Bentley is making ready an replace for its Continental GT, and the most recent prototype to be noticed is for the convertible. Prototypes for the coupe have been additionally noticed earlier.

The present Continental GT went on sale in 2018 as a 2019 mannequin. This up to date model is anticipated to start out gross sales in 2024, which means it can seemingly arrive as a 2025 mannequin.

Judging by the camouflage gear used on the check automobiles, the design adjustments will probably be minimal. Essentially the most important of the tweaks seems to be new internals for the lights at each ends.

Whereas little seems to be altering on the skin, we could possibly be in for a significant shakeup on the subject of what’s beneath the hood. Bentley confirmed in February that its twin-turbo 6.0-liter W-12 engine will stop manufacturing subsequent April, with the limited-edition Batur coupe set to be the final automotive to function the engine.

2025 Bentley Continental GT Convertible facelift spy pictures – Picture credit score: Baldauf

Its alternative is at present considered a brand new V-8-based plug-in hybrid powertrain combining Bentley’s present twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 with an electrical motor built-in with the transmission. The same setup is utilized by fellow Volkswagen Group model Porsche for its Turbo S E-Hybrid grades of the Cayenne and Panamera, that are rated at 670 hp. That is not removed from the height 740 hp that Bentley’s W-12 delivers within the Batur.

A tamer hybrid setup might also exchange the Continental’s present V-8 possibility. The setup will seemingly function the identical plug-in hybrid powertrain used within the Bentayga Hybrid and Flying Spur Hybrid. It consists of a twin-turbo 2.9-liter V-6 and an electrical motor built-in with the transmission, and is sweet for a mixed 536 hp.

Bentley is thought to be planning so as to add electrification to its full lineup earlier than making the plunge to a full-electric lineup by 2030. The primary electrical Bentley is because of be revealed in 2025 earlier than beginning gross sales the next yr. It’s anticipated to be a brand new mannequin line, presumably a crossover of some kind.