cease air vents are additionally distinctive, that includes the numeral ‘12’ machined from strong on the face of the management. As one other pleasant element, the Grand Black veneer facia going through the entrance seat passenger options the firing sequence of the W12 engine etched alongside an inlaid Pace Version 12 badge.

As a remaining contact, clients will obtain a exact 15 p.c scale mannequin of the Bentley W12 block as a commemorative artifact for show on desk, cupboard, or shelf. The size mannequin W12 engines are forged utilizing aluminum taken from a full-size W12 engine block and can function a everlasting memento of certainly one of Bentley’s most vital and highly effective engines.