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Because Bentley works with the next generation of the sound of traditional models continental in next years, new the powertrains and reduction of weight will belong to the program. Geneva Motor Show last week, President Franz-Josef Paefgen announced that a powertrain all-nine appears in Bentleys from here 2012, but the didn 't gives any indication as for the nature of it. Since Bentley belongs to the group of Volkswagen, the diesel would be an obvious choice with its high torque being a good match for the large British machines of luxury. All the current continental alternatives are actuated by twin-turbo W12 with roots of VW.

Another option would be a certain kind of skewerable hybrid. The high price of Bentleys more easily could absorb the cost of batteries and hybrid material. The hybrid system being developed within VW and of Porsche is rather modular that it could be adapted to the larger vehicles. To add skewerable possibilities with a battery of lithium ion could make it possible continental to function inside silently at the lower speeds on electricity.