2025 Bentley Continental GT Surveillance Shows Updated Bumpers and Electric Support

The Bentley Continental GT, which was first paired with the Audi A8 on the Volkswagen Group D1 chassis, was given a twin-turbocharged V8 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in 2012. The 4.0-liter V8 will be revised for MY2025 and is codenamed EA824 in the Audi lingo and EA825 for Porsche uses.

The 2025 Bentley Continental GT, seen in Sweden during minimally camouflaged spying, has some electric assistance. Given that it shares the MSB platform with the Panamera, a plug-in hybrid twin-turbocharged V8 is most likely in store. Regrettably, the powerful 6.0L twin-turbo W12 engine that helped popularize the Bentley Continental GT is running out of time.

This month, the Dream Factory in Crewe will cease producing W12s, allowing the Audi-Porsche V8 to continue on its own. The W12 is internally called EA398; technically, it’s a WR12 since it combines two VR6 engines. The Audi A8 full-size premium sedan was the first vehicle to use the W12, not the Bentley, back in 2001.

The black-painted Bentley Continental GTC, shown with a canvas top, has new front and rear bumpers. The British carmaker made every effort to conceal the front and back lights, which inevitably implies that updated lighting signatures will be available for the 2025 model year.

Additionally, the exhaust finishers are new. Bentley Continental GT is anticipated to incorporate certain interior elements from the 2024 Porsche Panamera. But whether the British carmaker can justify the Panamera’s optional passenger-side touchscreen display is still up for debate.

Bentley might produce a six-cylinder of its own since Porsche’s internal combustion-powered car also has a twin-turbo V6 and a plug-in hybrid variant of the same engine. A 2.9-liter V6 in the Continental is difficult to envision, but it is not unfeasible. Do you recall the Flying Spur? Its plug-in hybrid V6 engine produces 536 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque (750 Nm).

Porsche uses the same production figures in their advertising for the Panamera 4S E-Hybrid. Coincidence? Not exactly, though. About the Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid, its V8 engine produces 670 horsepower and 686 pound-feet (980 Nm) of torque that can shred tires.

Porsche has acknowledged the existence of a more powerful version, although we’re not sure which one will be shared with the Continental GT. Either way, that’s 670 horsepower and 686 lb-ft more than the departing W12 can provide. On the EPA’s combined test cycle, the Speed Edition 12 is rated at 650 horsepower, 664 pound-feet (900 Nm), and a very thirsty 15 miles per gallon (15.7 liters per 100 kilometers).

Customers of the Continental GT don’t exactly value frugal living, but performance is. The Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid can reach a top speed of 196 miles per hour (315 kilometers per hour) and 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in just 3.0 seconds. Even while the Conti GT has always been heavier than the Panamera, reaching 60 mph in about 3.3 seconds would be amazing. Not to mention two-tenths superior to the Speed Edition 12!

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