Vehicle
Bentley Continental GT
The grand tourer, and a Volkswagen Group car underneath — which is the practically useful fact, because the platform, the engine management and most of the module architecture are shared. The first two generations sit on the Phaeton's platform; the third shares the Porsche Panamera's. Its air suspension and adaptive dampers store their own faults, and a marginal battery on a car with this many modules manufactures a screenful of unrelated-looking codes.
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Generations
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3W 2003–2018
Phaeton platform; the W12 and later a V8 shared with Audi.
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- Volkswagen D1
- Engines
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- 6.0 W12 twin-turbo — petrol · 423–467 kW (567–626 hp)
- 4.0 V8 twin-turbo — EA824 · petrol · from 2012
- Transmissions
- 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic · 8-speed tiptronic automatic
- Drivetrain
- Four-wheel drive
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3S 2018–present
MSB platform, shared with the Panamera; 48-volt active anti-roll.
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- MSB
- Engines
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- 6.0 W12 twin-turbo — petrol · 467 kW (626 hp)
- 4.0 V8 twin-turbo — EA824 · petrol
- 2.9 V6 hybrid — plug-in hybrid
- Transmissions
- 8-speed Porsche PDK dual clutch
- Drivetrain
- Four-wheel drive
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