6.0-Liters, 209 MPH, 738 LB-FT At 1,750 RPM - Bentley Only Built 34 Units Of The Most Powerful W12 Ever

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and previously served as editor of Wheelscene.ca. A four-time Canadian Automotive Journalism Award winner, he is the current President of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, where he oversees the Canadian Car of the Year Awards program. At CarBuzz for the last year, Evan uses his engineering background to analyze vehicle tech and patents, with a focus on the details that defines great cars. This time last year, Bentley revealed its stripped-down rear-drive lightweight Continental Supersports performance coupe. Naturally, the luxury automaker is planning a convertible version to add back some of the weight and a little luxury. The CarBuzz spy photographers have just snapped it testing in Germany. The new version is barely disguised and looks exceptionally mean.

Because who wouldn't want a 657 horsepower convertible? The Bentley Supersports coupe is the most hardcore spinoff from the Continental series you can buy, and also the brand's lightest car in 85 years. But we all know how hard it is to keep those pounds off after an extreme diet, and judging from these new spy shot, Bentley knows it too. They show a Supersports convertible that could debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show this November.

When David Gwyther, professionally known in the art world as Death Spray, had the pre-production Bentley Flying Spur at his studio in Wales, he knew their time together was limited—as would be the lifespan of his work. The Death Spray treatment is no stranger to the automotive world; it has been applied to racing paraphernalia, motorcycles, and five of Ken Block’s Gymkhana vehicles over the years, most of which were realized through painstaking, collaborative processes. But unlike most of those past works, the prototype Flying Spur wasn’t destined to be long for this world. Over the course of 10 days, Gwyther applied his vivid visual language to the V-8 super-sedan, creating a surface treatment that pokes fun at traditional automaker camouflage. The first step was to apply a base coat of deep black paint. Then, Gwyther hand-applied maskings before adding a layer of white paint, creating an asymmetric smattering of shapes around the Bentley. Bentley“The thing about Bentleys is that, the car disappears, but the only thing that remains is how everything feels—the knurling and texture.

Bentley has unveiled the Torcal, its first all-electric vehicle, at a global debut in London today. It’s an SUV with up to 888 PS (876 hp), a 113 kWh battery, and up to 375 miles (600 km WLTP) of range. The Torcal becomes Bentley’s fourth model line, alongside the Continental GT, Flying Spur, and Bentayga. It’s designed, engineered, and built in Crewe, England.

Heybike is once again dominating our daily Green Deals edition with another pair of exclusive deals for our readers, but this time on newer models. You can now score the first-ever $500 savings on the Hybrid Longest Range Commuter e-bike at a new $1,199 low, or jump on the 45-pound Venus Lightweight Cruiser e-bike at a new $999 low. We’ve also got EcoFlow’s October EcoCredits Madness flash sale running through the weekend, with power station deals like the 2,048Wh DELTA 3 Max bundled with 2x 220W solar panels at $1,379 (second-lowest of the year), among others. There’s also the continuing annual low on Greenworks’ 3,000 PSI electric pressure washer, and more waiting for you below. Don’t forget about yesterday’s hangover deals at the bottom of the page, which included the new lows on Heybike’s budget-friendly Mars 2.5 and Ranger S 2.0 e-bikes, a Segway E2 Pro e-scooter deal, and more. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

Subaru is teasing a new WRX that will launch in its home market of Japan. A video on Subaru’s website confirms Japan’s new WRX will feature the TY85 manual transmission previously used in the WRX STI. This new WRX could be the first mass-produced Subaru with a manual in Japan since 2019, and it’ll be revealed sometime next month. Subaru’s Japanese division has a new website dedicated to the WRX, and while it only features a cryptic photo, a few lines of text, and a 15-minute-long video, all in Japanese, there’s plenty to dissect about the brand’s outlook on the WRX in Japan. Subaru is reportedly axing some of its WRX models in its home market, but now it looks like the automaker is about to add a new one into the mix. It’s hard to make out much of anything in the website’s teaser photo, but it shows a pretty clear outline of the car’s front end, which looks like the current fifth-generation WRX. The rear is definitely still a sedan. Sorry, no hatchback yet. Michael Simari|Car and DriverIn the U. S., the WRX is currently offered with the TY75 manual transmission.