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Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur get powerful new 671 bhp hybrid option

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litre twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor. Bentley has broadened its line-up of electrified models with the new High Performance Hybrid powertrain for the Continental GT , Continental GT Convertible and Flying Spur. litre twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor. seconds for the Continental GT and 3.9

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Who builds a new V8 engine in 2025 and why would they do it? GWM shocks the auto world … at least it’s a PHEV!

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Announced at the Shanghai motor show this week, this 4.0-litre Think BMWs M5 and XM, Bentleys Continental GT and Flying Spur, Aston Martin Valhalla, and Ferraris SF90. Just when we thought the V8 was dying a slow death, up pops China’s GWM with a bent eight plug-in hybrid, destined for its Tank, Cannon and future luxury brands.

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Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets three-motor PHEV … with a V12

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Surround it with electric motors to create the most powerful road car on the market. Just as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are working to phase out their V12 engines, Lamborghini has spent big bucks on a new engine. Electric motors, on the other hand, are usually upwards of 90 percent efficient.

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Who needs a W12? Bentley’s most powerful car ever is a fuel-sipping plug-in hybrid

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German-owned British luxury auto maker Bentley has rewritten its own record book with the the all-new 2025 plug-in hybrid Continental GT Speed. litre V8 that’s combined with an electric motor, a 25.9kWh battery, all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission. 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed PHEV interior.

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High-Flying Spur! Bentley teases its most insanely powerful V8 hybrid luxury saloon yet

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Bentley’s most powerful car ever is a fuel-sipping plug-in hybrid READ MORE: Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid? Despite packing supercar levels of performance, Bentley says the new Flying Spur will deliver “silent, effortless luxury”.

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ZF 8-Speed Automatic Transmission Offers Modular Design Adapted for Different Drive Configurations, Including Hybrids

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The transmission is based on an innovative gear set design with four planetary gear sets and five shift elements designed to significantly reduce internal drag losses, while the modern torsional damper systems in the torque converter improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions. Also, the higher gear ratio of 7.05 Click to enlarge.

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Fourth-Generation Bentley Continental GT to be revealed in June

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 17 May 2024, 13:04 PM The new-generation Bentley Continental GT will be using the brand’s new Ultra Performance Hybrid powertrain packing a whopping 772 bhp and 1,000 Nm. Bentley first launched the Continental GT back in 2002. Also Read : Bentley teases another handbuild creation: this time convertible.