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Unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, the third-generation Continental shares the Volkswagen-developed MSB platform with the second-generation Porsche Panamera. Compared to previous generations, the car features a lighter body, an extended wheelbase, a 48-volt roll-control system and a new 6.0-litre W12 TSI engine, as well as a significant interior overhaul including a rotating display.

The W12 engine, which was designed, developed, and hand built in Crewe, is an enhanced version of the TSI engine launched in the Bentayga in 2016. Featuring high and low pressure direct fuel injection, a variable displacement system, stop-start technology and launch mode, the unit produces 626 hp and 664 lb ft of torque, which drives all four wheels through an eight-speed Porsche PDK dual-clutch paddle shift transmission. The car can launch from 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds, and is capable of reaching a top speed of 207 mph.