A second engine option
A bigger change, however, is coming. Late next year, the Continental GT will add a second engine choice: an all-new 4.0-liter V-8. Although the V-8 is being developed with Audi, it, like the W-12, will be built at Crewe. Bentley isn't ready to talk about output (expect to hear more at this spring's Geneva auto show), but the company promises a 40 percent reduction in emissions.
Bentley bosses insist that the 4.0-liter won't be an entry-level model, and that the V-8 and the W-12 will be positioned side-by-side.