0-litre W12 engine, also found in other VW Group products, which drove via a six-speed semi-automatic gearbox and permanent four-wheel drive. The Continental GT was powered a twin-turbocharged version of the 6. Premiered in 2003 at the Geneva Motor Show, the Bentley Continental GT realised the concept of the 1994 Java concept car as a more affordable Bentley, to be manufactured in larger volumes. Its introduction marked a significant change of policy for Bentley although still hand assembled to a degree, it was built using mass-production techniques and retailed at approximately half the price of the preceding Continental R, extending the prospect of Bentley ownership so a much wider market. The groundbreaking Bentley Continental GT of 2003 was one of the first Bentleys produced under Volkswagen ownership.
